Trv Stewardship Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
831865737
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Norris, TN, USA
Phone
8655850811
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community, Neighborhood Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$77,292
Expenses
$62,305
Assets
$29,404

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JULIE GRAHAM (EXEC DIRECTO)
  • ALICIA PHELPS (BOD)
  • LINDA LEWANSKI (BOD)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of trv stewardship council (exploretrv) is to further the goals of geotourism which is tourism that sustains and enhances the geographical character of local and regional communities, and related public lands in the Tennessee river valley watershed.

What it reported doing in 2024

The primary activities of the council will be to: (1) educate and advise public, private, and governmental organizations on the principles of geotourism, (2) facilitate the networking and collaboration of individual and regional geotourism projects and councils, and (3) serve as an information and training resource for geotourism projects, businesses, site managers, and other councils

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 91.5%; rating input score 92

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.8% of revenue deployed · 91.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $57K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.