Womn Act

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
411408914
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
St Paul, MN, USA
Phone
6515837770
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$295,462
Expenses
$228,790
Assets
$122,356
Liabilities
$114,670

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LEONDRA MITCHELL (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • LEONDRA MITCHELL (CEO): $23,756 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To advance equity and justice for all women through advocacy and collaboration.

What it reported doing in 2021

Fiscally sponsored projects: fiscally sponsored projects served women, black, indigenous, and communities of color throughout Minnesota via leadership training, research, technology, psychotherapy, and recognition. Lott-quarterly leadership training workshops for women; mcwal-annual recognition of girls and women in sports in Minnesota; the coven-professional development series for women leaders; technologist computers-donates computers, digital necessities, training, and temporary social services to families of color who receive computers as a result of the remote learning requirement in Minnesota; reviving roots-provides no cost psychotherapy to black women in mn; matriarch media-conducting study on the disparities and inequity of women in on-air podcasts;

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 90% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.9%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 84.9%; rating input score 85
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 22.6%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.94; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.4%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -27.4% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 68.3% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.9% of revenue deployed · 84.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $194K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $24K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2020 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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

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  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.