Studebaker Family National Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311099860
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Tipp City, OH, USA
Phone
9374056539
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,532
Expenses
$53,901
Assets
$601,936
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHUCK STUDEBAKER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • VALERIE L SLANKER (TREASURER)
  • ADAM STUDEBAKER (SECRETARY)
  • CHUCK STUDEBAKER (PRESIDENT)

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

Collecting, recording and sharing the genealogical history of family groups.

What it reported doing in 2024

The studebaker family national association (sfna) owns and maintains a frontier homestead that is a collection of 10 buildings. These buildings house a wide assortment of historical documents, artifacts and antiques brought together for the interest of genealogists, historians, preservationists, and other interested parties. The sfna headquarters are located at the frontier homestead and is dedicated to preserving historical records, documents, and artifacts, including the restored log cabins included on the property. The frontier homestead is ideal for guests who wish to fully immerse themselves in the 19th century early american settlers life. The blacksmith shop is actively used by the Ohio artists blacksmith association. Tours of the frontier homestead to view the historical documents/artifacts and blacksmith demonstrations are available by appointment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 90% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.8%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 73.7%; rating input score 74
  • 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: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 25.7%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 11.17; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -64.1% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.2% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.8% of revenue deployed · 73.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $40K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.