German American Club of the Northern Catskills

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141820531
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Margaretville, NY, USA
Phone
8456763523
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,797
Expenses
$2,923
Assets
$7,892

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARION HOHN (President)
  • BERTHA VONHASSELL (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • DIANNA POPP (Trustee)
  • MARIANNE GOHRIG (Trustee)
  • MARION HOHN (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote a social and fraternal relationship amongst its members.to promote and preserve the heritage and culture of the german people.to promote educational events and activities that will develop a greater understanding of the german culture and how it has impacted american history through the contributions of germans in the development of america.to promote the quest for higher ecucation among graduating seniors in the local area by offering scholarships based on academic achievement and financial need. The award money will come from the proceeds of various fund-raisers sponsored by the club throughout the year.make charitable donations to various institutions in the area that provide health, welfare and geriatic services to the general public.

What it reported doing in 2025

To promote the quest for higher education among graduating seniors in the local area by offering scholarships based on academic achievement and financial need. The award money will come from the proceeds of various fund-raisers sponsored by the club throughout the year.

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
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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 80%; rating input score 80

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -62.7%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.7; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -12.1% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -15.2% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 80% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $2K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.