Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823596002
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Omaha, NE, USA
Phone
8552802526
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$863,121
Expenses
$523,001
Assets
$830,476
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • DEBORAH DANCER (EXECUTIVE DI): $41,627 total reported compensation
  • MISTY FLOWERS MA (DIRECTOR): $953 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Specifically, nicwc's mission is to improve compliance with and implementation of the indian child welfare act ("icwa") for all indian children and families in Nebraska. In support of this mission, nicwc will undertake a seven-prong approach.

What it reported doing in 2025

Third, through in-person sessions, online resources and major community events, nicwc will develop and deliver educational concepts to increase understanding of tribal culture, icwa legal provisions and licensure.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52.6%; rating input score 53
  • Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 39.4%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.1%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.6% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29.2% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52.6% of revenue deployed · 86.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $454K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $42K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 53/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.