Nexus Foundation for Family Healing

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832534015
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Plymouth, MN, USA
Phone
7635518640
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,484,893
Expenses
$1,324,974
Assets
$2,206,416
Liabilities
$337,629

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR MICHELLE MURRAY (CEO & PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR MICHELLE MURRAY (CEO & PRESIDENT): $641,363 total reported compensation
  • SCOTT MCGUIRE (CFO/TREASURER): $445,576 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER MCINTOSH (CHIEF HR OFFICER): $393,493 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Nexus foundation for family healing provides support to nexus family healing and its affiliates. Nexus family healing is committed to addressing youth mental health issues, healing childhood trauma, and providing solutions that lead to physical and mental well-being. Nexus family healing's mission is changing the course of a child's life by stabilizing families and strengthening mental health.

What it reported doing in 2024

The nexus foundation for family healing exists to advance the mission and goals of nexus family healing and related agencies by securing philanthropic investments to support operations, advance key strategic initiatives, enhance and expand services and promote long term economic stability.nexus family healing is a national nonprofit mental health organization that restores hope for thousands of children, families, and adults who come to us for outpatient/community mental health services, crisis and stabilization support, foster care and adoption, and residential treatment.for over 50 years, our network of agencies have used innovative, personalized approaches to heal trauma, break cycles of harm, and reshape futures. We believe every child is worth it and every family matters. Learn more at nexusfamilyhealing.orgmission: to change the course of a child's life by stabilizing families and strengthening mental health.vision: healing the past. Breaking the cycle. Changing the future.values: innovation, compassion, agility, responsiveness, excellencein the past year: (data from post-care surveys of youth and families)97% of families reported receiving timely care through community mental health services.95% of youth reported having a safe and stable place to live after leaving care.93% of families are satisfied with the services their child received.92% of youth were engaged in school or work after leaving care.92% of youth report that their lives are better because of what they learned in the program.*this data is from post-care surveys of youth and families.nexus family healing and its affiliated agencies positively impacted 4,664 youth, adults, and families in 2024.services and resources include: nexus-east bethel family healing (east bethel, mn): 33 youth served in 2024.- psychiatric residential treatment facility and onsite school for youth ages 10-19 with significant mental and behavioral health issues.- opened in december 2023.nexus-gerard family healing (austin, mn): 562 youth, families, and adults served in 2024.- residential treatment and onsite school for male and female youth ages 6-18 with significant mental health and trauma-related symptoms.- outpatient mental health therapy in area schools and community.- assessments and testing.nexus-mille lacs family healing (onamia, mn): 122 youth served in 2024.- residential treatment and onsite school for boys ages 10-18 with significant mental health and trauma-related symptoms.- new trails group home (onamia, mn) for males ages 14-19.- willow trails group home (andover, mn) for females ages 12-18.nexus-indian oaks family healing (manteno, il): 106 youth served in 2024.- residential treatment and onsite school for male and female youth ages 12-21 with significant mental health and trauma-related symptoms.- group home.- vocational training.nexus-onarga family healing (onarga, il): 100 youth served in 2024.- residential treatment and onsite school for male youth ages 10-20 with significant mental health and trauma-related symptoms.- transitional living and independent living programs.- group home.- therapeutic foster family home.- vocational training including woodworking, automotive, and cornerstone caf.nexus walden crossing (portland, or): 12 youth served in 2024.- psychiatric residential treatment facility for youth ages 10-17 with mental and developmental disabilities who have become involved in the justice system.- opened march 2024.nexus family healing is the operating partner for two community-based resources:- aspen house (mendota heights, mn): short-term crisis stabilization shelter for youth ages 11-18 providing a safe place to stay as well as access to mental health and educational services. Services also include recreational activities, coordination with outside supports, and ongoing connections with family support systems. Owned by dakota and Washington counties in mn. Aspen house served 79 youth in 2024.- southeast regional crisis center/sercc (rochester, mn): prov

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 97.8%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 82.3%; rating input score 82; 35th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.8%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.67; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.2% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.3% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $641K · 8 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 13 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 54/100.