NAMI California

What it reported doing in 2024

NAMI California has 52 Affiliates throughout the state of California. Each of the affiliates has different needs based on its size, location, and availability of community resources. Each of the affiliates holds regular meetings, offers education and support programs for families and consumers, and provides different types of community education (Speaker's Bureau, Educational Material, etc.). In addition, each affiliate offers other education programs based on where it is located, its size (from 10 to approximately 500 members), its existing community resources, and the resources available to the affiliate. In order to appropriately support the affiliates, it is essential that NAMI California supports what the affiliate are doing and assists them, whenever possible, in carrying out their goals. NAMI California, therefore, offers a range of programs and services that every affiliate may elect to provide at a local level. NAMI California is very active in seeking funding to make all programs available to every affiliate. NAMI Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education: This course offers people with mental illness information that will assist them in learning how to "live well with mental illness." The nine-week program uses a combination of lecture, interactive exercises and structured group process to promote awareness, provide information, and offer opportunities to reflect on the impact of mental illness as it expresses itself uniquely through each participant's life. The curriculum includes comprehensive information on the biological bases of mental illness; personal and interpersonal awareness; effectiveness and coping skills; relapse prevention; and information on addictions, spirituality, and basic self care. This course is available in Spanish. NAMI Family-to-Family education: This course places emphasis on family healing, providing insights into and resolution of the profound distress experienced by families and their close relatives as they struggle to cope with serious and persistent mental illness. The 12-week curriculum offers a wide range of information about mental illness, and assists caregivers in understanding how the experience of living with mental illness affects their family member. this course is available in Spanish.NAMI California is also working to increase use of technology for registration, participation data management, and seminar evaluation which will in turn increase training, education and support opportunities for families. NAMI Support Groups: The NAMI Support group model offers a set of key structures and group processes for facilitators to use in common support group scenarios, Facilitator training is available; however, affiliates are not required to receive this specific training in order to provide support groups at the local level.NAMI on Campus High School (NCHS): Clubs are student-led clubs that raise mental health awareness and reduce stigma on campus through peer led activities and education. Student leaders will be empowered with toolkits, material, templates, and resources to make running the club a fun and educational process.NAMI Provider Education: This program is designed for mental health service providers and their staff and is co-taught by consumers, professionals, and family members. This 10-week course presents a penetrating, subjective view of family and consumer experiences to providers and line staff at public agencies who work directly with people with severe and persistent mental illness. The course reflects a new knowledge base, the "Lived experiences" of coping with mental illness or caring for someone who struggles with this life-long challenge.NAMI Basic Education Program: This signature education program is for parents and other caregivers of children and adolescents living with mental illness. The course is taught by trained teachers who are the parent or other caregivers of individuals who developed the symptoms of mental illness prior to the age of 13 years. The six 2 1/

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.9%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 68.8%; rating input score 69
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

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: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 42nd 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 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -22.7%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.32; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 18.8% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings