Dnangels

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842987619
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Carbondale, IL, USA
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$157,323
Expenses
$141,866
Assets
$35,145

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Laura Olmsted (Executive Director)
  • Blaine Bettinger (President)
  • STEVEN JACKSON (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Laura Olmsted (Executive Director)
  • Blaine Bettinger (President)
  • STEVEN JACKSON (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The purpose of DNAngels is to find biological family for adoptees and those experiencing and NPE event. We are a nonprofit search angel organization dedicated to assisting individuals searching for their biological parents using DNA interpretation mapping and extensive research. For clients struggling with news of a Non Paternal Event NPE also referred to as Not Parent Expected donor conception or adoption we offer support and fellowship in our private online group. Services to help find birth parents come at no cost to our clients. We use funds raised for daily operation costs including marketing & advertising.

What it reported doing in 2024

Expense explanation from line 16 Other Expenses: 36838 This total expense incorporates print ads new website contract online outreach platforms training certification travel to and from US genealogy events used to spread awareness and train and develop new and emerging search angels

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.2%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.8%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.25; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 40.4%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 23.4% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 34.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $142K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.