Loup Basin Resource Conservation and Development Council
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 470765915
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Burwell, NE, USA
- Phone
- 3083463393
- Rating
- 73
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Natural Resources Conservation and Protection
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $162,745
- Expenses
- $154,009
- Assets
- $82,861
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DALE MELIA (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- DALE MELIA (PRESIDENT)
- ELLIS SCHRUNK (1ST VICE PRE)
- LOIS SCHRUNK (2ND VICE PRE)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To sustain our quality of life and to work cooperatively to successfully address economic, environmental and social issues.
What it reported doing in 2024
Nebraska department of agriculture supported the grant for the sandhill counties in the weed management area. Swma-area and along the counties with the north, middle and south loup rivers including the calamus and loup rivers before reaching the platte river. Several counties with rivers flowing through the area, the county weed superintendent's hired airboats along with helicopters used as transportation to access and assess the areas by the rivers to take the weeds out.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 68% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 72
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 42
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 69.9%; rating input score 70
- Program expense ratio: 73.8%; rating input score 74
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 5.4%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 69.9% of revenue deployed · 73.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $114K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.