Northern Canola Growers Association Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 450435502
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2009
- Location
- Bismarck, ND, USA
- Phone
- 7012234124
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,048,795
- Expenses
- $1,034,402
- Assets
- $420,741
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
15 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Tim Mickelson (President)
- Mike Brekhus (Vice President)
- Barry Coleman (Executive Director)
Highest reported compensation
- Tim Mickelson (President): $2,500 total reported compensation
- Mike Brekhus (Vice President): $2,500 total reported compensation
- Dan Marquardt (Director): $1,900 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the Northern Canola Growers Association is to promote and encourage the establishment and maintenance of conditions favorable to the production, marketing, processing, research, and use of canola; to promote efficient production through farmer education, public and private research, labeling and registration of crop protection products; to promote uniform seed and product standards; and to work to develop and implement agriculture policies that will enhance development of the industry.
What it reported doing in 2023
The Northern Canola Growers Association completed two field tours for growers providing education on growing canola. It also conducted an Annual Research Symposium to educate growers and industry on current-year canola research efforts and results and to strategize future research needs. It also conducted canola oil promotion activities at the KMOT Ag Expo and the Culinary Institute of America.The Northern Canola Growers Association conducted an annual meeting of members, providing education and a report of activities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 99% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 93
- Accountability: 69
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- 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: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Fail
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1.4%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $2K · 15 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $300K reported
- Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2023
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 17 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 4 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.