Illinois Indiana Bison Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464515406
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Urbana, IL, USA
Phone
8124618063
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Husbandry

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,000
Expenses
$1,800
Assets
$3,200

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Zach Martin (President)
  • Matt Ruhter (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Zach Martin (President)
  • Matt Ruhter (Vice 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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Promote the sustainable and responsible bison industry in Illinois and Indiana.

What it reported doing in 2024

Held annual information conference

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 67% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 66.7%; rating input score 67

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.78; rating input score 62; 62nd 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: 81.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 64.3% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60% of revenue deployed · 66.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.