Save Van Norden Meadow
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 270957811
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2012
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2012, Form 990-N 2011
- Location
- Orinda, CA, USA
- Phone
- 5103508321
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Land Resources Conservation
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $52,555
- Expenses
- $52,655
- Assets
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Save van norden meadow was formed to acquire, on the public's behalf and for the benefit of all, a unique piece of real estate located at the headwaters of the south yuba river. The land in question is one of the larger natural meadows in northern California, and is an irreplaceable montane habitat for many species. Early in the 20th century the local public utility erected a dam which has since been abandoned due to seismic issues. The small lake created by the dam remains due to the abandoned dam structure. Some years ago a real estate development company acquired a large parcel of land from the public utility, which includes the van norden meadow parcel. Although no permission has been given to develop any of the acquired parcel of land, the real estate development company has barred public access to the meadow area. Save van norden meadow is currently working with several other donner summit area public interest charitable groups in an effort to add the van norden meadow parcel to
What it reported doing in 2012
Svnm's primary exempt purpose is to collect contributions from the general public to be forwarded to the truckee donner land trust, or other qualifying charitable organization, for the express purpose of acquiring and preserving the unique and endangered van norden meadow alpine habitat for the public use and enjoyment.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 99
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 21
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 98.9%; rating input score 99
- Program expense ratio: 98.8%; rating input score 99
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -0.2%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 98.9% of revenue deployed · 98.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $52K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.