Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 820523541
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022
- Location
- Tekoa, WA, USA
- Phone
- 5102847042
- Rating
- 69
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Pollution Abatement and Control Services
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $652,609
- Expenses
- $593,176
- Assets
- $61,291
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DANNY JOE STENSGAR (PRESIDENT)
- BILL MATT SR (VICE PRESIDENT)
- BOBBI ANNE BARNOWSKY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- BOBBI ANNE BARNOWSKY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $73,699 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To aid in environmental protection of inland northwest lands and lands in Alaska through advocacy of responsible solid waste management by native american tribes.
What it reported doing in 2024
Tswan is the sole tribally-based solid waste organization nationwide. Our primary mission revolves around delivering top-tier training and technical support to tribes nationwide, with a steadfast focus on our esteemed member tribes. Throughout the past year, tswan has remained dedicated to providing comprehensive program support tailored to the specific needs of each member tribe.our efforts encompass various initiatives, including facilitating ad hoc committee meetings, conducting outreach and education programs, crafting essential planning documents, augmenting the tswan database and library, expanding our website functionalities, and orchestrating training sessions for all affiliated tribes. It's imperative to note that the services rendered bytswan extend their benefits, at the very least, to our membership base, which comprises 28 federally recognized tribes and villages spread across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska.moreover, our commitment to fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing among member tribes is exemplified through the organization of three collaboration meetings annually. Additionally, in the past year, tswan went above and beyond by offering four supplementary training sessions. These sessions covered critical topics such as safety, hazardous waste management practices, and more, catering to our members and extending our support to other tribal nations.in summary, tswan remains steadfast in its dedication to serving tribal communities, striving to empower them with the necessary resources and expertise to effectively address solid waste management challenges.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 100% 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.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 48
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 74
- Sustainability: 43
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 47.9%; rating input score 48
- Program expense ratio: 52.7%; rating input score 53
- Fundraising efficiency: $8.91 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 34; 34th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- 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: 9.1%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 12.4%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 23.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 47.9% of revenue deployed · 52.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $312K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $74K · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
- 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 48/100.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 53/100.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 29/100.