Historic St Elmo and Chalk Creek Canyon Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274063687
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Nathrop, CO, USA
Phone
7193956879
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
History Museums

Reported finances

Revenue
$54,677
Expenses
$47,213
Assets
$1,731,979
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TOM WARREN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SAMONIA BYFORD (DIRECTOR)
  • DJ DEJONGE (ACTING SECRE)
  • WAYNE DIXON (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission is to preserve, promote, and protect the significant historic resources in the ghost town of st elmo and the chalk creek canyon historic mining district in chaffee county, co.

What it reported doing in 2024

A focal point of hse & ccc's mission is to promote public education and awareness relative to the mining era and its importance to Colorado history, including life in 1880-1926 st. Elmo, the mines, ore processing, and transportation. Additional emphasis on the need for good stewardship by visitors and property owners to maintain the integrity of the buildings and archaeological sites. Each fall, hse & ccc conducts day long field trips for chaffee county 4th grade students in st. Elmo. Students learn about Colorado and chaffee county's history through building tours in the townsite of st. Elmo and a hike that highlights hard rock mining and railroad history in the area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $46.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.7%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 36.68; rating input score 89; 89th 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: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.9% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.7% of revenue deployed · 96.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.