Norwalk Area Ministerial Association (NAMA)

Legal name: Norwalk Area Ministerial Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522342931
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2023
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Norwalk, IA, United States
Phone
515-474-1427
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
Affiliation
Religious (unspecified)

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$721,343
Expenses
$713,582
Assets
$99,967
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TRAVIS STANLEY (PRESIDENT)
  • THOMAS CACKLER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAN KIRBY (DIRECTOR)
  • KAREN DUNGAN (DIRECTOR)
  • BERNIE COLORADO (DIRECTOR)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Since 2018, NAMA has united local churches and community members in Christian faith and love to ensure that no one in Norwalk faces hardship alone. We believe that true community care comes from partnership. Our volunteers, donors, churches, schools, local businesses, and civic groups work together to meet immediate needs—keeping food on tables, lights on in homes, and hope alive in hearts. Each act of service, donation, or encouragement reflects the values that guide us: Called by Christ, acting with Compassion, building Community, and working in Collaboration to serve and lift up our neighbors. NAMA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization CONTACT US.

What it reported doing in 2023

Nama other operations - warrior giving wednesday (pop-up necessity pantry), food rescue, shoe love, warrior giving project (holiday giveaway), lunch in the park, furniture ministry

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 98% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 98.9%; rating input score 99
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • 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: 1.1%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.4% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 98.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $714K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2019 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.