Western Division American Fisheries Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237226664
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Cody, WY, USA
Phone
3072501213
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,168
Expenses
$42,865
Assets
$1,050,661
Liabilities
$561,851

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Amber Steed (President Elect)
  • Tim Copeland (President)
  • Julie Carter (Past president)
  • Brittany Jennewein (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Amber Steed (President Elect)
  • Tim Copeland (President)
  • Julie Carter (Past president)

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

Improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems by advancing fisheries and aquatic science.

What it reported doing in 2024

Student Support and Awards: We fund scholarships, division awards, and assist with the student colloquium for university students to learn from each other.Co hosted Annual Meeting with Colorado and Wyoming Chapter of AFS in Westminster, ColoradoHosted Salvelinus Confluentus Curiosity Society (SCCS) Meeting Hosted student colloquium

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 81% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 49% for direct work, and 51% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.9%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 95.1%; rating input score 95
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 84.9%; rating input score 85; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.3%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 24.51; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.53; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -23.6% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.9% of revenue deployed · 95.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2523 of 2973 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $41K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.