Natl Santa Gertrudis Youth Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742655587
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2009
Location
Kingsville, TX, USA
Phone
3615929357
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$206,659
Expenses
$58,704
Assets
$1,780,400
Liabilities
$6,024

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Adolfo Sanchez (President)
  • Chris McClure (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Craig Lopossa (Director)
  • John Justiss (Director)
  • Kade Thigpen (Director)

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

The purpose and objectives of National Santa Gertrudis Youth Foundation (Foundation) is to administer scholarships and educational programs for youth involved in the breeding of Santa Gertrudis cattle.Scholarships(a) To encourage educational opportunities for National Junior Santa Gertrudis Association's members, the Foundation will award scholarships. The National Junior Santa Gertrudis Association (NSGYF) is a division of Santa Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI), a 501(c)(5) organization, (EIN 74-1143492). Membership of the National Junior Santa Gertrudis Association is comprised of individuals under the age of twenty-one years who are breeders or exhibitors of Santa Gertrudis cattle or who are interested in the Santa Gertrudis breed.(b) NSGYF currently has Twenty-six students receiving scholarship aid. The Foundation expects to increase the number of youth receiving scholarships as funds are raised.(c) The Foundation has created a scholarship committee to manage the application

What it reported doing in 2024

All activities performed by the organization are for the purpose of administering education and scholarship programs for involved youth in the breeding of Santa Gertrudis Cattle. The special events and activities include the Nat'l Jr. Heifer Show and related activities - The majority of the program expenses are included with this special event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 72% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 67
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 88
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 24.4%; rating input score 24
  • Program expense ratio: 50.8%; rating input score 51
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 27.7%; rating input score 28; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 71.6%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 30.33; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 24.4% of revenue deployed · 50.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $30K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 20 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 24/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 28/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.