North Olympic Peninsula Resource Conservation & Development Council

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule o for program accomplishments.program accomplishments for the council can be categorized in four main areas:1. As the federally-designated regional economic development district for jefferson and clallam counties, nodc develops a comprehensive economic development strategy (ceds) every 5 years with annual updates in between and leads other regional planning efforts.2024 accomplishments: coordinated the clallam county broadband committee, assisted in development of the north olympic peninsula's successful application to the economic development administration's recompete program, securing $35.6 million in funding over 5 years for job creation, workforce training and barrier removal to help move unemployed people into the workforce. Completed annual update to the ceds.2. Food, farm & forest: a thriving working landscape is key to maintaining the natural beauty of the north olympic peninsula while also creating economic vitality. The nodc works with partners to develop projects that support food, farm and forest enterprises in the region. 2024 accomplishments: provided intensive training and technical assistance to more than 15 farm and food businesses to remove barriers to growth and support job retention and creation. 3. Work with local governments, tribes and other stakeholders to plan for adaptation, mitigation & resilience in the face of climate change. 2024 accomplishments: acted as fiscal and administrative sponsor for the local integrating organization of the puget sound partnership. Added a day on climate adaptation and resilience to nodc's annual conference on energy resilience, attended by more than 100 people.4. Work with local governments, tribes, public utility districts and subject matter experts on increasing energy reliability and resilience in the region.2024 accomplishments: hosted a 2-day conference on north olympic peninsula energy resilience and reliability attended by more than 100 representatives from local government, tribes, public utilities, pacific northwest national laboratory, the university of Washington, and state, federal and private funding agencies. Worked with pacific northwest national laboratory's coastal laboratory on a marine renewable energy feasibility study modeling the potential for tidal energy at two locations on the olympic peninsula and determining the interest, concerns and priorities of local tribes and communities regarding this form of energy. Began a feasibility study in the city of forks for a micro-hydro energy project.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.9%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -4.8%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.19; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.64; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 19.8%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 20.4% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings