Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
480874448
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hays, KS, USA
Phone
7856288204
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,386,993
Expenses
$4,004,257
Assets
$3,266,843
Liabilities
$247,371

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MICHELLE MORGAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHELLE MORGAN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $114,200 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The northwest Kansas area agency on aging (nwkaaa) provides services to senior citizens; develops and coordinates programs which help them remain independent in their homes and communities.nwkaaa strives to serve as an advocate for those over 60; to develop and promote programs that help seniors remain independent in their homes and communities; to coordinate and evaluate existing programs designed for seniors; and to provide needed services which help elderly stay independent with comfort and dignity. Nwkaaa is part of a national network of agencies created in 1973 by the older americans act. It is a private, non-profit organization with the responsibility of administering older americans act programs in the 18 counties of northwest Kansas.

What it reported doing in 2024

Homestead nutrition projectfederal title iii-c (1) u.s. Department of health and human servicesthe objectives of the special programs for the aging, title iii-c, part (1) nutrition services are to provide older persons with low cost nutritious meals, appropriate nutrition education, and other appropriate nutrition services in a congregate setting.federal title iii-c (2) - u.s. Department of health and human servicesthe objectives of the special programs for the aging, title iii-c, part (2) nutrition services are to provide older persons with low cost nutritious meals, appropriate nutrition education, and other appropriate nutrition services delivered to the home.u.s. Department of agriculturethe objectives of the food distribution program are to improve the diets of school and preschool children, the elderly, needy persons in charitable institutions and other individuals in need of food assistance, and to increase the market for domestically produced foods acquired under surplus removal or price support operations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 86% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.8%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 91.6%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.7%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.8% of revenue deployed · 91.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $114K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 30/100.