Environmental Forum of Marin

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 942644185
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2010–2023
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2022
Location: Novato, CA, USA
Phone: 4158276640
Rating: 85
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue: $2,151
Expenses: $41,658
Assets: $0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

SUSAN RUSCHE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

BARBARA BALL (TREASURER)
SUSAN RUSCHE (PRESIDENT)
KAREN MENDELOW NELSON (VICE PRESIDE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The specific and primary purposes for which this organization is formed are exclusively educational, and shall be to provide scientific, economic and environmental knowledge for forum members in order that they may become effective volunteer workers in their communities, and to help members use their knowledge to educate the public and government representatives in the principles of ecology and sound land use planning.

Operating model

Revenue model: Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model: Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 99
Transparency & Controls: 82
Sustainability: 8
Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
Program expense ratio: 97.5%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

Operating margin: -1,836.7%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -13.7% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -15.4% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.5% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $41K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
Schedules: 3 filed schedules
Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2023
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is recorded as not currently operating in California.