Child Center-marygrove

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431024440
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Florissant, MO, USA
Phone
3148371702
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Residential Mental Health Treatment
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,620,847
Expenses
$7,989,453
Assets
$7,243,229
Liabilities
$756,552

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

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JARED BRYSON (PRESIDENT, CATHOLIC CHARITIES)
  • RACHEL COVINGTON (PRESIDENT)
  • NICOLE AMLING (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KATHY FOWLER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • JARED BRYSON (PRESIDENT, CATHOLIC CHARITIES): $230,378 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL MEEHAN (CHIEF CARE OFFICER, CCSTL): $207,092 total reported compensation
  • KATHY FOWLER (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $175,930 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Providing a safe home, compassionate care and high-quality mental health services to children and youth who have experienced significant trauma, to restore their childhood and equip them to productive adulthood.

What it reported doing in 2024

Independent living program: marygrove's independent living program includes scattered-site community-based apartments and houses where young adults, ages 17-20, live independently and receive support with educational, occupational, and mental wellness goals and life skills to help them stabilize their lives and transition to independence. Some residents are pregnant or parenting, so support services such as in-home parenting programs are offered to these young families. There is no live-in supervision, so youth must be able to practice advanced daily living skills such as preparing meals alone, following a schedule independently, and using public transportation for work and school. Young adults are required to either be working or going to school; many do both. In calendar year 2024, the program served 58 clients with 98% enrolled in school or work, 87.5% discharging to a less restrictive environment and 95% learning new or enhanced independent living skills, based on the ansel-casey life skills assessment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 88% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 97
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.9%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 79%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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: 95%; rating input score 95; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: 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: -4.8%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.91; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.9% of revenue deployed · 79% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $6.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $230K · 25 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 6 filed related-organization links
  • 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 29/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.