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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2025 Expires: July 2027

NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6 11 16 18
(330) 264-1590
2525 Back Orrville Rd
Wooster, OH, 44691
https://www.namiwayneholmes.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties does not meet the following 4 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties does not meet this standard because:

The charity's Board of Directors has not approved a policy stating that the charity's performance and effectiveness will be assessed at least once every two years.

Standard 11 (Financial Statements)
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $1 million, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $1 million, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.

NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties does not meet this standard because:

 

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties does not meet this standard because:

The charity's most recent annual report to the public did not include the charity's mission statement, a description of the charity's program service accomplishments for the past year, a roster of the charity's Board of Directors, a roster of the officers of the charity's Board of Directors, the charity's total income for the past fiscal year, the amount the charity spent on program service activities during the past fiscal year, the amount spent on fundraising activities during the past fiscal year, the amount the charity spent on administrative expenses during the past fiscal year or the charity's total end-of-year net assets for the most recent fiscal year.

Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties does not meet this standard because:

Although the charity's website, https://www.namiwayneholmes.org/, provides access to a privacy policy, the policy is not clear, prominent, and easily accessible, does not tell website visitors what information is being collected about them by the charity, does not tell website visitors how the information collected about them will be used by the charity, does not tell website visitors how to inform the charity that they do not want their personal information shared outside the charity or does not tell website visitors what security measures are in place at the charity to safeguard the personal information collected by the charity.

NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties meets the remaining 16 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Provide a place of safety where all persons affected by a mental health concern feel accepted and can build hope through peer based programming, and to deliver education, suicide prevention, and support to family members and the community.

Year, State Incorporated:
2000, OH

Drop-in recovery center, peer support groups, family support groups, mental health education, crisis intervention team training, support after a suicide loss, advocacy

For the year ended June 30, 2024, NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties's program expenses were:

Program Services $265,146
Total Program Expenses $265,146

Chair of the Board
Mr. Marc Harvey, Board Chairperson

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
12

Paid Staff Size
8

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Telephone appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Internet

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 3.97%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on NAMI Wayne and Holmes Counties's IRS Form 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Contributions, Grants, Gifts and other similar Amounts $379,384
Investment Income $17,051
Net Income from Fund Raising Events $8,157
Gain or (Loss) from the sale of inventory $-293
Total Income $404,299

Programs: 78% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 18%

Total Income $404,299
Total expenses: $340,952
  Program expenses $265,146
  Fundraising expenses $15,390
  Administrative expenses $60,416
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $63,347
Beginning Net Assets $833,779
Other Changes In Net Assets $20,766
Ending Net Assets $917,892
Total Liabilities $11,251
Total Assets $917,892

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