Manitowoc Fish and Game Protective Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
390861906
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Manitowoc, WI, USA
Phone
9208604933
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Preservation, Protection

Reported finances

Revenue
$53,080
Expenses
$47,378
Assets
$696,095
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

41 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAN DUFEK (PRESIDENT & MANITOWOC COUN)
  • DAN BECKER (VICE PRESIDENT & VIKING BO)

People named in this filing

  • DAN DUFEK (PRESIDENT & MANITOWOC COUN)
  • DAN BECKER (VICE PRESIDENT & VIKING BO)
  • RANDY PETERS (TREASURER & LARRABEE DIREC)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To protect, preserve, and enhance the natural resources of manitowoc county for present and future generations of outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy; to accomplish this by working with conservation minded individuals, groups and organizations to promote conservation awareness and funding of the purchase of lands that will always be kept as open areas for members of the general public to enjoy.

What it reported doing in 2024

Develop and maintain public access to 19 county lakes and lake Michigan. This includes maintenance and replacement of piers, improvement to handicap access and support for lake improvement projects.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 60% for direct work, and 40% for grants.
  • 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.4%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 68.3%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 57.7%; rating input score 58; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 10.7%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 14.69; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.4% of revenue deployed · 68.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 41 of 41 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $32K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 41 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 58/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.