Hawthorne Neighborhood Council

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411372123
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6125296033
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$140,840
Expenses
$149,540
Assets
$194,844
Liabilities
$10,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Diana Hawkins (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Diana Hawkins (Executive Director): $85,028 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Neighborhood revitalization

What it reported doing in 2025

Our meetings continue to be via Zoom with record attendance. We continue to hold pop-up events. We supported National Night in collaboration collaboration with Freedom Works and others this year. We continue to be role models for other Neighborhoods and organizations. HNC collaborated with Hue-Man partners, the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, KMOJ, MN Spokesman Recorder, Asian Media Access, UCare, League of Women Voters Strong Mind Strong Body Foundation and Carmen Robles & Associates LLC. Our work continues to speak for itself. We engaged in 5 additional projects this year with the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County to help educate our community on various topics. Our continued record audience for the Hawthorne Huddle and Northside Urban Coalition conversations have grown to other Cities. The Hawthorne Huddle is an outlet for community residents to come together and voice their concerns and opinions. We continue to honor the community every other month. HNC work through the Coalition with Hue-MAN has taken on a new meaning regarding mental health. Through the Hue-MAN project we continue to educate and have workshops around substance abuse prevention. Narcan workshops and training continue to be conducted throughout the City. Smart Approaches to Marijuana Minnesota (SAMMn) is also a collaborating partner around Opioids prevention. Marijuana Minnesota (SAMMn) is also a collaborating partner around Opioids prevention. We continue to work with Metro State and the University of Minnesota. Also, our continued work with the Somali, Hmong, Spanish and Asian Communities on their crisis of mental health and Opioids.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% 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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.4%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 63.5%; rating input score 63
  • Fundraising efficiency: $28.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.2%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.3; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 56.9%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.8% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.4% of revenue deployed · 63.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $95K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $85K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • 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: Operating margin scored 24/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.