Ohara Commons and Sustainability Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
472949318
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Hamilton, MT, USA
Phone
4063696451
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$176,819
Expenses
$177,591
Assets
$24,729
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SAMANTHA O'BYRNE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • SAMANTHA O'BYRNE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SUSAN HARDMAN (CHAIR)
  • CRAIG KREIDER (VICE CHAIR)

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

The organization utilizes and develops available resources to benefit the community through education, resource sharing and demonstration gardens in a manner which builds local economy, promotes healthy food options and develops regional food security through food hub activities. The organization's goal is to be a resource for all age groups, every socio-economic class and to develop a strong network of collaboration among other organizations, schools, government agencies and local food producers.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education & outreach programs education is a core component of o'hara's mission, offering resources and skills to promote healthy food systems and sustainable living for all ages and socio-economic groups. 2024 accomplishments: - program hours: delivered 250 hours of educational programming through demonstration gardens, summer camps, and year-round seminars. - workshop topics: curriculum included topics like advanced hydroponics, micro-composting, healthy-eating, seed saving, pollinator health, and traditional food preservation skills. - direct engagement: programs served over 1,200 participants with direct instruction and informal engagement on our grounds which serve as demonstration gardens year-round. - digital outreach: expanded educational outreach efforts, reaching 6,000 individuals (a 71% increase from 2023) through active social media campaigns, weekly digital newsletters, and online resource guides focused on food security and building awareness of the economic and health benefits of local food access.

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. 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: 41
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41.1%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 40.9%; rating input score 41

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: -0.4%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -16.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 41.1% of revenue deployed · 40.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $73K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 41/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.