Charles Hall Youth Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
450282853
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Bismarck, ND, USA
Phone
7012552773
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Foster Care

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,252,518
Expenses
$2,204,956
Assets
$733,684
Liabilities
$771,750

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GAYLE KLOPP (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • GAYLA SHERMAN (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • KIRBY KRUGER (PRESIDENT)
  • LINDA LARSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • GAYLE KLOPP (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $94,444 total reported compensation
  • GAYLA SHERMAN (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $94,128 total reported compensation
  • KRISLYN THOMPSON (DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS): $64,160 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Daily living care, case management services and counseling in three neighborhood-based group homes. Our programming strives to identify and build on a youth's strengths and resilience. We focus on helping youth gain hope, earn self-esteem and learn essential skills to navigate life's challenges and maintain healthy relationships. We are licensed by the state of North Dakota for 20 beds for youth aged 10 - 19.

What it reported doing in 2019

By using core values of mercy, justice and belonging, we provide youth a rich variety of experiential learning opportunities that promote holistic wellness (emotional, mental, physical, spiritual). Standards of practice support programming that is child-centered, strength based, solution-focused, and centered in promising and best practices. Experiential program options include the creative arts, fitness programming (e.g. Yoga, high adventure activities, strengths training), spiritual development opportunities, camping, equestrian activities, and community service. In addition, the organization emphasizes the significance of 40 developmental assets in ensuring a youth's healthy development and transition into adulthood.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 95
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.5%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 73.1%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 18th 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: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.1%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.05; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.5% of revenue deployed · 73.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $94K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2011 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.