American College of Nurse-midwives

Overview

Mission

Acnm's mission is to support midwives, advance the practice of midwifery, and achieve optimal, equitable health outcomes for the communities and people midwives serve through inclusion, advocacy, education, leaderership development and research.

What it reported doing in 2024

Membership - acnm is the leading professional organization in the united states for certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives. Acnm 2024 membership was apprxoimately 3850 members. Acnm designs and provides benefits and services that assist members in serving their patients, their community, and their profession. Resources include educational meetings, academic publications and evidence-based guidelines, advocacy and consultative assistance on employment practices, clinical practice issues, billing and reimbursement, quality of care, public awareness, national marketing campaigns, affiliate chapter support, federal and state legislative tracking, and regulatory proceedings.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
741685515
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2404851800
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Official website

The verdict

- This form does not report enough financial and governance detail to rate the organization. That is normal for this form and is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 87
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 3rd 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: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 44.4%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.44; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 14 of 15 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $150K · 26 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $281K reported
  • Consistency: 11 of 12 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 annual filings from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • KEVIN THOMAS (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE): $150,000 total reported compensation
  • KAREN JEFFERSON (DIRECTOR OF MIDWIFERY PRAC): $150,000 total reported compensation
  • AMY KOHL (DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY & GOV): $129,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.