Sonoma County Beekeepers Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680193325
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Phone
3692135376
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$99,358
Expenses
$107,468
Assets
$55,486

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Cheryl Koeller (President)

People named in this filing

  • Susan Ament (VP of Bees)
  • Lance Smith (Treasurer)
  • Suzanne Bontempo (VP of Gardening)

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

To have a thriving and sustainable bee population in Sonoma County. We strive to improve honey bee habitat, educate the community on the importance of pollinators, and practice sustainable beekeeping in our area.

What it reported doing in 2024

1) Share the common goal of increasing the resiliency of honey bees.2) Committed to the critical evaluation of research and beekeeping practices to optimize colony health and survival.3) Work to provide and protect healthy ecosystems that support honey bees and other pollinators.4) Focused on educating the community on the biology and importance of the honey bee.5) Believe in building a respectful and inclusive beekeeping community that helps our members thrive.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 80.1%; rating input score 80

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.2%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.52; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -15% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.7% of revenue deployed · 80.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $86K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.