Northwest Alano Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
382218103
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2011
Forms available
Form 990 2011
Location
Wayne, MI, USA
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Prevention Only

Reported finances

Revenue
$74,530
Expenses
$52,952
Assets
$301,245
Liabilities
$73,892

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2011. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To help, support and provide the recovering alcoholic with an alcohol-free environment in which to socialize with other recovering alcoholics. To accomplish this, activities are provided for members and their guests, such as meetings and presentations on alcoholism, and social functions such as dances and parties. In addition to specific activities for the membership, the club operates a snackbar where members and their guests can obtain food and non-alcoholic beverages. Along with the snackbar, the club maintains a general area for game tables, cards, television and reading. The club does not maintain records for each special function other than shown on the 990. A) meetings and lectures - northwest alano club (nwac) holds lectures once a week from october to may. Speakers are qualified counselors and speak on alcoholism and related subjects. Lectures are attended by approximately 150 people per week. Meeting fees are generated by the use of club facilities for alcoholics anonymous me

What it reported doing in 2011

Provided an alcohol-free environment for recovering alcoholics to socialize and to attend meetings and presentations on alcoholism.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 64% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program 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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 29%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.69; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 108 of 108 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2010 to 2011
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.