Zion's Ridge Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911868694
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Independence, MO, USA
Phone
8165600885
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Camps
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$55,417
Expenses
$17,634
Assets
$641,216
Liabilities
$321

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELZY LASLEY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • OTTO BEIL (DIRECTOR)
  • DENNIS BROWN (DIRECTOR)
  • JIM BURK (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Plan, design, promote and maintain land and facilities for campground to be used for family and youth camping year round. This is to include various groups such as religious/nonreligious groups for retreats, camps reunions; civic organizations such as scouting and local sporting activities, and public and private schools for educational programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provided a camping experience for family camping and weekend retreats for scouts and other non-profit entities throughout the camping year. During the camping year ending september 30, 2023 zion's ridge had a successful family camp attended by approximately 1,200 campers and evening service attendees. The family camp was a rustic camp considering the campers that were able to stay overnight came prepared to cook their own meals and use the bath and shower facilities provided on the campground. The campers share the duties of maintaining, cleaning and upgrading the facilities throughout the year. The week of family camp consists of evening preaching services, morning youth classes, afternoon adult classes and various activities throughout the rest of the time to upgrade the facilities maintaining the grounds. On wednesday evening during the family camp, there is a pot luck that the campers participate including the evening worshipers that are able to participate prior to the evening service. The camp provides the meat dish with the side dishes provided by those that attend. This provides fellowship and allows for intrduction for many visitors. Those that stay on the grounds offer a small contribution to the campground to assist in the cost of the family camp. This year was the 23rd annual camp held on the grounds.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 31.8%; rating input score 32
  • Program expense ratio: 99.9%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 18th 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; 64th 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: 68.2%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 36.36; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.5% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 31.8% of revenue deployed · 99.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $18K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 18 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 32/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule D land buildings reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.