Bounce Childrens Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
474495431
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Wheeling, IL, USA
Phone
8446268623
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Reported finances

Revenue
$880,775
Expenses
$635,780
Assets
$567,551
Liabilities
$141,207

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Joan Steltmann (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Joan Steltmann (CEO): $142,379 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To transform the lives of chronically ill children, and their loved ones, shifting all from surviving to thriving.

What it reported doing in 2024

Bounce back kit family care packages - these fun-filled, custom-designed, and uniquely themed care packages are sent to bounce families to offset the tremendous amount of time they spend locked in at home due to their child's medical condition. These "boredom busters" typically recognize holidays/important milestones and include fun and distracting items such as: games; books; videos; arts & crafts; stem projects; gift cards; "kitchen krafts" - and more. Boosting spirits for all, they provide joy and resilience building "inspiration-in-a-box" for the entire family. Because bounce families are often unable to join loved ones to celebrate the holidays in traditional ways, bounce back kit care packages are curated to bring families together to enjoy one another's company. Fy24-25 bounce back kits included: national kids take over the kitchen day and saint patrick's day. In the fall, a record 458 boxes stuffed full of activities to help kiddos and siblings get more comfortable and self-sufficient in the kitchen were sent to all bounce families. Enabling kids to be more self-sufficient reduces the load on parents and overall family stress. In the spring, 485 boxes, another new record, stuffed full of all things green and irish was sent to every single bounce family. 92% of bounce families reported being satisfied/very satisfied with the bounce back kit family care package program this year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 50.3%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 69.7%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.8%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.89; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.4%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.4% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 50.3% of revenue deployed · 69.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 6 filed program accomplishments · $443K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $142K · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.