Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement

Overview

Mission

Dana's mission is to shape and advance the systems and conditions that empower nonprofits to amplify their impact throughout Delaware

What it reported doing in 2025

Strengthening nonprofit capacity - see schedule o for descriptionstrengthening nonprofit capacity - through consulting services, training, the annual impact Delaware conference and networking, dana develops nonprofit leadership skills in the areas of governance, strategic planning, financial sustainability, communications, human capital, and collaboration. Dana continues to provide access to information resources and support in sustainability, strategic planning, fundraising, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and advocacy. This year, due to the abrupt shifts in government funding, dana developed its aaa scenario planning kit to help nonprofits adapt to the changing funding realities. Over 2,064 individuals participated in one of many dana learning programs. And over 83 nonprofits benefitted from custom training or consulting engagements. Dana was the recipient of federal sba funds to launch a nonprofit accelerator, a three-year program to help build sustainable nonprofit cultures. The first cohort of seven organizations launched in the fall of 2023 and will continue through 2026. Dana also received an arpa grant which supports a second cohort comprised of five organizations that launched in 2024.

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.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222792474
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2010
Location
Wilmington, DE, USA
Phone
3027775500
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,220,369
Expenses
$2,676,729
Assets
$1,544,135
Liabilities
$936,724

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.9%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 88.4%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $72.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.9%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.61; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.9% of revenue deployed · 88.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $158K · 16 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 31 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SHEILA BRAVO (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $158,463 total reported compensation
  • MELISSA HOPKINS (CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER): $111,845 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025.