The Home for Little Wanderers Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Transitional programs: the home offers a number of programs for those moving into adulthood who need additional help and resources to further their educational and vocational goals and to prepare them for meaningful lives:- hillsborough village scattered site apartments programing aimed to create an intermediate step between our program-based units and independent living.- roxbury village provides safe, affordable housing for youth who are - or are at risk of being homeless, while helping them to develop critical skills, life plans and connections to community resources.- somerville village: support for higher education enables young women who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness to pursue post-secondary education by providing housing, therapeutic, emotional, and educational supports.- roxbury village provides transitional housing for young adults between ages of 18-22, who have typically been involved with the child welfare system.- liberty village is a shelter for young adults between the ages of 18-25, who are experiencing homelessness.- roxbury house staffed and supported apartments provides apartment style housing and services designed to promote health, wellness, and recovery through person-centered services and supports that enable individuals to live, work, attend school and participate in their communities.- scattered site apartments - youth receive intensive coaching around the development of life skills through case management services while they transition to learning to live independently.- youth on fire provides a day-time facility, basic needs and support services to homeless youth between the ages of 14-24.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 82.8%; rating input score 83
• Program expense ratio: 84.4%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.89 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited
• Public monitoring controls: Limited
• Public policy transparency: Limited
• Public financial transparency: Limited
• Impact reporting controls: Limited
• Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
• Public governance controls: Limited
• Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10.9%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Operating reserve ratio: 1.35; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.22; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings