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National Sheep Improvement Program INC FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

Englewood, CO501(c)(5)EIN 74-2477116

To provide predictable, economically important genetic evaluation information to the american sheep industry by converting performance records into relevant decision-making tools.

$54K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$14K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% 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
$204K
Spent
$179K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$55K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$204K
FY2021
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$204K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$281K
Expenses
$179K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$179K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$274K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$280K
Net assets
$55K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$55K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$7K
FY2025$8K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CNational Sheep Improvement Program INC
EINHdr · item D74-2477116
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(5) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1988
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CEnglewood, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jnsip.org

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$69K
FY2021
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$69K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$76K
Total liabilities
$14K
FY2021
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$14K
FY2022$35K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$73K
FY2025$68K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$25K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$69K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B0%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$48K
Total assetsLn 16$69K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$14K
Total net assetsLn 32$55K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$200K · 98%
Contributions & grants$4K · 2%
Program service revenue98%$200K
Contributions & grants2%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$204K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $48K · Operating expenses/yr $179K
3.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $0 · Total expenses $179K
not reported
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $179K
not reported
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $179K
not reported
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $4K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4K · Total revenue $204K
2%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $204K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $200K · Total revenue $204K
98%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $204K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $200K · Total expenses $179K
112%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $204K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $55K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $204K · Expenses $179K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $69K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $55K · Total assets $69K
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $69K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Russell Burgett · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $54K · Total expenses $179K
30%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $54K · Total expenses $179K
30%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Overhead ratio 0%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Russell Burgett
Executive Di
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
Ben Lehfeldt
1st Vice Cha
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cody Hiemke
2nd Vice Cha
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Weeks
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Shultz
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Carlson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Russell Burgett—$58,595$55,620$54,000$54,000
Russell Burgett Thru 53124$23,592————
David Scales Start 7124$20,673————

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 9Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 9Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Converts sheep performance records into valuable genetic information for industry decisions.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

By using breeding stock with genetic predictability, all types of flocks have a foundation of genetic information upon which to build a superior and more consistent product to their customers, whether this be a feeder, packer or consumer. This genetic predictability is achievable through nsips estimated breeding values (ebvs).

Pt IX · col B

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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $281K$280K+44% 990 PDF
FY2024 $196K$279K-30% 990 PDF
FY2023 $280K$274K+23% 990 PDF
FY2022 $227K$197K+11% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $204K$179K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2021

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $179,335 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$54,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$3,500
IX-13 Office expenses$671
IX-23 Insurance$5,679
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$115,475
IX-24e All other expenses$10
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$179,335

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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