Rifle Creek Museum

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
840917961
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Rifle, CO, USA
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,642
Expenses
$9,986
Assets
$94,455

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Gayle Hiener (Board President)
  • Jessica Brandt (Board Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Gayle Hiener (Board President)
  • Jessica Brandt (Board Vice President)
  • Alan Lambert (Board Member)

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

Historical Preservation with primary focus on Rifle Colorado but extending to Garfield County State of Colorado and western migration in 1800s.

What it reported doing in 2024

Acquistion of improvement of and or storage of historical exhibits artifacts photographs recorded oral and written histories and miscellaneous informational items such as catalogues magazines and books. The museum is supervised by a volunteer board of directors and managed by volunteers on a daily basis. Volunteer hours for keeping the museum open this year were not recorded this year but the museum was open a total of 110 days with 2 volunteers working each day. Expenses incurred to open the museum to the public include utilities & maintenance and display & exhibit acquisition and maintenance at a minimum.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 3
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 4.5%; rating input score 5
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.2%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.46; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.7% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -16.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 4.5% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.