Turtle Beach Wildlife Reserve

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
273176380
IRS 990-PF coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2014, Form 990-PF 2025, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Chesterfield, MO, USA
Phone
3147750518
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Protection of Endangered Species

Reported finances

Revenue
$794,008
Expenses
$582,075

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Protection of Endangered Species

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 1 grant totaling $297,200. The stated grant purpose was conduct research and educational activities related toconserving, protecting and investigating issues ofbiological importance related to animal and marine life.evaluating sea turtle activity on recreational beach andusing data gathered to determine the steps necessary tomaintain turtle nesting areas and allow for sustainablerecreational use of the beach..

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of available resources goes to charitable grants and a relatively small share of spending goes to grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 56
  • Cost Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 91

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 56.3%; rating input score 56; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 51.1%; rating input score 51; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 36.72; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 56.3% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 91th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Review — Grant Deployment: Grant deployment ratio scored 56/100.
  • Review — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 51/100.