Northwest Indian Housing Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911348874
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Olympia, WA, USA
Phone
3602209212
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Homeowners & Tenants Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$190,524
Expenses
$207,932
Assets
$326,093
Liabilities
$72,900

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

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES ANDERSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • CHARLES ANDERSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • KENNETH RUTHARDT (VICE-CHAIRMAN)
  • SAMI JO DIFUNTORUM (CHAIRWOMAN)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of the northwest indian housing association is to promote and support the housing interests of tribal housing departments and tribally designated housing entities in the pacific northwest. We accomplish this by providing training opportunities, providing a forum for the discussion and resolution of issues, advocating for the collective benefit of all members, linking members to information and financial resources, and maintaining a cooperative relationship with governmental and other industry partners.

What it reported doing in 2024

Regional conferences - facilitated the development and implementation of three conferences which provided training and peer communication opportunities for voting and associate members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 69% for direct work, and 31% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. 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: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.1%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 51.5%; rating input score 51

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.1%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.57; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 35.8%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.1% of revenue deployed · 51.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $107K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 51/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.