National Society Descendants of American Farmers
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 833833699
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- The Woodlands, TX, USA
- Phone
- 2812924766
- Rating
- 61
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Agricultural Programs
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $80,641
- Expenses
- $75,687
- Assets
- $412,685
- Liabilities
- $250
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
19 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Janisue Rigel (President)
People named in this filing
- Janisue Rigel (President)
- Cynthia Byxbee (Asst to Pres)
- Cindy Broderick (1st VP)
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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To identify and honor the memory of our ancestors who were farmers that were living within the present boundaries of the United States of America between 1776 - 1914. To collect and preserve records, documents, and relics pertaining to the history and genealogy of such farmers. To produce and distribute publications relating to the history and genealogy of such farmers. To encourage study and inspire an appreciation of the rural and country life led by our ancestors. To engage in related educational, historical, genealogical, patriotic, literary, and social activities.
What it reported doing in 2025
Provide scholarships for the Spring and Fall semesters to Students seeking degrees in Agricultural related fields. The students must apply and be evaluated in order to receive a scholarhip. THe monies are paid directly to the college or university for the benefit of the student.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and total assets are large relative to annual expenses, but may not be spendable cash. 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: 44
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 61
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 43.4%; rating input score 43
- Program expense ratio: 46.2%; 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: 6.1%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.45; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 43.4% of revenue deployed · 46.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 43/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 46/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.