Izaak Walton League of America Inc Bcc Chapter Iwla Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
526042947
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Poolesville, MD, USA
Phone
3019728913
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$183,047
Expenses
$165,059
Assets
$2,420,280
Liabilities
$29,288

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Andy Wight (President)
  • Carol Hulce-Efdimis (Past President)

People named in this filing

  • Andy Wight (President)
  • Francis Murray (1st Vice Pres)
  • Bob Kelly (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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To develop and maintain our conservation farm as the best example of living resource management and habitat conservation in Montgomery County, Maryland, in the United States of America, and in the World. Our all volunteer membership strives to demonstrate the application of responsible, science-based conservation of the soil, water in ponds and streams, wetlands, fields and wildlife. Our farm is a reflection of the healthy ecological attitude of our membership. We see our farm as a 573-acre classroom in which to plant the seeds of ecological awareness, responsibility and respect.

What it reported doing in 2023

CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND HUNTER EDUCATION - Conduct wildlife management programs including the establishment and maintenance of feed patches, cover plantings, nesting and productive areas for birds and other small animals. Provide funds for high school ecology programs and fellowships for college students studying conservation, the environmental sciences and ecological studies. Conduct organized and active programs on the conservation farm to include those to inform and involve various adult and youth community groups in conservation, ecological and environmental matters. Arrange and conduct both used conservation day and youth achievement day, scout days and other events featuring guided tours through the conservation farm, displays, educational programs and discussions. The discussions are led by our own members as well as invited professionals to include members of the Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. County, state, and other governmental and nonprofit representatives also participate to discuss career and fellowship opportunities with interested parties. These programs are open to our 900 members their families and guests and the general public.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 78% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.9%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 75%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • 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: 9.8%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 14.66; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.9% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.9% of revenue deployed · 75% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $124K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.