IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OF AMERICA INC Minnesota Valley Chapter

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
416026484
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Bloomington, MN, USA
Phone
9529441423
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$71,162
Expenses
$30,523
Assets
$1,823,632
Liabilities
$1,418

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Griffith Pugh (Vice President)
  • Ted Suss (President)

People named in this filing

  • Barb Hanson (Treasurer)
  • Camille Morton (Director)
  • Emerson Roy (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To conserve, restore, and promote the sustainable use and enjoyment of our natural resources, including soil, air, woods, waters, and wildlife.

What it reported doing in 2025

Kouba Gallery: The Kouba Gallery seeks to explore the Human Relationship with Nature through Art. Founded by volunteers of the Minnesota Valley Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, celebrates art inspired by nature and conservation. More than just an exhibition space, it's a gathering place that sparks wonder and fresh perspectives. Since January 2022, we've hosted monthly curated shows featuring painters, photographers, sculptors, and more. Our monthly open houses have become vibrant community events with live music, performances, and creative connections. The Kouba Gallery seeks to explore the Human Relationship with Nature through Art.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 64% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 35
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 33.4%; rating input score 33
  • Program expense ratio: 50.3%; rating input score 50
  • 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: 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: 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: 57.1%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 59.75; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -53.9% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -17.8% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 33.4% of revenue deployed · 50.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $15K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 42 of 42 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.