Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$6,340,759

Total expenses

$6,584,776

Contributions and grants received

$2,239,724

Grants paid

$403,844

Program service revenue

$3,025,676

Investment income

$300,854

Other revenue

$774,505

Total assets, end of year

$9,725,924

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,737,770

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$6,988,154

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$4,655,735

Management and general expenses

$1,755,497

Fundraising expenses

$173,544

Program service expenses (Part III)

$4,655,735

Program services were 70.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• NWA COMMUNICATIONS: NWA COMMUNICATIONS CREATES RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT NWA MEMBERS IN THEIR OUTREACH EFFORTS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WIC PARTICIPANTS. THIS INCLUDES A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CAMPAIGN. THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES CREATIVE ASSETS THAT NWA MEMBERS CAN LEVERAGE TO PROMOTE WIC PARTICIPATION. IN ADDITION, THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM CREATES AND MARKETS A WIC RECIPE BOOK. THE RECIPE BOOK IS AN OUTREACH TOOL AND NUTRITION EDUCATION TOOL FOR WIC PROVIDERS. THIS COLLECTION OF RECIPES USES INGREDIENTS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED USING WIC AVAILABLE FOODS, IS PURCHASED BY STATE AND LOCAL WIC AGENCIES AND PROVIDED TO WIC PARTICIPANTS IN WIC CLINICS AND AT OUTREACH EVENTS, EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO PREPARE NUTRITIOUS MEALS WHILE MAXIMIZING THEIR WIC BENEFITS.

  Expenses $1,887,632 · Revenue $2,035,449

• MEMBER SERVICES: NWA CONFERENCES OFFER AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR WIC AGENCY LEADERS AND STAFF, NWA PARTNERS AND OTHER WIC STAKEHOLDERS TO ACQUIRE NEW SKILLS AND TO NETWORK WITH AN ESTIMATED 1,000 PEERS, AND COLLEAGUES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION, EXHIBITORS WILL SHARE EXAMPLES AND INFORMATION ON THE NEWEST WIC-RELATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR WIC STAFF AND PARTICIPANTS. NWA OFFERS BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CONFERENCES. NWA CONFERENCES ALSO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ATTENDEES TO HEAR FROM USDA OFFICIALS AND TO DIALOGUE ON RELEVANT UPDATES AND CHALLENGES THAT THE PROGRAM FACES. CONTENT FOR IS SOLICITED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE ABSTRACT PROCESS AND CURATED BY A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND NWA STAFF. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B) MOREOVER, NWA'S CONFERENCES SUPPORT ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BY OFFERING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR REGISTERED DIETITIANS AND INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANTS. THE CORE FUNCTION OF MEMBER SERVICES REVENUE IS TO ENSURE A POSITIVE NWA MEMBER EXPERIENCE AND TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF NWA. THIS INCLUDES STAFFING EXPENSES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THE NWA STAFF ARE ORGANIZED INTO FIVE TEAMS: MEMBER SERVICES, COMMUNICATIONS, THE CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN WIC, PUBLIC POLICY, AND OPERATIONS. THE NWA STAFF ARE CORE TO DELIVERING CRUCIAL WIC ADVOCACY, MEMBER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND DRIVING WIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. COLLECTIVELY THEY SUPPORT THE NWA MEMBERSHIP TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE WIC AND EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE WIC SERVICES TO OVER 6-MILLION MOTHERS, BABIES, AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

  Expenses $1,416,329 · Revenue $1,426,205

• CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN WIC + PUBLIC POLICY TEAMS: NWA RECEIVES GRANTS FROM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS THAT SUPPORT PROGRESS TOWARDS NWA'S MISSION. GRANT-FUNDED WORK AT NWA BUILDS CAPACITY FOR NWA MEMBERS TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO WIC PARTICIPATION, DRIVES WIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION, AND ELEVATES WIC TO A RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS ACTIVITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE GRANT-FUNDED PORTFOLIO ENABLES NWA TO PROVIDE SUBGRANTS TO PILOT INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN WIC STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES; BUILD GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY CAPACITY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY PROGRAMMING, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, REPORTS, AND WEBINARS; (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C) STORY COLLECTION CAMPAIGNS AND MORE RECENTLY, ELEVATING WIC PARTICIPANT VOICES THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE PARTICIPANT ADVISORY COUNCIL AND A MULTISTATE PARTICIPANT SATISFACTION SURVEY. ADDITIONALLY, GRANT FUNDING HAS ENABLED NWA TO LEAD GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH ON EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION IN WIC AND BUILD A HEALTH EQUITY CHAMPION PROGRAM. ULTIMATELY, GRANT-FUNDED WORK AT NWA SUPPORTS THE ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO MEMBERS AND BUILD INTERNAL CAPACITY TO ENHANCE CORE SERVICES. NWA ALSO DIRECTLY ADVOCATES FOR POLICY ENHANCEMENTS IN THE WIC PROGRAM, INCLUDING SCIENCE-BASED UPDATES TO THE WIC FOOD PACKAGE.

  Expenses $1,351,774 · Grants $403,844 · Revenue $3,599

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• CHARLES DREW HEALTH CENTER-WIC

  $89,852

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

• CALIFORNIA WIC ASSOCIATION

  $75,000

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

• LANAI COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

  $75,000

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

• MICHIGAN DEPT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

  $20,400

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

• FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (FDOH)

  $14,549

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

• EL PASO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

  $12,620

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

• NORTH CENTRAL HEALTH DISTRICT

  $12,166

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

• AFFINIA HEALTHCARE

  $9,707

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

• HARFORD COUNTY HEALTH DEPT

  $9,040

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

• SHENANDOAH VALLEY MEDICAL SYSTEM INC

  $9,000

  ASSIST WITH WIC STAFF WITH REGISTERED DIETITIAN EXAM

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202403209349322140

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