South Dakota Walleyes Unlimited Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 205601327
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2017–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-T 2022
- Location
- Rapid City, SD, USA
- Phone
- 6053815300
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fisheries Resources
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $38,881
- Expenses
- $44,571
- Assets
- $72,003
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
People named in this filing
- ROCKY NIEWENHUIS (STATE DIRECT)
- LOREN KASUSKE (STATE MEMBER)
- MIKE JOHNSON (STATE TREASU)
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
South Dakota walleyes unlimited is a statewide, membership-driven organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and improving fisheries in the state of South Dakota. We are committed to promoting the sport of fishing and outdoor activities through education, conservation, cooperation, activism, and fiscal responsibility to ensure opportunity, access, and habitat for anglers of all ability levels.
What it reported doing in 2024
South Dakota walleyes unlimited inc. Is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and improving all fisheries within the state of South Dakota, with a primary emphasis on the walleye species. Goals include restoring the forage base and creating restocking programs that will benefit all South Dakota waters, as well as making and keeping access for all outdoor enthusiasts and future generations. We accomplish this through a variety of activities, to include the following: - fishing events for children where the participants actually learn about fishing under the supervision of an adult. - fishing seminars for all ages where the participants are educated about fishing equipment, fishing techniques, electronics, fishing rules and regulation, and other pertinent matters. - in conjunction with the South Dakota game, fish and parks department and others, sdwu participates in funding and construction of docks and other lake improvement projects, as well as assisting in fish stocking programs. - sdwu members take underprivileged children from South Dakota on day trip fishing excursions in their boats as part of the national "cast for kids" event. - sponsor children to attend week-long camps where they learn and participate in various outdoor activities and learn skills related to the outdoors. - organize and participate in Missouri river and area lake clean-up events. - hold annual meeting that includes speakers who educate members on fishing related topics. - sdwu will continue to support projects and activities to educate the general public about respecting and conserving this natural resource, the benefits of catch and release programs, promoting good sportsmanship among fishermen, promoting fishing as a family activity, and respecting fishing laws and regulations.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Other-operating. 78% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 64% of its reported program spending out as grants.
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 reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 37
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99%; rating input score 99
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -14.6%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.62; rating input score 60; 60th 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: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $44K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.