Carver Community Organization Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Childcare: kids matter at carver. That's why we provide quality educational experiences in a state-licensed facility led by highly experienced, nurturing staff. Our whole team is dedicated to developing carver kids that are self-determined learners that grow into compassionate community members. We treat children as individuals and encourage active participant feedback from families. We hold ourselves to high standards for the growth and safety of your children. Carver community organization is a level 3 childcare provider on the paths to quality, Indiana's quality rating and improvement systems (qris) for childcare. We're also a state-licensed childcare and early learning center. Our day care & preschool offers educational enrichment for infants, toddlers, and preschool kids ages six weeks to five years old in 1st shift, and six weeks to 12 years old on 2nd shift. We have 1st and 2nd shift childcare so we can meet family needs.affordable, quality child care makes a significant difference in a child's life. Our fees are determined by a sliding fee scale. Carver childcare fees are comparable to industry and local rates.we strive to build a positive learning environment, both educationally and socially. Our education programs are designed by the creative curriculum for preschool and infants, toddlers & twos. Both curriculums include comprehensive, research-based experiences that emphasize nurturing, consistent, and loving interactions. We aim to keep enrolled infants on their own unique schedule. Information provided by the parents is used to plan each child's day around his or her needs. Toddlers are encouraged to learn through exploration and play. Our programs are designed to develop creativity, independence, and freedom of choice early on. The preschool program teaches a variety of experiences. Children learn new concepts, allowing them to extend their play and share individual interests and ideas. The evansville vehicles for vaccine project provides transportation services for covid-19 vaccines, booster shots, and other key essential needs for vanderburgh county community members. In 2022 carver received funding from Indiana department of health to continue the efforts of the evansville vehicles for vaccine project. Our dedicated van drivers provided 655 rides to residence in vanderburgh county.community guidance for families program - it is the goal of carver's community guidance for families program to assist impacted families by connecting them to resources and assisting them in the development of family plans.2024 accomplishments: carver's partnerships with local universities, university of southern Indiana, ivy tech community college, and university of evansville, continued to develop. We had 6 bachelor of social work students who collectively provided a total of 1100 hours of service to carver.volunteers are the greatest benefit to any organization. We had 17 volunteers who helped increase our quality of services by offering their time and skills in various areas such as administrative work and mentoring youth, and yard work. We value our volunteers and the dedicated time they spent at carver.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.6%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $53.51 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th 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: 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: 15.9%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings