Blue Ridge Partnership for Children

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
561921260
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Burnsville, NC, USA
Phone
8286820047
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,309,588
Expenses
$1,904,324
Assets
$1,111,131
Liabilities
$18,362

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JENNIFER SIMPSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JENNIFER SIMPSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $91,284 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Family education and development of children.

What it reported doing in 2024

Family support includes programs for play and learn, imagination library and community outreach. 139 parents/caregivers, along with 171 pre-school age children participated in weekly play and learn groups in yancey, mitchell and avery counties.of the 20 parents/caregivers surveyed, 85% reported understanding "a lot more" of what to expect from childrent at different ages. Of 21 parents/caregivers surveyed 76% reported giving the child in their care "a lot more" opportunities to learn and try new things. Of 5 parents/caregivers surveyed, 20% reported talking to or sharing ideas about caring for children "a lot more" with another adult.the imagination library program distributed 20188 books to 2049 children.community outreach staff convened 9 meetings and attended 58 meetings to improve the early childhood system of services. Additionally, 3401 were reached through quarterly newsletters and other media outlets - social media (246posts/22958 reached), print media (8newspaper articles) and radio (7 psa's). 72% (36/50) of agencies surveyed reported knowledge of transportation services being available for child care with 58% reporting making arrangements. 82% reported knowledge of child care referral services with 48% referring families. 82% reported knowledge of the community resource library with 62% reporting either using the library or referring the library. 90% reported knowledge of dolly parton's imagination library with 74% assisting with families signing up. Blue ridge healthy families served 52 families and 107 individuals to strengthenfamilies and communities, increase protective factors, and promote healthy childhood.8% (4/52) families graduated after being in the program for 3 years.

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 82% 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 most voting board members are independent. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 74%; rating input score 74
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 83.5%; rating input score 84; 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.5%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.5% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.9% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61% of revenue deployed · 74% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 21 of 21 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $91K · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 35 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 8 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 55/100.