Frontier Days Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911705239
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Walla Walla, WA, USA
Phone
5095273247
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Agricultural Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$137,595
Expenses
$138,731
Assets
$366,078

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Travis Locke (President)

People named in this filing

  • Travis Locke (President)
  • Jessica Peters (Secretary/Treas)
  • Mark Crider (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

The Foundations purpose is to promote and supplement the budget of the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days, which operates the Walla Walla County Annual Fair each year and to provide funds to improve the facilities of the Walla Walla County Fair. This is accomplished by soliciting donations from the general public via mail campaigns, a fundraising activity, called "Fair Showcase" to raise donations and application for grants from other foundations and government programs. The Foundation also contributes funds to organizations associated with the Walla Walla County Fair each year to further their activities for the youth involved in the Walla Walla County Annual Fair.

What it reported doing in 2024

To promote and supplement the budget of the walla walla fair and frontier days through grants so it can operate the walla walla county annual fair and improve the facilities of the fair, which is accomplished through solicitation of public donations, fundraising activities and operation of the corral during the fair to cause increased visibility and public goodwill for the county fair.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 72% 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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.6%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.8%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.64; rating input score 87; 87th 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: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.6% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $130K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.