NAMI Eastside

What it reported doing in 2024

All other programs including Education & Training, Consumer Support, Communication & Outreach, and the Legacy Giving Program.Communication & Outreach: NAMI staff and leaders provide mental health presentations on various topics to community groups, shelters, public agencies, and businesses.NAMI-Eastside sends out a newsletter promoting programs, events, volunteer and partnership opportunities.Social Media posts on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other platforms to announce NAMI Eastside initiatives, new programs, events, and fundraising drives.Our monthly EvergreenForum provides information and resources on a variety of mental health topics. Presentations are recorded and shared on YouTube for the public to view after each forum.NAMI-Eastside has a phone line and conducts outreach with faith communities, shelters serving the unhoused, and community organizations.NAMI-Eastside works with Entre Hermanos, Centro Cultural Mexicano, and other partners in the Latinx community to develop Spanish language programming for mental health support.NAMI-Eastside has established and built a partnership with Empower Youth Network, Pride Across the Bridge, PEPS, and other community organizations to expand our program reach and services.NAMI-Eastside has developed support groups for people who have lived experience in transitional housing, as well as, outreach to organizations who serve unhoused people or those living in transitional housing.NAMI-Eastside has a developed partnerships with municipal leaders and staff, law enforcement agencies, fire departments and EMTs, local businesses, and other social service organizations to address community mental health needs.NAMI-Eastside has developed a Multicultural Steering Committee to strengthen our partnerships with leaders of Indian American, Muslim, Latinx, LGTBQ+, and other BIPOC organizations to address cultural and linguistic barriers to individuals gaining access to mental health services and education.Education & Training: Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training provides skills you need to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis. We have leveraged a partnership with the National Mental Health Corps to support this work by placing engaging AmeriCorps members to provide Mental Health First Aid classes to the community on at least a monthly basis and as requested.Youth Mental Health First Aid focuses on skills to provide initial support to children and adolescents (ages 6-18) who may be developing a mental health or substance use condition.NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is a hands-on mental health advocacy training program that helps people living with mental illness and friends and family, transform their passion and lived experience into skillful grassroots advocacy on public policy and initiatives that will support community mental health needs.In Our Own Voice (IOOV) allows adults living with mental illness to gain self-confidence and self-esteem by sharing their mental health journey. Presenters and first responders or other service providers have an opportunity to participate in a meaningful dialogue that will dispel myths and increase real understanding of mental illness and recovery. Presenters are from our local community and are trained by NAMI. The 90-minute or 50-minute presentation format consists of a 12-minute video and two speakers who share their stories with time for questions and answers. Presentations can be made to law enforcement, medical professionals, educational settings (including high school and college), civic organizations like Rotary Club, or religious groups.NAMI-Eastside partners with Evergreen Health to provide a monthly educational program, called the Evergreen Forum, on the last Tuesday evening of each month. Topics in the last yea

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73.4%; rating input score 73
• Program expense ratio: 89.3%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $94.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 86; 86th 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: Limited
• 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 17.9%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 12.8%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 30.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings