Southwest Oklahoma Regional 911

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
320170206
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Burns Flat, OK, USA
Phone
5805624882
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,850,899
Expenses
$1,404,686
Assets
$2,423,908
Liabilities
$8,835

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Ronnie Harrold (Trustee)
  • Lonnie Risenhoover (Secretary)
  • Wade Anders (Trustee)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide a multi-county regional enhanced emergency telephone system in Southwestern Oklahoma. Enhanced 911 emergency telephone services are provided by the Southwest Oklahoma Regional 911 Association to all residents in Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Harmon, Kiowa, Roger Mills, and Washita counties in Oklahoma. The Association provides equipment, the telephone network, addressing, mapping, phone number database administration, and partial funding for the systems operations to enable member counties to provide enhanced 911. The Association provides the system for the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) to answer 911 emergency calls with enhanced data and location specific mapping information for all phone services including landline, wireless and voice over IP.

What it reported doing in 2024

Enhanced 911 emergency telephone services are provided by SWOR 911 to all residents in their seven counties in Oklahoma. The Association provides equipment, telephone network, addressing, mapping and phone number database administration, and partial funding for the system operations to enable member counties to provide enhanced 911. The Association provides the system for PSAP's to answer 911 calls with enhanced data and location specific mapping information.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 68% of its reported program spending for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.4%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 77.7%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.1%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.73; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.4% of revenue deployed · 77.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 21 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $292K reported
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.