Rutherford Dust Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680375119
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Rutherford, CA, USA
Phone
7075958686
Rating
37
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$89,740
Expenses
$80,957
Assets
$83,132
Liabilities
$57,468

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SARA FOWLER (PRESIDENT)
  • REGINA WEINSTEIN (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • JENIFER BROOKE HEINICHEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • SARA FOWLER (PRESIDENT)
  • REGINA WEINSTEIN (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • WILLIAM LAWRENCE (SECRETARY)

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

Promotion of the rutherford district wine-making region.

What it reported doing in 2024

Activities included mission-driven events such as annual members meeting, premiere napa vally previewtasting, cabernet by the bay, and the rutherford annual dinner.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 2
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 4.5%; rating input score 4
  • 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: 9.8%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.03; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.69; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 4.5% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 4/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.