Renewable World Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
392068107
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2011, Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Neshkoro, WI, USA
Phone
9202938237
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$77,122
Expenses
$63,595
Assets
$41,233
Liabilities
$22,338

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TOM BERUTTI (PRESIDENT)
  • BOB GERHARD (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TOM BERUTTI (PRESIDENT)
  • BOB GERHARD (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DAN EHR (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide educational enrichment programs pertaining to renewable energy and environmental conservation.

What it reported doing in 2018

Outdoor environmental education: students visiting the isle royale national park learned about endangered species, invasive species, forestry, tree identification, habitat restoration and environmentally low-impact natural resource research. Natural resource research projects allowed renewable world students to study, analyze and report on the condition of their natural resources while camping and canoeing in isle royale national park. Students took responsibility for planning an itinerary, developing team duties and conducting various tests on their local environment. Following the project, students reported their results to renewable world and to their own communities. These reports include scientific data as well as an action plan designed to conserve and protect natural resources. Outdoor environmental education courses and activities included: general forestry; endangered & invasive species; natural resource research project; outdoor adventure; phenology; watershed; canoeing; animal habitats; solar energy; energy efficiency.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.6%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.5%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.54; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -18.3% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.6% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $61K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2018
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.