Foundation for Wildlife Conservation Three Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391766359
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4142582333
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$128,710
Expenses
$738,458
Assets
$749,296
Liabilities
$737,393

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GIL BOESE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN HEINDEL (TREASURER): $162,874 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To preserve and protect particularly threatened and endangered species of animals and their habitats and to educate people in those countries where the projects take place about the importance of preserving their natural resources.

What it reported doing in 2016

The foundation owns and manages the 6,134 acre runaway creek nature preserve in belize. Four trained bwb/asf staff of belize manages the property and the research that is carried out on the property.research projects in process on rcnr are:1. Primate research conducted by the university of calgary.2. Jaguar research conducted by omar figueroa, a ph.d. Candidate from the university of Florida.3. Bat research conducted by the biodiversity research international (bri).4. Migratory bird census conducted by bwb/asf.5. Mercury monitoring in neotropical migratory birds with bri.6. Botanical research by the belize botanical gardens and green hills farm.7. Runaway creek camp chair project, a minor fundraising project to support rcnr.projects in Wisconsin:1. Conducting bird census on lake pewaukee properties.support of international conservation projects:1. Lewa wildlife conservancy USA/kenya; dr. Boese serves on the USA board of directors, chairman of program committee and conducts safaris on kenya site.2. Dian fossey gorilla fund international; dr. Boese serves on the board of directors , past chairman of the board, and conducts mountain gorilla treks to encourage support for mountain gorillas.

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 71% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -473.7%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.01; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.98; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 61.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -19.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -23.8% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $645K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $163K · 8 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.