Mesquite Trail Drivers Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
746069002
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Adkins, TX, USA
Phone
2104163376
Rating
60
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$50,135
Expenses
$55,392
Assets
$41,592

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • CRAIG COLEMAN (TRAIL BOSS)
  • J L LATKA JR (ASSISTANT TRAIL)
  • SUSAN COLEMAN (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mesquite trail drivers association is a social and recreational club organized to educate and promote the american pioneer experience as it relates to equestrian travel and other outdoor activities.

What it reported doing in 2019

Engaged in activities to promote participation and appreciation for america's pioneer methods of equestrian travel and other outdoor activities, approximately 1,200 members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 75% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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 - 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: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.2%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 46.4%; rating input score 46

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10.5%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.6% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.2% of revenue deployed · 46.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $26K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2018 to 2019
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.