The United States Wetland Conservatory Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
320185260
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2017
Forms available
Form 990 2017
Location
Mentor, OH, USA
Phone
4409511111
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Water Resource, Wetlands Conservation and Management

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$0
Assets
$6,130,000
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RICHARD M OSBORNE (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD M OSBORNE JR (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RICHARD M OSBORNE (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD M OSBORNE JR (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. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

United states wetland conservatory, inc. Is a charitable organization dedicated to the fostering of the preservation of the scenic qualities of open land and historic architecture in the state of Ohio through (1) protecting natural habitats and historic architecture through educating the public of the importance of the same; (2) promoting awareness of the need to preserve natural habitats and historic architecture; (3) fostering ecology and conservation through educational programs; and (4) acquiring property(ies) with the goal of managing the same to ensure the habitat, ecology, historic value, and wetland areas are preserved. Additionally, this organization will encompass all activities of a nature implied through being classified as a charitable institution.

What it reported doing in 2017

The united states wetland conservatory, inc. Will contribute to the community through performing and participating in various events and projects throughout the state of Ohio dedicated to preserving the natural ecology of lands and historic properties. This performance and participation will include activities that focus on the preservation of wetland space on donated property. These activities will be conducted once the united states wetland conservatory, inc. Is fully operational, and the activities will be conducted by the board of directors and volunteers of the united states wetland conservatory, inc. Throughout the state of Ohio. It is the goal of the united states wetland conservatory, inc. That, by providing these types of services, historic locations, the environment and ecological systems are forever preserved and growing societal awareness for the same is fostered. Said purposes will continue for as long as the united states wetland conservatory, inc. Remains in existence. With regard to property selection, as an introduction, globally, wetlands cover just six per cent of the earth's surface. In this regard, at last estimate, one-half of the world's wetlands have been lost since 1900, and their destruction continues through drainage and conversion of land from its natural state to agricultural and/or urban uses. Pollution also causes severe harm to wetland areas. Accordingly, a mind-set must be developed whereby everyone appreciates wetlands as water's source and storage instead of an area to be drained and developed. With this said, the united states wetland, conservatory, inc. Will review and accept all property which contains wetland areas on it, with the caveat that the property can, in no way, have any contamination associated with it. In determining this, wetland maps provided by the united states department of interior will be utilized as well as site walk-through assessments.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

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: 77
  • Accountability: 54
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: Limited
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -45.4% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 5 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 10 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2017
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Series filing activity did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.