Greenway Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431681768
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
O Fallon, MO, USA
Phone
6362795105
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,031
Expenses
$20,113
Assets
$38,937
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ABBY BROADSTONE (VICE PRESIDENT MEMBERSHIP)

People named in this filing

  • CHARLENE WAGGONER (PRESIDENTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • ABBY BROADSTONE (VICE PRESIDENT MEMBERSHIP)
  • MIKE CLASPILLE (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Greenway network is a grassroots volunteer based organization. Our mission is to conserve natural resources, encourage sound management of areas watersheds and protect the quality of life for the residents of the greater st louis area.

What it reported doing in 2024

Greenway network 2024 activities included: state-wide team leader training in new haven, mo, mlk day of service at cora island, st charles county mission: clean stream, dome life clean up at robersville park, spring and fall dardenne days water quality monitoring, national public lands day at the confluence, honeysuckle hack, wild waterway rescue baden clean up, other assorted small group clean up/invasive removal/planting activities, there were 7 big muddy speaker presentations, river soundings conference was held at klondike park

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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.5%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: $138.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -43.3%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.94; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.7% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -10.2% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 13 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.