San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742247257
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Alamosa, CO, USA
Phone
7195803316
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$98,357
Expenses
$71,505
Assets
$141,012
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • David Holm (Board President)
  • Susan Storm (Board Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Loree Ann Harvey (Director)
  • David Holm (Board President)
  • Susan Storm (Board Vice President)

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

The SLV Regional Science Fair's primary exempt purpose is to provide a platform and support/guidance/judges for participating 4th through 12th grade science students in the presentation and competition of their original scientific research projects in the annual SLV Regional Science Fair, adhering to rules set forth by the governing organization with which we affiliate, the Society for Science (sponsor of the Regeneron National Science Talent Search, and the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair)

What it reported doing in 2024

The 2025 SLV Regional Science Fair was held in late February and hosted a total of 219 students and 197 projects, from seven high schools, nine middle schools, and seven elementary schools within the San Luis Valley. These students received over $30,000 in monetary awards, material awards, scholarships, and all-expense paid trips to International Science and Engineering Fair. In addition, we supported and worked closely with dozens of teacher sponsors in schools across the San Luis Valley, helping them to enhance their science programs and provide project-based learning opportunities in their school districts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 83% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 7
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 5.9%; rating input score 6
  • Program expense ratio: 9.1%; rating input score 9

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.3%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.97; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 21%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.6% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 5.9% of revenue deployed · 9.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 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 6/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.