Nami of Washington County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391950573
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
West Bend, WI, USA
Phone
2623391235
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$231,238
Expenses
$159,296
Assets
$305,386
Liabilities
$3,307

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELISSA MICALE (PRESIDENT)
  • JANNA TRAYLOR (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • BEN THOMAS (EXECUTIVE DI): $27,461 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To positively impact all those affected by mental health conditions by offering support, providing education and raising community awareness.

What it reported doing in 2025

Provides education, advocacy, peer support, mental health programming, and community awareness for individuals and families affected by mental health conditions. Lead by dedicated professionals, peers, and volunteers, programs foster hope, connection, recovery, resiliency, and overall well- being in a welcoming, stigma-free environment. During 2025, nami Washington county significantly expanded its programs, community partnerships, and outreach efforts to better respond to the evolving mental health needs of Washington county. The organization strengthened youth and adult peer support programming, expanded therapeutic arts experiences, and increased opportunities for social connection, wellness, and recovery through the nami welcome center. New and expanded programs created additional pathways for youth, teens, adults, families, and caregivers to access free mental health support. Nami launched new peer support, creative wellness, and community connection initiatives; strengthened teen connections and school-based mental health programming; and continued reaching middle and high school students through nami's evidence-based ending the silence mental health awareness presentation. Nami Washington county also deepened partnerships with local school districts, healthcare organizations, nonprofit agencies, law enforcement, and other community partners. Suicide prevention education, mental health awareness events, community outreach, and recovery-focused programming further expanded the organization's reach and visibility throughout Washington county. Through continued program growth, stronger community collaboration, and increased participant engagement, nami Washington county remains committed to creating accessible spaces where individuals and families can find support, build meaningful connections, strengthen coping skills, and move forward with hope.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 45
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 33%; rating input score 33
  • Program expense ratio: 47.8%; rating input score 48
  • Fundraising efficiency: $756.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.1%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.92; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.2%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 33% of revenue deployed · 47.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $76K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $27K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 48/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.