Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 800038830
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2019–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Yuma, AZ, USA
- Phone
- 9283735191
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Relief
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $2,420,325
- Expenses
- $2,518,974
- Assets
- $2,031,996
- Liabilities
- $277,888
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Highest reported compensation
- CATHY DOUGLAS (EXECUTIVE DI): $123,590 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Through collaboration and partnership with local municipal, state and federal agencies and community groups, the yuma crossing national heritage area's (ycnha) mission is to preserve and enhance the natural and cultural resources of the lower Colorado river area known as the yuma crossing. Through education and community outreach, ycnha interprets the historical significance of the region. In particular, ycnha is responsible for conservation and enhancement of the yuma crossing national landmark.
What it reported doing in 2024
The eighth year of operations and maintenance of the yuma east wetlands (yew), a 400 acre multi-species conservation program site along the lower Colorado river. This area is also a hiking and recreation area for community members and visitors to yuma. In fy 2025 ycnha organized a volunteer project to plant 100 trees in the newly christened "sunset view wildlife viewing nature park." for the fourth year, from private foundational funding, ycnha's field trip program was expanded to 3rd - 5th grades. In-person student attendees average more than 3,000 annually from 32 yuma county schools. The stem based curriculum includes lessons on desert southwest history, river and wetlands ecology, and now offers an entertaining virtual video component viewed by hundreds of classes locally but is also available nationwide. Starting in fy 2025 ycnha is assisting on a large project in the yuma east wetlands focusing on infrastructure upgrades, water conservation, and public safety continuing a collaborative effort with community partners and businesses to enhance tourism in yuma and conserve the wetlands along the lover Colorado river. Continued operations and management of two historic state parks/museums which are elements of the yuma crossing national historic landmark.
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
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 67
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 95
- Sustainability: 25
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.2%; rating input score 76
- Program expense ratio: 73.1%; rating input score 73
- 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -4.1%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.81; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 76.2% of revenue deployed · 73.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.8M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $124K · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.