Roaring Brook Nature Center Auxiliary

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222596568
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Canton, CT, USA
Phone
8606930263
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,962
Expenses
$7,580
Assets
$140,169
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

  • PAMELA ALBERTSEN (PRESIDENT)
  • SUE NORLAND (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ROBIN SCHOFIELD (MEMBER-AT-LARGE)
  • JANE HANNAH (MEMBER-AT-LARGE)
  • CAROLINE COOLIDGE (MEMBER-AT-LARGE)

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

Support of the roaring brook nature center (rbnc)

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization hosts a number of events including ahobgoblin fair, holiday crafts fair, and other events tosupport various initiatives of rbnc and raise awareness of rbnc property and programs. In this fiscal year, the organization produced its annual hobgoblin event and its fall craft fair. Concurrent with the craft fair, the organization again held its popular tea cup auction in which proceeds are dedicated to the beth dal negro scholarship fund. Programs included a promotional video, a new roadside entrance sign, and a new refrigerator and freezer.

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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 85
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.4%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 49.3%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 18.49; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.8% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.4% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.