Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851058164
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
7184389500
Rating
89
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$32,919,924
Expenses
$30,676,805
Assets
$17,271,535
Liabilities
$8,162,530

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JULIE STEIN BROCKWAY (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JULIA JEAN-FRANCOIS (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JULIA JEAN-FRANCOIS (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $287,955 total reported compensation
  • JULIE STEIN BROCKWAY (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $287,107 total reported compensation
  • KRISTIE MANCELL (DIVISION DIRECTOR, SCHOOL BASED): $132,866 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Cflsp's mission is to promote positive outcomes for children and adults in sunset park through the provision of a comprehensive range of neighborhood-based family and social services. Sunset park is a densely populated, low-income neighborhood. As such, cflsp offers access to resources that families need to thrive, including family counseling and neighborhood-based foster care, cultural, educational, and recreational programs at neighborhood public schools, adult and youth employment programs, and an emergency storefront for food and advocacy. In partnership with the community, cflsp provides opportunities for personal development, enriches neighborhood residents' quality of life, and nurtures relationships that sustain families and support youth in becoming confident, capable adults.

What it reported doing in 2024

School based youth and community programsfor more than four decades, cfl has developed a thriving continuum of youth development and community-building programs at ten neighborhood schools: ps 1, ps 94, ps 169, ps 503/ps 516, ps 971, ms 136/ms 821, and sunset park high school. These programs are hubs of enriching, and supportive activities that bring together children, youth, and adults from our diverse community in sunset park.the programs are grounded in the belief that strong connections between families, schools, and neighborhood organizations are essential to promoting positive outcomes for children and teens. Year-round afterschool, evening, and weekend activities for all ages use social group work methods to engage youth in educational, cultural, and recreational activities, involving participants in group experiences that foster their development into confident, capable adults.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 85% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 69% for direct work, and 31% for grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.2%; rating input score 86
  • Program expense ratio: 92.4%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1,141.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 66th 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: 6.8%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.47; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 38.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 25.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.2% of revenue deployed · 92.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $28.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $288K · 19 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $463K reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.