Raptor Conservation Alliance Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
853538638
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Elmwood, NE, USA
Phone
4029942009
Rating
55
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Preservation, Protection

Reported finances

Revenue
$379,693
Expenses
$99,016
Assets
$499,860
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DOUG FINCH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BETSY FINCH (EXECUTIVE DI)
  • DOUG FINCH (PRESIDENT)
  • CARRI HONZ (TREASURER)

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

Wildlife recovery center for birds

What it reported doing in 2024

This is the fourth full year as an independent non profit. In the this year, volunteers responded to over 550 phone calls from the public, and law enforcement regarding birds of prey. These call resulted in 559 raptors being cared for. In many cases, care from a veterinarian for raptors that were either injured, sick or orphaned was required. In addtion more than numerous educational programs were conducted. There are over 150 individuals from Nebraska and western Iowa that give thier time to the organizaion.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 49
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 86
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 28.5%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 73.9%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.05; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 39.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 45.5% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 28.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 8 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $99K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 29/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.