Brain Injury Association of Michigan Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382357475
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brighton, MI, USA
Phone
8102295880
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Brain Disorders

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$694,920
Expenses
$539,807
Assets
$506,839
Liabilities
$192,786

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NICHOLE SHOTWELL (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • NICHOLE SHOTWELL (PRESIDENT & CEO): $107,354 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve the lives of those affected by brain injury in Michigan and to reduce the incidence and impact of brain injury through advocacy, education, and support.

What it reported doing in 2024

Support services for individuals with a brain injury 1) in conjunction with the brain injury association of america, biami continued its partnership as one of the national brain injury information centers (nbiic). A single nation-wide toll-free number routes calls made in Michigan directly to biami staff. Biami staff also serves as a regional hub for this system during times when national staff is unable to handle calls. 2) support programs include 16 chapters and support groups throughout Michigan that typically meet monthly. Staff respondto more than 1,500 calls on the tollfree telephone line requiring over 600 hours of support. Individualized packets of information were sent to assist families and persons with brain injuries.3) the survivors' committee participates in monthly online social and educational activities and presentations, including monthly biami bingo and biami trivia as well as educational presentations on practical strategies for daily living.4) during 2024, our program outreach coordinator fielded over 350 information and referral calls, while also solidifying strong and collaborative relationships with other disability/advocacy organizations, including disability rights Michigan, mphi, mi disability network, mi disability and resource center, and mi developmental disability council.5) public policy: in cooperation with the Michigan brain injury provider council, the citizens action group, we can't wait, and the coalition protecting auto no fault, the biami participated in an aggressive and dedicated effort to educate and encourage state legislators to address specific flaws in the new Michigan nofault law that, if left as is, would have catastrophic consequences on patients and providers.

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 93% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.4%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 75%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.89 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

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: 99.6%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 22.3%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.94; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.9%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.4% of revenue deployed · 75% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $405K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $107K · 18 people listed
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.