Dakota Resource Council

Tax-deductible

Bismarck, ND501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 45-0363903Revenue $1.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSdrcinfo.org1902 E Divide Ave, 58501-2301 · Bismarck, NDTax-exempt since Mar 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote sustainable use of north dakota's natural resources and family-owned and operated agriculture by building member-led local groups that empower people to influence the decision-making processes that affect their lives and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $183K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$611K
FY2021$695K
FY2022$870K
FY2023$809K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +58%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$429K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$744K
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$757K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1982.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $986K Management & general 16% · $189K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$94,688Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Members at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairsperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Affiliate Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Skokos’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Skokos$94,688$83,539$72,960$62,600$60,651

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers North Dakotans to influence decisions affecting their natural resources and family farms.

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1 program · $986K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Research and education of the general public about agricultural and energy issues in north dakota. Provide informational seminars and publications to the general public.

$986Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $44K · 2020–2024
Understanding Films LLCFY2024$12,000
North Dakota Native VoteND · FY2020$12,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$986K
Managementcol C$189K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$975K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25
SavingsLn 2$975K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$975K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$975K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$47K$47K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$114K$114K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$322K$322K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$181$181
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$53K$53K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$32K$32K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$427K$419K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$727$727
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$986K$189K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.2M−$14K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $809K$744K$65K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $870K$505K$366K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $695K$378K$317K$757K 990 PDF
FY2020 $611K$429K$182K$439K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,159,964 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $808,589$1,137,973
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $81$20,047
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$1,944
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $808,670$1,159,964
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$47,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $426,269$520,018
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $317,781$607,294
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $744,050$1,174,312
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $64,620−$14,348
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,159,964 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$10,025
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,127,948
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,137,973
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,930$6,930
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13,117$13,117
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,944$1,944
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,944 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,047$1,159,964
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,174,312 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $47,000$47,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,003$114,003
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $321,586$321,586
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,587$4,587
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,239$49,239
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,603$30,603
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $181$181
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,865$2,865
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $13,338$13,338
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $53,489$53,489
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $17,051$17,051
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $15,801$15,801
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $27,406$27,406
IX-17 TravelManagement $32,133$32,133
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $11,063$11,063
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,889$4,889
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,025$1,025
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $418,719 · Management $8,607$427,326
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $727$727
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $985,737 · Management $188,575 · Fundraising $0$1,174,312
Part X · Balance sheet $1,234,200 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$25
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,203,555$975,116
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$19,556
X-11 Publicly traded securities$238,003
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,203,555$1,234,200
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,844$28,740
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,137$6,297
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,981$35,037
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$1,199,163
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,188,574$1,199,163
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,203,555$1,234,200
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,199,163 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,159,964
XI-2 Total expenses$1,174,312
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,188,574
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,437
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10,500
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,199,163

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