Lewis & Clark Interpretive Assoc Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
841376852
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2009
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2009
Location
Great Falls, MT, USA
Phone
4064525661
Rating
51
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$127,341
Expenses
$105,062
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Education related to lewis & clark expedition

What it reported doing in 2009

Provide educational and interpretive events and materials to and in support of the lewis and clark national historic trail interpretive center located in great falls, Montana; approximately 80,000 persons served.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 61% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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. 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: 32
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 29.3%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 35.5%; rating input score 36

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.5%; rating input score 82; 82nd 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: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 29.3% of revenue deployed · 35.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $37K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $34K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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 29/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.