South Dakota Association of the Deaf
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 810560630
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2015
- Location
- Sioux Falls, SD, USA
- Phone
- 6053706594
- Rating
- 95
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Deaf/Hearing Impaired Centers
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $55,498
- Expenses
- $68,078
- Assets
- $54,035
- Liabilities
- $1,120
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- TANYA MILLER (PRESIDENT)
- ASHLEY CAIN (VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 09/2024)
- JEFF PANEK (VICE PRESIDENT BEGINNING 09/2024)
People named in this filing
- TANYA MILLER (PRESIDENT)
- ASHLEY CAIN (VICE PRESIDENT UNTIL 09/2024)
- JEFF PANEK (VICE PRESIDENT BEGINNING 09/2024)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The South Dakota association of the deaf, inc. (sdad), is a statewide nonprofit organization serving the deaf and hard of hearing South Dakota citizens and their families. Established in 1900, sdad has advocated for the rights of deaf and hard of hearing persons so that they can more fully participate in all aspects of society and life - without barriers. Sdad is committed to opening the doors of opportunity to deaf and hard of hearing people living in South Dakota. Sdad also promotes activities where deaf and hearing people can come together to learn about, understand, and value each other.
What it reported doing in 2024
- promote awareness of communication access for the deaf and hard of hearing when it comes to emergency disaster or important announcements on city and state level.- advocate for visual language and visual learning for deaf babies, age o-5. Serve on early hearing detection and intervention advisory committee- provide support to sd services for the deaf in areas of teaching sign language to parents of deaf and hard of hearing children, participating in activities for deaf teens.- host numerous presentations and booth displays at different organizations, agencies, government entities, symposiums, trainings and events. The purpose of this outreach and presence is to promote more deaf awareness and advovacy on behalf of the deaf and hard of hearing adults and children throughout South Dakota. Promote more sensitivity training to the police in the state.- advocate for more post-secondary education options for deaf and hard of hearing students by working with division of vocational rehabilitation services.- advocate for more employment opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing individuals.- empower deaf and hard of hearing individuals to become better advocates and educate them about their communication rights at clinics or hospitals.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 43% for direct work, and 57% for 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 assets have declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 99
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 97%; rating input score 97
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -22.7%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.79; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 97% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $66K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 9 filing years from 2009 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.