To improve the health of communities through the service of Nurses on Boards and other bodies. All Boards benefit from the unique perspective of Nurses to achieve the goals of improved health, efficient and effective health systems at the local, state and national levels. The Coalition defines a board as a decision-making body with strategic influence to improve the health of communities nationwide. This includes corporate, government, non-profit, advisory, governance Boards or commissions, panels or task forces that have fiduciary or strategic responsibility.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$159K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$159K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $71K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$456K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$477K
To programs
46%
Net assets
$173K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$456K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$421K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$405K
Expenses
$477K
FY2023▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$477K
FY2024$483K
Net assets
$173K
FY2023▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$95K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $218K Management & general 35% · $168K Fundraising 19% · $91K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

35 people listed on the 990; $159K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$158,516Pt VII · Sec A
Chair-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laurie Benson$156,193$158,516$154,746$151,799$141,765
James Cole Edmonson$20,865————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Places nurses on decision-making boards to improve community health and health systems.

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2 programs · $218K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Supporting nurses in becoming board ready by educating and training them to learn about the expectations of serving on a board and to leverage connections to find a board to serve on. In addition, providing professional development resources in order to prepare nurses for board SERVICE.FACILITATED board placement opportunities with 63…

$124Kprogram expense
02

Educating decision makers about the benefit of including nurses on their boards to improve health and healthcare systems at the local, state, and national levels. Launched inaugural value of nurses on boards survey april 3-17, 2023, with 3,905 completed surveys; kent state university survey research lab, collaborators aonl and amn…

$95Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$71K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$456K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$477K
Ln 25
Programscol B$218K
Managementcol C$168K
Fundraisingcol D$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$173K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$393K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$456K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128K
Total assetsLn 16$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$173K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K$128K
Total assetsLn 16$216K$217K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$195K$173K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$174K$57K$74K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$110K$36K$47K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$728$951$544
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$2K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$7K$9K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$13K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$85K$85K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$5K$6K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$4K$5K$3K
TravelLn 17$9K$3K$4K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$3K$4K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$2K$967
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$3K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$477K$218K$168K$91K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $405K$483K−$78K$95K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $456K$477K−$22K$173K 990 PDF
FY2022 $421K$417K$4K$195K 990 PDF
FY2021 $411K$346K$65K$190K 990 PDF
FY2020 $353K$332K$21K$126K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $455,722 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $366,866$393,125
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,750$59,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $399$3,097
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $421,015$455,722
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $280,466$312,380
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,511$164,911
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $416,977$477,291
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,038−$21,569
Part VI · Governance 29 of 29 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $455,722 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$393,125
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$393,125
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,500$59,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,097$3,097
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,097$455,722
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $477,291 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,878 · Management $74,375 · Fundraising $42,559$173,812
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,032 · Management $47,117 · Fundraising $26,961$110,110
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $728 · Management $951 · Fundraising $544$2,223
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,674 · Management $2,190 · Fundraising $1,255$5,119
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,910 · Management $9,036 · Fundraising $5,170$21,116
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,673 · Management $9,924$22,597
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,618$84,618
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,938 · Management $6,458 · Fundraising $3,697$15,093
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,516 · Management $4,598 · Fundraising $2,632$10,746
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,966 · Management $3,877 · Fundraising $2,218$9,061
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,358 · Management $4,393 · Fundraising $2,515$10,266
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,294 · Management $1,691 · Fundraising $967$3,952
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,808 · Management $3,670 · Fundraising $2,100$8,578
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $218,393 · Management $168,280 · Fundraising $90,618$477,291
Part X · Balance sheet $217,431 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,980$22,617
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $106,424$105,521
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $85,750$86,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,256$3,293
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $216,410$217,431
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,897$40,987
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$3,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,897$44,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $108,763$86,944
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $85,750$86,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $194,513$172,944
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $216,410$217,431
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $172,944 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$455,722
XI-2 Total expenses$477,291
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,569
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$194,513
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$172,944

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