Southwestern Biofuels Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 263399049
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2010
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2010
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM, USA
- Phone
- 5052425151
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Energy Resources Conservation and Development
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $55,155
- Expenses
- $54,458
- Assets
- $4,468
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2010. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Promote, improve and enhance the development of renewable bio fuels in New Mexico and the Southwest. Provide the opportunity for exchange of ideas and opinions, and for study and discussion, of various business and technical aspects of the bio fuel industry in NM and the Southwest; to promote the bio fuels industry in NM and the SW; to develop and encourage high standards for bio fuel products and for Members serving the industry and the public; and to acquire, preserve and disseminate data and information to Members and the public relating to the bio fuels industry.
What it reported doing in 2010
The Southwestern Biofuels Association has promoted renewable biofuels in New Mexico and the Southwest through annual biofuels conferences, technical scientific meetings, developing a New Mexico State Plan for Biofuels Leadership and promoting strategic industry partnerships in the region. It has benefited over five hundred people and one hundred businesses and organizations through education and professional development in biofuels research, biofuels policy development, industry outreach, email newsletters, public outreach and media interviews. Programs include the annual SWBA Policy Summit, an Algal Research Technical Forum and sponsorship and presentations at several regional biofuels conferences.
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
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 26
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1.3%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.