Care for Children

What it reported doing in 2025

Community Outreach ServicesDuring fiscal year 20252026, CARE for Children's Community Outreach Services reached 1,181 children and 504 adults through a variety of community-based services, educational activities, screenings, consultations, and family support initiatives. Services included pro bono social work, therapy, and educational services; family support and engagement programs; school scoliosis screenings; developmental screenings for young children, including kindergarten screenings; family and school consultation; wheelchair fittings; professional trainings; and family education programs provided at no cost.The Community Outreach total also includes adults who participated in community events at which CARE staff provided organizational presentations and educational information.During the fiscal year, CARE therapists conducted 188 screenings, including scoliosis, social-emotional, fine motor, gross motor, and speech screenings. CARE also provided 5,772 units of pro bono therapy services, equivalent to 1,443 hours of service, to children and families in the community.Therapeutic Recreation ProgramsCARE's Therapeutic Recreation program provided opportunities for children of varying abilities to participate in recreational and social activities. During fiscal year 20252026, 220 children participated in 14 Therapeutic Recreation programs, including recurring participants. CARE also provided 65 adaptive physical education sessions in partnership with the Bradford Area School District, supporting students' participation in physical activity and adapted recreational experiences.Child Safety InitiativesThrough its child safety initiatives and its leadership of the Safe Kids Pennsylvania McKean County Partnership, CARE for Children reached 1,899 children and adults during fiscal year 20252026 and distributed 2,057 safety items, including bike helmets, smoke detectors, car seats, and child-proofing kits. The goal of child safety and injury prevention activities is to sponsor effective injury reduction activities targeted to regional needs, promote awareness and education, support public policies and programs that reduce injuries among children and youth, and provide safety education to children and youth in the focus areas of home safety; fire and carbon monoxide safety; water safety focusing on young children, Cribs for Kids and safe sleep education; child passenger seat safety; and bicycle safety and helmet use.Through the Cribs for Kids Program, operated under the umbrella of the Safe Kids Pennsylvania McKean County, CARE provided six local families with free cribs and safe infant sleep education. The program helps families establish safe sleep environments for infants while providing education regarding evidence-based safe sleep practices.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 91.4%; rating input score 91
• Program expense ratio: 87.8%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th 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; 64th 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: -2.5%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.83; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings