Fellowfield Discovery Park

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
872693446
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Saline, MI, USA
Phone
7347094947
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,579
Expenses
$30,273
Assets
$25,595
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHARINE ADAMS (PRESIDENT-DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • KATHARINE ADAMS (PRESIDENT-DIRECTOR)
  • MONICA EMILY TERRELL (SECRETARY-DIRECTOR)
  • NIGORA ERKAEVA (TREASURER-DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Part iii, primary exempt purpose: to receive and administer funds and property and to operate exclusively for charitable and education purposes within meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, and, in particular, to operate and maintain an open space park and education center for the benefit of the public.

What it reported doing in 2024

Developed infrastructure and educational programming to operate and maintain an open space park and education center for the benefit of the public. In 2024, the park worked with 40 volunteers who participated in various habitat restoration activities, assisted to create art installations, and helped with education planning to further the park's development.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 41
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.4%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 24.7%; rating input score 25

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -107.6%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -114.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -67.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -51.5% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.4% of revenue deployed · 24.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 42/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.