Natural Organized Woman Sorority Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
412192316
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Phone
2154223084
Rating
56
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Hot Line, Crisis Intervention Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$266,523
Expenses
$189,396
Assets
$102,668
Liabilities
$14,968

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

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HOWARD SPEIGHT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • HOWARD SPEIGHT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Empowering and uplifting underserved women through various programs and initiatives for matters of the heart, strokes and cardiovascular disease

What it reported doing in 2024

The natural organized woman society, inc.(nowsi)formally known asnatural organinzed woman sorority plays a vital role in advancing health equity by empowering women, youth, and families through comprehensive health, and wellness programming. Dedicated to addressing the leading causes of death among women-heart disease and stroke-nowsi provides free, certified cpr, aed, first aid and basic life support (bls)training across underserved communities. Our initiatives promote preventive care, physical fitness, and mental well-being through mentorship, exercise and family-centered programming, including sports and recreational location as a safe haven for the community. Through our signature life saver ambassador program, nowsi helps hundreds of woman foster leadership, self-efficacy, and community resilience while nurturing the next generation of health advocates. With a focus on medical art, education, health, mentoring and empowerment, nowsi is a transformative force committed to saving lives, strengthening families, and building healthier communities. Trained women in golf and other related activities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 96% 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

MIXED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and a relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.7%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 72.7%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $284.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.9%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.7% of revenue deployed · 72.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $138K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 23 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.