National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 530227073
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Arlington, TX, USA
- Phone
- 8176403838
- Rating confidence
- Limited
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $6,015,288
- Expenses
- $5,835,262
- Assets
- $3,405,637
- Liabilities
- $803,819
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
18 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MICAHEL DARROW (PRESIDENT)
- DON GRIFFIN (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
- DARLA BOOHER (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT)
- CHRIS MAHER SR (REGION 1 VICE PRESIDENT)
- JACK CARTER (REGION 2 VICE PRESIDENT)
- GREG ZAK (REGION 3 VICE PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- JEFF MARTIN (CEO): $335,213 total reported compensation
- MARION CURRY (SENIOR MODERATOR): $176,882 total reported compensation
- JOSEPH KEARSE (SALES MANAGER): $159,002 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the national independent automobile dealers association, the only national not-for-profit organization representing the independent motor vehicle industry, is to promote, educate and advance the independent motor vehicle dealer by: accumulating, processing, and disseminating information relative to the motor vehicle industry; developing, compiling, and providing to the consumer, information which will promote a better understanding of the independent motor vehicle dealers' place in the economy; providing relevant information to regulatory and lawmaking bodies so that they may have a better understanding of the possible effects of proposed laws, rules and regulations on the consumer and the motor vehicle industry; assisting in the promotion and organization of local, state or regional independent motor vehicle dealer associations; and anticipating, recognizing and responding to current and future issues and needs of the independent motor vehicle industry and the consumer
What it reported doing in 2024
Events: niada presents two convention & expo events annually. The annual expo connects attendees with vendors and industry partners. Convention sessions include training for used car dealers in specific industry tracks as well as leadership and legislative topics. Niada also hosts leadership from the state associations annually to provide relevant training and networking, and a national policy conference in Washington, dc. The national policy conference invites dealers to join us in Washington, dc to network with congress and educate those serving the used car industry.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 80% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- 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: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 3%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 18.7%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $335K · 18 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.9M reported
- Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 14/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.