National Forum for Black Public Administrators Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The mentor program is a unique program designed to positively impact the professional development of emerging public administrators. The program is an intensive, eight-month initiative with an emphasis on skills building, and in building informally a professional bond between mentors and proteges throughout the program period.the city/county manager's symposium is a dynamic, in-depth, three-day symposium that brings together an exclusive group of local government managers from across the country to learn key strategies and collaborate on effectively addressing key challenges. Guided by members of the top-ranked carl vinson institute of government at the university of Georgia in athens, Georgia, this symposium enables participants to understand how to develop their own strengths and the talents of others to solve complex and rapidly emerging issues; enhance communication, collaboration and productivity among diverse staff, including new ways of managing remote and hybrid teams; build a foundation for effective problem-solving and build organizational unity; improve outcomes through the power of cognitive diversity; leave with a strong peer network and utilize the resources of this network.emerge is a one day in-person conference for students, mid-level public service professionals that allows conferees to gain practical and transferable skills, learn from experts in the public and private sectors, leverage lessons learned, and improved networks to impact change personally and professionally. Nfbpa held two emerges in 2024: july 25, 2024, in union, New Jersey, and november 7, 2024, in houston, tx.in september 2022, nfbpa was approved for a one-year grant with the americorps vista program. This was renewed in september 2023 and again in september 2024. Nfbpa is the recipient of ten americorps vista placements. Americorps vista is a federal program that places its members (vistas) in non-profit organizations across the country designed to alleviate poverty and increase organizational capacity. Vista members are federal government employees but work directly on-site through nfbpa. Nfbpa's ten placements include: one vista leader and two vista members at the nfbpa national office in Washington, dc; four vista members at the south Florida chapter, and three vista members at the cleveland chapterin 2022, nfbpa was approved for a grant program through the national telecommunications and information administration (ntia). This grant program is run through ntia's connecting minority communities program and seeks to address the inequities in broadband access faced by disadvantaged communities. Nfbpa is partnered with local governments and historically black colleges/universities in three sub-grants: paul quinn college, morgan state university, coppin state university. I4excellence serves as the project manager of this grant program.in february 2023, nfbpa was awarded an environmental justice thriving communities technical assistance center (ej tctac) grant, for a period of 5 years, running through 2024. This grant program, administered by the environmental protection agency (epa), is designed to play a crucial role in addressing the environmental and energy challenges that local communities face. Nfbpa is a sub-award partner of the international city/county management association (icma).$150,000 in other program revenue for 2024 was restricted to fy2023. This comprises funds from the city manager symposium, emerge and local chapter support.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.1%; rating input score 70
• Program expense ratio: 69.1%; rating input score 69
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.63; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.1%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings