Showmen's League of America

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
361771610
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
La Grange, IL, USA
Phone
3127339533
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$176,937
Expenses
$406,397
Assets
$2,332,768
Liabilities
$62,365

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

Leadership & pay

41 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LORELEI SCHOENDIENST (PRESIDENT)
  • BLAKE HUSTON (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • TIMOTHY BESSETTE (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • AUDREY POOLE (3RD VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANDREW HANSCHEN (SEC/EXEC DIR 5/24-12/31): $38,769 total reported compensation
  • CINDY HENNING (SEC/EXEC DIR 1/1-5/24): $33,838 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Founded in 1913 to aid in the need of its members. Promotes friendship and fellowship between its members and the outdoor amusement industry and pledges to assist those in need through one of its many programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Scholarship program: the showmen's league provides about 50 college bound students approximately $100,000 total in tuition assistance annually, plus the league provides annual support to two traveling schools attended by itinerant show children. In addition, $6,000 is provided each year to support the scholarship program at the st. Louis chapter of the showmen's league of america (this chapter runs their own scholarship program)

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -129.7%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.74; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.9%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 36 of 36 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $39K · 41 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 12 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 38/100.