NWF Health Network

Overview

Mission

NWF Health Network’s mission is to provide the highest quality child protection and behavioral health services to children, adults and their families within their communities through a managed network of accredited providers. On November 1, 2022, we began a new agreement with the Florida Department of Children and Families and formally began our newly expanded role as lead Community Based Care agency in Circuit 1. This area includes: Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties. Through these changes, we, along with our DCF partners, are committed to consumer and community involvement in improving the lives of the children, adults and families that we serve. NWF Health Network is focused on providing high quality child protection and behavioral health services that make life better for children, adults, families, and our communities. Mission and Vision.

What it reported doing in 2024

To provide the highest quality child protection, behavioral health services to children, adults and their families within their communities through a managed network of accredited providers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 91% of its reported program spending out as grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030423156
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Website reviewed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Headquarters
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

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The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and available reserves provide a limited financial cushion.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 98
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 85
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.4%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 98.6%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 63%; rating input score 63; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public policy transparency: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public financial transparency: 0 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Impact reporting controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Public governance controls: 0 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.1%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.18; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.96; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.9%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 98.4% of revenue deployed · 98.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $275.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $868K · 24 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 33 of 35 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Money network: 56 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 50 filed related-organization links