Izaak Walton League of America Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
416023930
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Bloomington, MN, USA
Phone
6512210215
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Reported finances

Revenue
$70,264
Expenses
$83,557
Assets
$309,831
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Craig Sterle (Past Division President)
  • Jerry Steele (2nd Vice President)
  • John Siekmeier (President)
  • Joseph Barisonzi (1st Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Barb Hanson (Treasurer)
  • Camille Morton (National Director)
  • Cherry Schwartz (State 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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To conserve, maintain, protect and restore the soil, forest, waters and other natural resources and promote wise stewardship of the land and the means and opportunities for education of the public with respect to such resources and the sustainable use and enjoyment of these natural resources.

What it reported doing in 2025

Six grants were awarded to IWLA Chapters in the Minnesota: 1-Wood, Water and Wildlife Project: Provide Support Albert Lea Community Education's Outdoor Experiential Learning Program which is an initiative designed to engage youth and families in hands-on outdoor education, 2-Prairie Restoration at Chapter Wildlife Preserve, 3-Provide fishing equipment for Science/Physical Education classes that teach fishing skills to Owatonna Middle School Students, 4-BSA 674 & Prairie Woods Chapter Pollinator Garden and Outdoor Classroom, 5-Turbidity and Water Quality Monitoring in the St. Louis River Estuary and 6-A Research grant to lay the groundwork for a future proposal to the Minnesota Historical Society's Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. This project will support the development of a multigenerational exhibit and public storytelling initiative that celebrates the conservation legacy of Richard J. Dorer and the Izaak Walton League's role in southeastern Minnesota.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 65% for direct work, and 35% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.8%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 66.8%; rating input score 67

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -18.9%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.71; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -24.3% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -16.3% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.8% of revenue deployed · 66.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments · $56K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 20 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.