Lakeside Camp of the United Methodist Church Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
480631253
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Scott City, KS, USA
Phone
7852729135
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Camps
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$424,087
Expenses
$486,877
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAN SHARP (Vice President)
  • DAN HUTTON (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANDIE T STRONG (Executive Direc): $61,425 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Camp lakeside is operated for the religious & educational development of the membership & constituents of the Kansas west conference of the united methodist church and in addition may be available to other groups or organizations for religious educational or recreational purposes.

What it reported doing in 2016

Summer camp sessions: discovery days, intro 3, expo 4, play in the dirt, intese..intents, camp creativity i & ii, come sail away, sports camp, natural genius, senior high school camp, exploring the mysteries, camps for physically and mentally handicapped adults-reach i, ii, day camp, ii day camp, xpresr hispanic youth camp and campamento familiar hispanic family camp and all in the family camp. Summer camping, united methodist church programming, umw retreats, clergy retreats, lay speaker training, outdoor education for campers, family reunions, area mental health retreats, aa retreats, at risk youth camps, dodge city dioceses camps, multiple church retreats, range school, 4-h camps, st catherine's hospice retreat and wilderness camp.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

MIXED - 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: 16
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 18.2%; rating input score 18
  • Program expense ratio: 16.6%; rating input score 17
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th 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 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.8%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.6%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.7% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -16.5% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 18.2% of revenue deployed · 16.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $81K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $61K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 25 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 18/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.