Birthingway College of Midwifery

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931226663
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone
5037603131
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$476,675
Expenses
$356,625
Assets
$180,511
Liabilities
$23,557

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HOLLY SCHOLLES (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • HOLLY SCHOLLES (PRESIDENT): $83,355 total reported compensation
  • CLAIRE HOFFMAN (SECRETARY): $51,560 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To set the standard for educating excellent entry level and continuing practitioners of the midwifery arts and sciences within the biodynamic model, integrating a solid framework of traditional knowledge and practices with a variety of therapeutic approaches.

What it reported doing in 2021

Birthingway's mission is to set the standard for educating excellent entry level and continuing practitioners of the midwifery arts and sciences within the biodynamic model, integrating a solid framework of traditional knowledge and practices with a variety of therapeutic approaches. To that end, birthingway is pleased to share that, in 2021, 100% of students who took the certifying exam offered by the north american registry of midwives (narm), passed the exam. This indicates that birthingway has prepared its students to meet the highest standards established by the national credentialing agencies, and those students will go on to positively impact the families by providing excellent care.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 87% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 73.3%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 25.2%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 37.8%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -12.2% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 73.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $262K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $83K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.