South Dakota Walleye Classic Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261996104
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Akaska, SD, USA
Phone
6052906752
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fishing, Hunting

Reported finances

Revenue
$94,054
Expenses
$41,851
Assets
$162,018

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRAIG MEHLHAFF (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CRAIG MEHLHAFF (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVE HEUER (VICE PRESIDE)
  • JANE SORENSON (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote fishing activities in north central South Dakota on lake oahe.

What it reported doing in 2025

Youth fishing for family members of veterans and deployed soldiers on lake oahe, sd. Purchase of fishing tackle and prizes for the kids.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 71% for direct work, and 29% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.1%; rating input score 43
  • Program expense ratio: 96.7%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 55.5%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.87; rating input score 79; 79th 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: 27.4% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.1% of revenue deployed · 96.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $40K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 43/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.