West Allis Training Kennel Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863443980
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Big Bend, WI, USA
Phone
2622515756
Rating
57
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Other Services - Specialty Animals

Reported finances

Revenue
$67,632
Expenses
$49,359
Assets
$664,918
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRIS DEAKIN (PRESIDENT)
  • JIMMY OLSZEWSKI (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CHRIS DEAKIN (PRESIDENT)
  • JIMMY OLSZEWSKI (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DEBRA HYDE (TREASURER)

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

Overview

Mission

The west allis training kennel club was originally organized and continues to be operated for the purpose of enabling club members to further the education and training of hunting dogs including retrievers and flushing dogs used in upland and other bird hunting, to increase owners' handling skills and understanding of their dogs, to promote good fellowship between participants thereof by sharing common experiences and knowledge, and to increase the interest in the sport of hunting with shotguns and "bird dogs". As part of its affiliation with the american kennel club, the watkc also conducts field trials and hunt tests at which some of the members participate directly while others volunteer their time and efforts. Non members may participate in the field trials and hunt tests. In this application, the west allis training kennel club is referred to by its full name, the the initials "watkc and/or as the "club".

What it reported doing in 2024

Sponsorship and conducting retriever and spaniel multi-day field trials and hunt tests on the club's grounds, open to members and other american kennel club registered dog owners as guests of the club. The west allis training and kennel club is a member of the american kennel club ("a.k.c.") and these trials and tests are conducted pursuant to the rules of, and under the sanction of, the akc. Field trial championship points and hunt test qualifications can be earned at these events, leading to specific field trial and hunt test titles awarded by the akc. In addition, any net revenue from conducting these events helps west allis training kennel club meet its expenses relating to its extensive club grounds and its other operating and equipment expenses. Approximate percentage of time: 25%. This activity futhers the club's purpose by providing the club members, and others with similar interests, the opportunity to test their dogs and to achieve recognition of the dogs skills through field trial and hunt test titles at various levels.

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

MIXED - 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: 33
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 27.9%; rating input score 28
  • Program expense ratio: 38%; rating input score 38
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.57 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 27%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 13.47; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -66.7% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 27.9% of revenue deployed · 38% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 128 of 12 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 15 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Independent members within voting members did not reconcile in the filed values.