Northstar Residential Care Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431770266
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Independence, MO, USA
Phone
8163929242
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,409,266
Expenses
$3,457,005
Assets
$510,677
Liabilities
$11,484

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID NORTH (PRESIDENT-DIRECTOR-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DEBORAH K NORTH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MARK HUGHES (VICE-PRESIDENT-DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DEBORAH K NORTH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $236,817 total reported compensation
  • DAVID NORTH (PRESIDENT-DIRECTOR-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $233,489 total reported compensation
  • LEEANN WILCUTT (OFFICE MANAGER): $121,889 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Northstar residential care inc. Exists to provide community supports including residential care day habilitation employment services and transportation services for individuals with developmental disabilities. It is the goal of northstar to enable individuals served to develop independent living skills and to become more integrated into the communities in which they live.

What it reported doing in 2024

Northstars day habilitation program continued to expand during 2024. This program focuses on helping individuals expand their areas of interest in art music virtual reality technology physical wellness hobbies gardening socialization domestic skills relaxation and more! At the end of 2024 northstar began providing employment services. In addition northstar provided group home and independent supported living isl services. Each person served received direct care staffing as needed; received medical psychiatric and nursing services as needed; as well as degreed professional manager dpm services. Some worked at jobs in the community and still others attended day habilitation programs. Northstar advocates for full community inclusion by providing opportunities for participation in church sports and other community activities of the individuals choosing. Northstar provided community supports in one group home five isls one day habilitation program and one employment services program.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 100% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.5%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 13th 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: -1.4%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.1%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.5% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $237K · 6 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 43 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part IX Occupancy column sum did not reconcile in the filed values.