Son of a Saint

What it reported doing in 2025

Behavioral health - son of a saint employs a mental health specialist to provide evaluations and ongoing counseling for mentees. Recreational access - son of a saint mentees are exposed to horseback riding, fishing, yoga, music, chess, sports, the arts and more. Every boy participates in at least one of these activities weekly. Mentors also support and encourage mentees in their extracurricular activities by attending games and events. Group & individual mentorship - regular daylog mentorship sessions are designed to aid mentees' academic, personal and overall development. Son of a saint hosts, on average, twenty group mentorship sessions per month covering topics such as etiquette, time management, decision making, critical thinking, anger management, moral reasoning, life skills, work ethic, leadership, civic responsibility, teamwork and integrity. Mentors and mentees attend frequent outings such as sporting events, educational trips, movies, dining, jparades and volunteer activities. Most mentees are paired with a dedicated mentor to facilitate ongoing individual mentor relationship. Broadening of horizens - son of a saint facilitates trips through travel grants for groups of mentees. Some of these trips have been to Washington dc, New Hampshire, asheville, houston, atlanta, los angeles, New York, detroit, montreal, costa rica, africa and more. Tutoring - son of a saint pairs mentees in need of educational support with qualified tutors. These volunteer educators are all currently new orleans middle school or high school teachers, familiar with the boys' coursework. Tuition assistance - son of a saint works to provide middle school and high school scholarships allowing son of a saint mentees and others to attend tuition based schools in the new orleans area. This is primarily done through son of a saint scholars, a student tuition organization selected by the Louisiana department of education who facilitates the state's tuition donation credit program.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 84.6%; rating input score 85
• Program expense ratio: 76.3%; rating input score 76
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.8 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: -9.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.63; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.1%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 23.4% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 18.2% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 30.6% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings