Tano Tasi Yan Todu

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
661001106
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Dededo, GU, USA
Phone
6717971477
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Natural Resources Conservation and Protection

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$89,516
Expenses
$443,421
Assets
$568,092
Liabilities
$218,889

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STEVE JOHNSON (President)

People named in this filing

  • STEVE JOHNSON (President)
  • JONITA QUENGA KERR (Treasurer)
  • HALDRE ROGERS (Secretary)

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

Tno, Tsi, yan Todu works to restore and preserve the land and sea for the people of the Mariana Islands.

What it reported doing in 2024

For the year ended December 31, 2024 the organization operated the following programs: Marianas Island Conservation Conference MICC shares the most current knowledge and experiences in conservation and management, ecological research, and indigenous studies taking place across the CNMI and Guhan. Conference events include: Field trips that highlight our diverse ecosystems, and cultural and research sites A student research poster session Awards for student presentations and conservation efforts by groups and individuals Career and Graduate School Fairs that connect aspiring conservationists andresearchers with federal and local government agencies and graduate school mentors Recognition of individuals and organizations for their conservation work.NFWF Taguan - Advance restoration of limestone forests and support local government efforts to achieve long-term conservation management targets for Taguan, Anao, and Pagat, Guam. Project will conduct habitat and species surveys, identify project boundaries, research land-use history, remove invasive vegetation, propagate and outplant native plants, and engage the community in educational and volunteer events to enhance limestone forest habitat.NFWF Anao - Project description: Complete Threatened & Endangered (T&E) Species surveys for the 528-acre entirety of the area of Anao, Guam, for the benefit oflimestone forest conditions. Project will establish a preliminary boundary of the project site, develop a survey protocol for datacollection and analysis, conduct fieldwork, and prepare a summary of findings.NAMEPA - Program Description: Train and educate teachers about marine environmental protection and awareness, including MARPOL compliance and workforce development focused on marine science and the maritime industry. Teachers, in turn, will educate their students on these topics.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 83% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 79.9%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • 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: -395.4%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.28; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 38.4% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -167.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -23.5% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 79.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $354K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 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
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.