Northwest Stars for the Mentally Disabled Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
760173121
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
8327174399
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$38,765
Expenses
$41,341
Assets
$198,957
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JANET HOLLMAN (DIRECTOR, EX)
  • DIANE PRESTWOOD (DIRECTOR, PR)
  • CHERI DRYDEN (DIRECTOR, SE)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The organization's mission is to assist mentally-disabled persons to participate in athletic and social activities.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization provides equipment, uniforms, transportation, meals, and facilities for approximately 30 disabled persons to participate in various sports and social activities. The programs offered consist of basketball, bowling, softball and volleyball. Due to covid 19 shutdowns ordered by various governmental units in 2020 and 2021, the organization was forced to severly reduce the programs it could offer in those years. In addition, the lingering effect of the shutdowns continued to limit the programs offered by the organization in 2022 and 2023. However, 2024 saw a return to more normal activity and the organization was able to offer all of its programs at some level.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88
  • 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.6%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.81; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.7% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.3% per year; rating input score 0; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.8% of revenue deployed · 88% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $36K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.