Nurses for Newborns

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431601329
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Maplewood, MO, USA
Phone
3145443433
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,533,713
Expenses
$5,183,787
Assets
$7,156,787
Liabilities
$1,350,057

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

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FRANCES BARBIERI (PRESIDENT)
  • KELLY FERRARA BAYNE (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • SHANNA WIECHEL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MELINDA MONROE (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • MELINDA MONROE (PRESIDENT/CEO): $149,310 total reported compensation
  • MARY LOU MARCH (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $126,452 total reported compensation
  • RONALD TOMPKINS (CHIEF NURSING OFFICER): $119,266 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Nurses for newborns (the organization) is a not-for-profit Missouri corporation whose purpose is to provide home-based services to promote the health, safety, and well-being of babies and their families. The organization has two branches of operation: one branch is located in st. Louis, Missouri and the second is located in nashville, Tennessee.

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule o.nfn serves pregnant mothers and families with infants who have one or more risk factors for poor health or other adverse outcomes. Risk factors can be infant-centered, including medically fragile infants due to prematurity, low birth weight, genetic disorders or prenatal substance exposure. Risk factors can be parent-centered, including giving birth before the age of 19, intellectual disability, parent illness or mental health concerns. Risk factors can also include poverty, social isolation, and unsafe housing. Families are referred by hospitals, other healthcare providers, and social service agencies or can request services on their own. Registered nurses serve families through a comprehensive, evidence-informed home visiting model and provide: 1) health assessments of the infant and mother, 2) extensive screening, including maternal depression, infant developmental delays, and risk for child abuse/neglect, 3) teaching on infant care, cpr, nutrition, safe sleep, medical advocacy and more, and 4) resources and referral for needed services. Donated emergency supplies are provided to families based on need and availability. Frequency of visits is individualized and may be provided for up to two years after the infant's birth. For some families, nurse home visiting is augmented by the assistance of nfn's community health educators who provide language interpretation and/or enhanced cultural competency, assistance with material and community resources, and peer support for the infant's caregivers. Nfn's licensed clinical social workers also assist some families with environmental or mental health concerns that may impede the infant's progress.

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 85% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.7%; rating input score 69
  • Program expense ratio: 72%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.3%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.6%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.7% of revenue deployed · 72% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 27 of 27 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $149K · 32 people listed
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.