Sons of Norway

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 816033521
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2011–2024
Forms available: Form 990-EZ 2024
Location: Great Falls, MT, USA
Phone: 4064543753
Rating: 51
Verdict: MIXED
Rating confidence: Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue: $39,722
Expenses: $68,109
Assets: $403,512

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

BRETT HATLER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

BRETT HATLER (PRESIDENT)
MARK WENAAS (VICE PRES)
JOANN YATES (TREASURER)

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 organization's primary purpose is to promote and maintain knowledge of norwegian/scandinavian heritage to the members and the general public. The lodge presents classes in the norwegian language and handcrafts. It presents demostrations for making norwegian foods/crafts. The lodge has an ethnic booth at the state fair where volunteer members sell norwegian meatballs ("vikings") and lefse. The lodge suports the sons of norway foundation, norwegian cent-a-day foundation and vinland rehabilitation with both time and money. The lodge supports various local charities and provides individuals in need and offers scholarships to high school seniors.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization's primary purpose is to promote and maintain knowledge of norwegian/scandinavian heritage to the members and the general public.

Operating model

Revenue model: Investment-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model: Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 18
Transparency & Controls: 100
Sustainability: 37
Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 28.8%; rating input score 29
Program expense ratio: Limited

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: -71.5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.92; rating input score 86; 86th 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: Limited
Revenue growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 44th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 28.8% of revenue deployed
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
Schedules: 2 filed schedules
Filing history: 9 filing years from 2011 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.

High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.