Nanticoke Indian Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510261316
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Millsboro, DE, USA
Phone
3029453400
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$691,725
Expenses
$235,376
Assets
$4,378,316
Liabilities
$2,370,994

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MELISSA ANDERSON (COUNCIL MEMB)
  • LYDA BASSETTE (NEWSLETTER C)
  • BRITTANY CARNEY (ASSISTANT SE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Nanticoke indian association's purpose is to form an association for the social and material benefit of the descendants of the nanticoke indians of sussex county, Delaware.

What it reported doing in 2025

Fund raising for the benefit of members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 37.9%; rating input score 38
  • Program expense ratio: 78.7%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 66%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 18.6; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.54; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 19.1% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 37.9% of revenue deployed · 78.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $185K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 38/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 11/100.