Florida United Methodist Children's Home Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Early childhood education and development: the residing hope montessori program includes early childhood education for children birth through 12 years of age and has a licensed capacity of 559 children. Priority is given to at risk and foster families. Children are cared for on a full-day or part-day basis. We continue to strive to achieve the highest standards of practice and currently hold two accreditations; coa (council on accreditation), apple (accredited professional preschool learning environments) and gold seal the highest recognition from the Florida department of children and families. For many children the residing hope childcare center, residing hope montessori, will be their first of many steps on the road toward independence, their first experience with the world outside their home and family. A planned montessori curriculum includes: language, geography, practical life, sensorial, creative and academic art, block building, dramatic play, graces and courtesies, math and science activities, music, spanish, outdoor activities, cultural diversity and activities designed to meet the needs of individual children. The program also offers a summer camp program that serves an additional 73 children from the community.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.7%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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; 63rd 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: 20.9%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.36; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings