Resource Conservation and Development for Northeast Iowa Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421309260
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Postville, IA, USA
Phone
5638647112
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,184,936
Expenses
$1,095,867
Assets
$2,486,159
Liabilities
$1,006,449

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • PAUL BERLAND (EXECUTIVE DI): $123,227 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Natural resources management. Our mission: to recognize opportunities and provide leadership to make our region a vibrant place-based model for the nation. The organization serves a seven-county area of northeast Iowa.

What it reported doing in 2024

Afc 17,419 arp <725> bif byways 8,332 bob 2,303 clermont <13,041> closing services 23,510 decorah storm 2,317 dnr signs 6,826 dp naturals 5,030 driftless plan 10,879 ehs 3,505 fayette conservation 1,840 fayette guide 5,839 field days multi 200 fishers & farmer <801> flower hub 15,602 fmac 3,143 fruit <11,400> grants assistance <39,032> guides 315 isu cig 2,288 little sioux 6,457 luther uf 32,042 marketing tech 14,877 minn drone 11,064 motor mill 23,819 multi mcknight 16,658 multi-crop rbdg <5,238> nsb kiosk 61,077 orchard 83,398 programming fayette ed 15,641 programs trrc 4,126 reap tag 119,056 sbdc 3,912 seed savers 14,325 small projects 15,326 spillville uf 56,601 sunflower 29,735 tourism 8,650 travel <4,440> trout tourney 3,469 trrc 20,567 trwma coordinator 6,109 uir coordinator 139 uir website 10 uiw donations 4,834 uwr management 18,602 vengo 412 video tech 28,447 visit decorah 77,630 wellmark translation 18,874 wetland centre 8,852 wif 36,608 winn f2f 9,853 wqi 13,779 wwll 62

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 91.8%; rating input score 92
  • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.5%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.27; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.2%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85% of revenue deployed · 91.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $123K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.