Southwest Missouri Indian Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431109227
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2021
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Springfield, MO, USA
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$65,777
Expenses
$49,830
Assets
$77,212
Liabilities
$48,643

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

People named in this filing

  • KENNETH ESTES (EXECUTIVE DI)
  • ESTHER EBY (CHAIRMAN)
  • CHANTE FALCON (VICE CHAIRMA)

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 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization aims to provide social services for native americans in southwestern Missouri, promote cooperation and communication in conjunction with the native american indian community, and increase public awareness by developing programs to inform the citizenry.

What it reported doing in 2021

To address the needs and resources of the native american indian community of southwest Missouri as they relate to health, welfare, education, employment, recreation, and cultural awareness.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets have declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.8%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.2%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.55; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.63; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 50.3%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $50K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.