North American Family Institute Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042921507
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Stoneham, MA, USA
Phone
9785380286
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,320,894
Expenses
$7,156,190
Assets
$11,043,501
Liabilities
$4,393,435

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR PAUL DANN (PRESIDENT & CEO)
  • DR YITZHAK BAKAL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 1/1/24))
  • DR CHARLES MYERS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • LUKE REYNARD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • LYDIA TODD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • LYNN BISHOP (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR PAUL DANN (PRESIDENT & CEO): $348,642 total reported compensation
  • HILDEGARDE PARIS (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $316,172 total reported compensation
  • LYNN BISHOP (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $254,760 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 create community environments based upon principles of dignity and respect that help children, adults, and families to grow and change in order to better their lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community building services: north american family institute offers alternative services to youth based on peer empowerment, group work, accountability and recognition for positive choices. Youth link is an innovative prevention initiative that offers a system of skills and strategies that are combined to build lasting trust and positive relationships between youth and the community of adults in their lives. Youth link services engage youth and communitites in positive social change to reduce violence and gang involvement by creating sustainable positive relationships among teens and adults, replacing animosity and distrust with mutual respect and understanding.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 95% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 36.5%; rating input score 37
  • Program expense ratio: 39.1%; rating input score 39
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 14%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.54; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 30.8%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -18.2% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 36.5% of revenue deployed · 39.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $349K · 20 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $859K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.