Nature Sanctuary Society of Wny Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
161377177
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
West Seneca, NY, USA
Phone
7165326022
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Bird Sanctuary, Preserve

Reported finances

Revenue
$47,665
Expenses
$30,214
Assets
$277,171
Liabilities
$80,000

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JACQUELINE COURTNEY SWIFT (PRESIDENT)
  • KENNETH ROBLEE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JACQUELINE COURTNEY SWIFT (PRESIDENT)
  • SUZANNE PILON (TREASURER)
  • KENNETH ROBLEE (VICE PRESIDENT)

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

Conserve habitat rare native species

What it reported doing in 2024

Stewardship and scientific research: invasive species management is ongoing to maintain the biodiversity of the preserves.current research water testing, holocene pollen&bat studies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.6%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 93.3%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 36.6%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.17; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.29; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -16.3% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -36.7% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.8% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.6% of revenue deployed · 93.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $28K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.