Minnesota Chapter of the N a Versatile Hunting Dog Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
450582073
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Crystal, MN, USA
Phone
6123877589
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Training, Behavior

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,357
Expenses
$58,724
Assets
$29,413
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PETE APLIKOWSKI (PRESIDENT)
  • SEAN EWALDT (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PETE APLIKOWSKI (PRESIDENT)
  • MEGAN HENNEN (DIRECTOR OF TESTING)
  • BRENT HAEFNER (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the organization is to forster, improve, promote, and protect the viersatile hunting bog breeds in north america by: a) conducting field tests for the versatile breeds according to the rules of the filed test standards of and sponsored by navhda international. B) sponsoring traing clinics to assist and guide handlers in training their dogs for both hunting and testing. C) sponsoring other activities of interest to the chapter membership. D) sponsoring events to raise funds to assist in financing testing and training clinics. E) promoting the use of the versatile hunting dog breeds to hunters and other persons. F) promoting ethical hunter behavior and conservation practices.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Minnesota chapter held weekend training events and weekly training nights from april through august. Trainging events were held at multiple location and included several training opportunities. The Minnesota chapter held educational opportunities consisting of obedience classes, clinics, and seminars.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 67% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 72.6%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 63.5%; rating input score 64

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.3%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.5; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 72.6% of revenue deployed · 63.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $37K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.