Tulsa Assoc of Petroleum Landmen

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
731306183
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2010
Location
Tulsa, OK, USA
Phone
9189911905
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$112,995
Expenses
$55,734
Assets
$205,976
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ADAM ROBINSON CPL (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MARIENA MARTIN RPL (PRESIDENT)
  • DUSTIN CATES (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ADAM ROBINSON CPL (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • MARIENA MARTIN RPL (PRESIDENT)
  • DYLAN ALLEN CPL (COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To facilitate opportunities for its members to (a) advance their knowledge of the land profession, (b) foster their industry relationships, (c) contribute to the community, and (d) practice a high standard of professional and ethical conduct.

What it reported doing in 2023

Each year in the spring tapl hosts a spring seminar that is open to all members for a fee. The seminar lasts all day and lunch is provided. The day consists of multiple speakers on various oil and gas land topics including legal, ethical, informational and current event topics. Members receive credits for their rpl (registered professional landmen) and cpl (certified professional landman) certifications to keep their status current.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 43
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 35.6%; rating input score 36
  • Program expense ratio: 68.3%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 50.7%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.7; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -11.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 35.6% of revenue deployed · 68.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $38K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 36/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.