Envision Minnesota

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411909338
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2011
Forms available
Form 990 2011
Location
St Paul, MN, USA
Phone
6513121000
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$349,082
Expenses
$692,300
Assets
$340,188
Liabilities
$33,628

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Envision Minnesota is a statewide organization dedicated to addressing the important connections between our development patterns and the health of our communities and the environment. Our programs focus on two levels of policy change: deep systems change at the state level and on the ground planning assistance in individual communities.

What it reported doing in 2011

Growing by design: envision Minnesota encourages sustainable development patterns that conserve farmland, forests, and natural resources and promote healthy, livable communities. The growing by design program area assists communities that are experiencing development and economic pressures to plan for a successful future in a way that balances growth needs, conservation values and economic sustainability.we believe that citizens should have choices in how their community grows and that integrates citizen input at all levels of the planning process. We promote planning for a diversity of land uses, housing, people, and transportation choices. We believe that neighborhood designs should build a sense of community and encourage communities to plan for sustainable development and not just let development happen to them.growing by design projects assist communities and counties with needed tools and resources ensuring that citizens and elected officials make informed decisions about the future of their community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 17
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -98.3%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.49; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.9%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $500K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $82K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.