National Family Association for Deaf-Blind Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
113294205
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Sands Point, NY, USA
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Deaf/Hearing Impaired Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,437
Expenses
$9,244
Assets
$211,744

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jacqueline Izaquirre (PRESIDENT)
  • Kristl Arsenault (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • Donia Shirley (Past President)
  • Lissa Elkins (President Elect)

People named in this filing

  • Jacqueline Izaquirre (PRESIDENT)
  • Heather Snyder (TREASURER)
  • Kristl Arsenault (VICE PRESIDENT)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The National Family Association for DeafBlind NFADB is a national nonprofit organization founded in 1994 that empowers and supports families of individuals who are DeafBlind - persons with any combination of hearing and vision loss occurring at any age. NFADB is founded on the belief that individuals who are DeafBlind are valued members of their communities and are entitled to the same opportunities and choices as others. The organization carries out this purpose by providing information resources and referrals to families; fostering family-to-family support networks; developing family leaders; supporting national policy that benefits people who are DeafBlind; and partnering with state and national organizations serving the DeafBlind community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Family Information Resources and Support: Provided current accessible information and resources to families of individuals who are DeafBlind through the organizations website email communications to members social media published resource guides including guides for adults with deafblindness developed in collaboration with partner organizations and podcast conversations with family members DeafBlind individuals and professionals. Responded to family inquiries with referrals to national state and local services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 93.2%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.6%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 22.91; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -36.3% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -19.7% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 93.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.