Family Services Inc

Overview

Mission

Family services brings people together to find the support they need, improving their lives and communities, and building a stronger, safer hudson valley. Our program areas include behavioral health, victim services, family programs, youth services, community safety, prevention, and the family partnership center. Last year, nearly 17,000 children, adults, and families benefited from family services programs in dutchess, ulster, and orange counties. Family services also manages the family partnership center, a location where the community can come together for conversation and the exchange of ideas, participate in athletic and art programming. The family partnership center also serves as a space where a variety of nonprofits and related organizations can co-locate and collaborate to offer enhanced services which creates real access to the community. The fpc is estimated to receive over 70,000 visits per year from people taking advantage of services or activities on this 100,000.

What it reported doing in 2024

Center for victim safety & support cvsscvss provides 24-hour non-residential, comprehensive support to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other crimes through a person-centered approach that supports survivors' rights, dignity, healing, and self-determination. In 2024, 2410 victims of crime found support at cvss, including 276 adult or child victims of sexual violence and 1971 adult or child victims of domestic violence. Cvss staff responded to over 5,600 calls on our 24-hour hotlines, helping community members and/or community partners. With funding from the office of prevention of domestic violence and the office of children and family services, cvss assisted 10 families with staying safe in their home by assisting with rent, utilities, or safety measures such as cameras or locks. Cvss assisted an additional 11 clients and their children with relocating to a new, safe home with the support of this funding.throughout 2024 cvss staff strived to connect with residents of dutchess county and community providers alike, to connect and share information and educate about our services. This year we attended over 20 outreach events from community block parties, pride month events, national night out, to health fairs and professional conferences. Additionally, cvss provided over a dozen training courses to community members and professionals including at the law enforcement academy, office of probation, local hospital staff, and more.cvss staff provided training on trauma informed approaches for working with survivors of crime in crisis and cvss services to mid-hudson regional emergency department staff through early morning training sessions. Additionally, the dutchess county department of probation and cvss staff organized a unique cross training session where valuable information on pre-trial supervision and cvss services including safety planning and the high-risk team were shared with probation officers, members from the district attorney's office, cvss and grace smith house staff, and other members of law enforcement.in april, cvss hosted our 11th annual visions of hope and healing art show in celebration of crime victims' rights week and sexual assault awareness month. This year's theme was "how would you help?". A domestic violence detective from the dutchess county sheriff's office, a town of poughkeepsie police community safety officer and an assistant district attorney from the special victims unit were all honored and acknowledged for their support to victims and being champions in our community for survivors. Domestic violence awareness month was packed with events including the purple light project, where hundreds of purple lightbulbs were distributed across dutchess county to show support and solidarity with victims of domestic violence and the candlelight vigil where community members, staff, and clients walked in solidarity around the family partnership center. The event ended with walkers writing the names of loved ones who have experienced domestic violence on purple flags to be displayed throughout the month of october. In addition, our program collaborated with grace smith house to showcase the clothesline and silent witnesses projects at dutchess community college.in september, cvss hosted a national day of remembrance for homicide victims at family services. The community came together to show support for those who have lost their loved ones to violence. Finally, during the holiday season, cvss partnered with arlington professional fire fighters local 2393 to coordinate the annual adopt-a-family event where survivors of crime are provided with gift cards to purchase holiday gifts for their children and food for their holiday dinner. This year, approximately $15,000 was raised to support 68 families including 147 children.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141338399
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Phone
8454521110
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 84%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $35.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 93.6%; rating input score 94; 23rd 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.08; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.26; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78% of revenue deployed · 84% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $18.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $399K · 34 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.7M reported
  • Consistency: 41 of 43 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

34 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • YUGANDHAR MUNNANGI (MEDICAL DIRECTOR, MD): $399,002 total reported compensation
  • AVRIM FISHKIND (ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, MD): $333,853 total reported compensation
  • LEAH FELDMAN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $246,905 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.