Northwest Resources for Families

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364577540
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2012
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Brooklyn Center, MN, USA
Phone
7633917253
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$25,566
Expenses
$61,145
Assets
$17,287

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization is committed to building on the strengths of all families and children residing in northwest hennepin county, so that they have access to resources to assist them in reaching their full potential.

What it reported doing in 2012

Northwest resources for families supports initiatives in the areas of health services, with a goal of eliminating health disparities: medical, dental and mental health; basic needs and social services; literacy and family literacy; a broad range of family support services; basic needs, resource and referral and child and family-centered programs. Services are focused on primary prevention and early intervention programs for families with children including: - child development, physical, social and emotional development, school readiness and student academic achievement - reducing health disparities, mental health wellness, medical, dental, immunizations, pre/post natal support. - family support through advocacy, home visiting, resource and referral.family stability, parenting education including child development and parent support - family literacy, school readiness, literacy enrichment for english language learners

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 73% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 97.9%; rating input score 98

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -139.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -29.7% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -27.2% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2012
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.