Marion Columbus Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421459441
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Marion, IA, USA
Phone
3193613823
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Boards of Trade

Reported finances

Revenue
$100
Expenses
$750
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES W DAYTON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHARLES W DAYTON (PRESIDENT)
  • RONALD L DETWEILER (TREASURER)
  • TERRENCE L LEIER (SECRETARY)

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 support the knights of columbus, council 5390, in its endeavors and particularly those that are religious, charitable, and fraternal; and to furniish operational quarters for council 5390 by holding title to real and personal property, collecting income therefrom, and financially supporting this council as directed by the federal tax exempt status 501(c)(2). The only program expense was for legal services to dissolve the organization effective 12/31/24.

What it reported doing in 2024

Maintenance and support of buildings and land used by the knights of columbus. Building was soll 10/10/22 and final bills paid related to closing. Form 990n was filed for 2023 while remaining monies were in the process of being transferred to the charter organization knights of columbus council 5390 pursuant to the underlying organization documents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • 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: -650%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -83.3% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -100% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -100% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 35 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $750 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.