Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 237098400
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Portland, OR, USA
- Phone
- 5032241044
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Treatment Only
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $71,122,610
- Expenses
- $65,547,444
- Assets
- $64,816,832
- Liabilities
- $29,213,143
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
22 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CHERYL BITTLE (PRESIDENT)
- CHERYL BALDOMARO LUCAS (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JACQUELINE MERCER (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- SHOSHANA MAXWELL (CMO): $345,001 total reported compensation
- CHRISTOPHER CIRINO (PHYSICIAN): $320,494 total reported compensation
- JAMIE CURRY (COS - FORMER): $302,888 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide education, physical & mental health services, and substance abuse treatment to american indians, Alaska natives, and other people who seek our care.
What it reported doing in 2024
Residential treatment center - 17645 nw st. Helens highway (scappoose, or)the residential treatment center provides addiction treatment services to american indian and alaskan native families and others needing services. The schedule includes individual and group counseling, life skills training, anger management, education activities, medical services, mental health services, and introduction to self-help groups such as alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, and al-anon. The child development program at the residential facility serves children from infancy to age five. Program activities include early childhood education, fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effect early intervention services, parenting skills training, and family counseling. A satellite primary care clinic is located on-site that provides medical care and health education to the clients and families residing in the program.outpatient treatment center - 355 nw division street (gresham, or)the outpatient treatment center provides addiction treatment services to american indian and alaskan native people, people involved with the criminal justice system, and others needing services. Services include outpatient counseling, aftercare support, peer and recovery support mentors, duii diversion program, supportive employment services, housing and energy assistance services, and educational assistance. Treatment activities include group and individual counseling, support groups, talking circle meetings, mental health counseling, education activities, anger management groups, community resource advocacy, and referral services. The lease for this property ended as of september 30, 2025, and these services were transferred from our sw columbia st. Treatment center to our outpatient clinic in gresham, ortotem lodge - 1438 se division (portland, or)the totem lodge program provides mental health counseling for those with severe and persistent adult mental health issues. Services include assessment and evaluations of mental health challenges, individual and group counseling, case management, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, intensive community services, supported employment, a&d services, traditional groups and activities, and a designated act team.oyate / supporting services - 211 sw caruthers (portland, or)this location is where all of nara nw which provides supportive services to our programs is located. Administration teams include senior leadership, grants administration, finance, accounting, and human resources. The teams that work out of this location are dedicated to supporting programs' administrative needs, securing and maintaining funding, and financial compliance. Nara nw administration provides the necessary development, organizational, and management support for the effective operation of programs across all of nara nw's locations.dental program - 12750 e stark (portland, or)the dental program services are part of nara nw's system of treating the whole person. Dental services available through the dental program include baby teeth matter program, preventative dental care, restorative dental care, simple extractions, basic periodontal procedures, sports mouth guards, sealant program, and dental education.children, youth, and families wellness program - 620 ne 2nd avenue (gresham, or)the children, youth, and families wellness program is a traditional-based program designed to give support to parents, grandparents, and others in their roles as caregivers of children. The goal of this service is to reduce family stress, improve parenting skills, monitor and enhance child health and development, and prevent child abuse and neglect. Mental health counseling, substance abuse counseling, case management, individual and group counseling, psychiatric evaluation and medication management, and a prevention youth program are provided.youth residential treatment center - 620 ne 2nd avenue (gresham, or)opened in 2017, this program facility provides reside
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 64% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 92% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 87
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 50
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 82.5%; rating input score 82
- Program expense ratio: 89.6%; rating input score 90
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
- 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; 77th 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; 77th 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: 7.8%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.99; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.45; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 11.5% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 82.5% of revenue deployed · 89.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $58.7M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $345K · 22 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $3.1M reported
- Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 15 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.