Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460472154
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Klamath Falls, OR, USA
Phone
5412732189
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$754,491
Expenses
$704,616
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JIM ROOT (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • WILLIAM WINNER (BOARD MEMBER)
  • CRAIG STONE (BOARD MEMBER)
  • KEN LAGRANDE (BOARD MEMBER)

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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the klamath basin rangeland trust is to restore and conserve the quality and quanity of water in the upper klamath basin to enhance the natural ecosystem and to supply needed water for agriculture, ranching, native fish and wildlife populations.

What it reported doing in 2016

Klamath basin rangeland trust puts more and better water into upper klamath lake to enhance the triple bottom line of ecology, community, and commerce. In addition to working with agricultural producers to return more water to streams, kbrt restoration projects improved water quality to the benefit of a variety of endangered and threatened fish. In 2015, kbrt continued to return several acre-feet of water to the upper klamath ecosystem while restoring or protecting several miles of river. Kbrt continues to lead local efforts towards a river in balance and native fish populations restored, while maintaining viable agricultural operations and a ranching economy and lifestyle.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 99% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.8%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 99.8%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.6%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -16.6% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -14.8% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.8% of revenue deployed · 99.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $703K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2016
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.