Timberview Farmstead Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
862067371
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Phone
4326380886
Rating
61
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,512,909
Expenses
$2,998,711
Assets
$12,786,002
Liabilities
$591,920

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN SIBURT (PRESIDENT)
  • ALAN BROWN (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOHN SIBURT (PRESIDENT): $153,000 total reported compensation
  • NEIL FISHER (CFO): $18,931 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Timberview farmstead exists to educate and empower young people in tarrant county and beyond toward a more deeply rooted life through farm-based learning and the embrace of unreasonable hospitality.

What it reported doing in 2024

Timberview farmstead believes every child needs good soil to grow. Yet so many young people in tarrant county and surrounding areas struggle to thrive. Socially, economically, physically, spiritually, mentally, and educationally, our kids are navigating a complex and difficult world. Sadly, too many children in tarrant county are experiencing the trauma and toxic stress of adverse childhood experiences. At timberview farmstead, we have designed a restorative place to make a measurable impact on the health and flourishing of future generations. Through our holistic model of farm-based education, culinary experiences, and community-centric programming, kids and families across our community can step into a world of opportunity. We believe all people are designed to flourish, and our team of educators, farmers, philanthropists, and social entrepreneurs invites you to sustainably invest in fort worth's future leaders. We do this through enrichment outings for students from the greater dfw area, mentoring programs for our timberview scholars from the local community population of disadvantaged students, and community events for all.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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 revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 47
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 34.8%; rating input score 35
  • Program expense ratio: 76%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.11 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 40%; rating input score 40; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 54%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.26; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 142.7% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -37.2% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 38.3% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 34.8% of revenue deployed · 76% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $153K · 8 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $1.3M reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 40/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.