Ashland Parenting Plus

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341499271
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Ashland, OH, USA
Phone
4192813788
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$616,736
Expenses
$691,911
Assets
$604,362
Liabilities
$5,306

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KELLY VAN DRIEST (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CATHERINE SWOPE (DIRECTOR): $60,424 total reported compensation
  • GREGG ASHBROOK II (DIRECTOR): $39,832 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Public family support programs the mission of ashland parenting plus is to enhance the lives of families in our community by educating and empowering parents; by promoting responsible decisions regarding parenthood; and by offering opportunities for children to learn, grow and mature in a nurturing environment.

What it reported doing in 2024

Prevention - teenage pregnancy prevention meet with youth ages 12-18 in empowerment groups. Focus on issues such as: goal-setting, communication, gender issues, identifying strengths, reproductive biology, risks, std's, contraception, abstinence & refusal skills, consequences of sexual activity, relationships, career choices, future-planning, budgeting, self-esteem, and empowerment. Groups meet for 24 hours of group time and also have mentoring time with their group facilitator. Groups are female or male only. We also provide in-school classes as request of middle and high schools. We present information on reproductive biology, consequences of teen sexual activity, contraceptive information, cost of a child, and std transmission. Respect - meet with males, ages 12-18 who are classified "at risk" per an at risk assessment and falls below 250% of poverty level. Respect groups create an environment that teaches and models respecting and valuing all people, including oneself, authorities and women of all ages with the expressed desire to prevent violence against youth, women and domestic violence.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 66% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 72.2%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -12.2%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 14.5%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.1% of revenue deployed · 72.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $500K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $60K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.