Forging Nevada Country Forward

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453082495
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Smartsville, CA, USA
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$121,994
Expenses
$158,875
Assets
$84,658

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Anna Urias (Board President)

People named in this filing

  • Elias Grant (Board Director)
  • Linda Lansky (Board Treasurer 2024)
  • Anna Urias (Board President)

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

Our organization is dedicated to bolstering arts education vocational training and creative skill development for the residents and youth of Nevada County. Through strategic community partnerships hands-on workshops and career training programs we aim to foster self-sufficiency and promote creative expression among our participants. These initiatives empower individuals to explore their artistic talents acquire valuable skills and pursue fulfilling career paths in the arts and creative industries.

What it reported doing in 2024

Metal Fabrication Vocational Training Program: Provided a free 12-week metal fabrication training program for qualifying Nevada County residents. The program supported 16 participants in 2024 offering instruction in welding metal fabrication skills CNC machining and CAD CAM to build workforce skills and prepare participants for employment in the trades.

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

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93.8%; rating input score 94

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: -30.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 135.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28.4% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -35.8% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $149K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.