Sonoma Valley Next 100

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
934799575
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Glen Ellen, CA, USA
Phone
7072358130
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$140,345
Expenses
$38,613
Assets
$101,732

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Norman Gilroy (President)
  • Nick Brown (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Norman Gilroy (President)
  • Nick Brown (Vice President)
  • Claire Amkraut (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

To foster, educate, and advocate for development of public and/or private lands for natural and human purposes within the carrying capacity of the land and climate.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Sonoma Valley Next 100 began its operations in 2024 by promoting the establishment of and Independent Special District to serve Sonoma Valley and the quest to keep the potential development of the Sonoma Developmental Center property in scale with the Glen Ellen community. To further this goal, our educational programs included:1. Participation in correspondence and in person with the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors during the call for testimony at public meetings.2. Five public viewings of the award-winning film "Small is Beautiful" regarding fire and life safety considerations in property development.3. Meeting with local media regarding development issues.4. Communication with government officials regarding development.5. Prepare for legal action to assure fire safety, evacuation strategies, historic preservation, climate control, and wildlife corridor protections.6. Participation in the Sonoma Valley Tomorrow consortium of like-minded organizations to further the goals of Sonoma Valley Next 100.7. Establishment of a website.8. Development of a successful signature drive for a ballot initiative.

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 23.1%; rating input score 23
  • Program expense ratio: 84%; rating input score 84

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: 72.5%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.63; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 23.1% of revenue deployed · 84% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $32K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 23/100.