The Institute for Watershed Science Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205399906
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2017
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Kamas, UT, USA
Phone
4356401468
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,452
Expenses
$11,912
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HEIDI HOVEN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HEIDI HOVEN (PRESIDENT)
  • MOLLY MOLANNAR (VICE PRESIDE)
  • JEN HISEY (SECRETARY/TR)

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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

This corporation is organized exclusively for scientific and educational purposes. More specifically the mission is to provide solutions through scientific research, technology development, and technical services for the benefit of government, industry, and the public so that policy and operational decisions are informed by sound scientific process to effectuate the public and private management and understanding of the resources of the great salt lake watershed.

What it reported doing in 2017

Continued wetland condition assessment research during the spring, summer, and fall at impounded wetland's sites around great salt lake and finalized a multimetric index of biological integrity to assess condition of impounded wetlands of great salt lake. Developed plant metric based management strategies to help improve condition of the wetlands. Initiated development of multimetric index of biological integrity to assess condition of sheetflow (fringe) wetlands around great salt lake. Approximately 100% of total time was allocated to this activity, which was funded by south davis sewer district, a government entity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 13
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.8%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 65.1%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.1% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -27.5% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.8% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2017
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.