Home Builders Association of Northwest L

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
720484817
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Shreveport, LA, USA
Phone
3187978222
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$421,364
Expenses
$452,535
Assets
$266,336
Liabilities
$106,280

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DIXEY ROBERTSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • EDD BOMAR (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • TERRY ELSTON (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • BRIAN HAMMONS (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DIXEY ROBERTSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $175,065 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Established in 1955, the home builders association of northwest Louisiana is a non-profit professional trade association. It is affiliated with the Louisiana home builders association and the national association of home builders, and is comprised of local builder and associate members, and is governed by its board of directors.the association serves its members as the leading source of information for legislative and industry affairs, technology, education, products, and services. While strengthening our membership, our goal is to set the standard of the industry and improve the quality of life in our community by offering affordable quality housing and creating opportunities for our members to serve the community through charitable activities.

What it reported doing in 2023

Parade of homes: an event hosted by the hba and open to the public. Showcase of spec and custom home construction and remodeling. Contractors and vendors are available to answer questions and provide information about the houses. Attendance, approximately 3,000 over 4 days.

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.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 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: -7.4%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 25.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $175K · 22 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.