Sustainable Industries Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833916481
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Heron, MT, USA
Phone
4062534545
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Agricultural Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,700
Expenses
$7,720
Assets
$285,031

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARK GARBER (PRESIDENT [:AMP:] CEO)
  • BERTHA GARBER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MARK GARBER (PRESIDENT [:AMP:] CEO)
  • BERTHA GARBER (VICE 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Help poor people. Mostly in southeast asia.

What it reported doing in 2025

$6700 was sent to timor leste to support ministry in southeast asia.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 38
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.6%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.2%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 36.92; rating input score 98; 98th 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: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -60% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.6% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.