Neighbor for Neighbor Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
730776404
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Tulsa, OK, USA
Phone
9184255578
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,871,996
Expenses
$2,993,486
Assets
$2,228,013
Liabilities
$7,806

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NANCY ROTHMAN (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DIANA DIAZ (EXECUTIVE DI): $119,000 total reported compensation
  • SHAWN SHAUINGER (COO): $65,936 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Neighbor for neighbor ("nfn") is an interfaith organization that demonstrates faith by action; serves the poor by providing services; educates the community about poverty; seeks justice for poor and powerless through advocacy; encourages all people to realize their potential. Neighbor for neighbor was established in 1966 when several area churches, businesses and concerned citizens banded together to respond to the needs of the poor and disenfranchised. Nfn incoporated in 1968 and became a 501c (3) in 1971. Nfn is privately funded and is not a united way agency or government agency. Serving 100% of the tulsa and surrounding metropolitan area. Nfn provides millions of dollars worth of goods and services to the poor and disenfranchised each year. A majority of that amount is from donations and volunteer services. Nfn has a tradition of maintaining a low overhead because of its large team of volunteers and in-kind donations. In 2003, nfn purchased northland center, a 129,000 sq ft promine

What it reported doing in 2023

Neighbor for neighbor has ten basic programs which provide services to the indigent, low income and uninsured population each year. Nfn services are two fold: 10survival ---for clients and patients in crisis that need basic services to survive- such as food, shelter and medical care; and 2) therapy and guidance- for clients and patients that need additional services and a plan to press forward out of their impoverished or unhealthy predicament. Summaries of nfn's programs are as follows: nfn health programs: at nfn, thousands of people receive medical and optical care from wonderful staff and volunteer medical professionals/ nfn free medical clinic provides acute and systematic care that patients would not be able to receive otherwise. Nfn prescription dispensary provides prescription screening and prescriptions. Nfn helps many of our patients to receive free medications directly from the manufacturer for several months. Nfn also provides prescriptions from our shelves. Nfn does not assist with narcotics or psychiatric drugs or select expensive medications. Nfn eyeglass clinic provides free exye exams, glasses, frames and subsidizes the cost of eyeglass lenses for adults and children. Nfn is currently partnering with the tulsa downtown lions club to increase these services. Nfn family assistanc program: nfn provides bus tokens, rental assistance, utility bill assistance, work boots & uniforms, identification cards and other basis services. Financial counseling and job referrals are also provided. Nfn food distribution program: nfn's food pantry supplements monthly food supply for low-income or disadvantaged families. The clients that are not elderly or disabled are asked to contribute by becoming a volunteer if they need help for more than a few months. They are also asked to attend likeskills classes to learn new skills in order to gain employment. Nfn's food supply is received in two ways: monthly purchases from local companies and by donations from churches, schools, individual community members and employee food drives in prviate companies. Nfn life skills program: nfn has life skills classes and individual coaching sessions; ged program; job placement and classes that address nutrition, addiction, anger management and communication. Volunteer certified therapists are available two days a week at nfn- referrals for other psychiatric services are also provided when appropriate. This program was based on the adage "teach a man to fish and he will have food for a lifetime." the goal of these classes is to help poeople understand how to break habits that hinder their ability to have a healthy life and a better future. Nfn legal clinic: the nfn legal clinic serves our clients by drafting legal documents which help families and children with emergency needs as well as provides relief for clients oppressed by deceptive financial schemes. Negotiations are all handled on behalf of our clients with mortgage companies, landlords, car dealerships and other contracts. Nfn circle housing programs: the home ownership program is for low-income families and the home repair program is for the low-income elderly or disabled that own their own home. Community projects: community projects distributes free books, clothing and household items. Community holdiay party for children and their families. Advocacy and achievements: nfn has provided substantial services for 58 years. Nfn has been working with the poor to fight poverty. Nfn has conceived and aided in the implementation of magnet schools which served as a model for the desegregation plan adopted by the tulsa public schools in 1971.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.5%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 95.2%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.2%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.74; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 98.5% of revenue deployed · 95.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $119K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2012 to 2023
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 44/100.