McKenzie County Sportsmans Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832705231
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Watford City, ND, USA
Phone
7019788129
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fishing, Hunting

Reported finances

Revenue
$117,235
Expenses
$195,730
Assets
$2,421,471
Liabilities
$2,476

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Don Gallian (President)
  • Josh George (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Don Gallian (President)
  • Josh George (Vice President)
  • Daniel Duppong (Treasurer)

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 operate an indoor and outdoor archery range, outdoor trap range, rifle range, rim fire range serving members and puplic, both young and old. Encouraging responsible firearm handling and stewardship of lands.

What it reported doing in 2024

McKenzie County Sportsman's Club (MCSC) is a vital community facility located in McKenzie County, North Dakota. Designed to support both indoor and outdoor archery, rifle ranges, and classrooms for hunter education, the Club serves as a central hub for recreation, training, and education in the region.As the only shooting and archery range in the area, MCSC plays a critical role in providing safe, supervised access to shooting sports-one of the fastest growing athletic activities in the United States. The Club regularly hosts tournaments, educational courses, and community events that engage residents of all ages and backgrounds.A primary focus of MCSC is to promote firearm safety and responsible use. Through structured programs and certified instruction, the Club educates youth and adults alike on legal firearm handling, safety protocols, and marksmanship. The facility also serves as a training ground for high school shooting sports programs and other local initiatives aimed at building skills, discipline, and confidence.With its dual mission of education and entertainment, the McKenzie County Sportsman's Club strengthens community bonds, promotes outdoor recreation, and ensures that responsible firearm use remains a valued tradition in western North Dakota.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 91% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 90.8%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -67%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 12.37; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $178K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.