Childhaven

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 910402430
IRS 990 coverage: 2009–2023
Forms available: Form 990 2023
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Phone: 2066246477
Rating: 87
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Child Day Care

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue: $7,877,312
Expenses: $47,382,584
Assets: $0
Liabilities: $0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

JON BOTTEN (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

JON BOTTEN (CEO): $398,994 total reported compensation
JON EASTLAKE (CFO): $223,341 total reported compensation
MARGARET MCNULTY (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER): $150,978 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Childhaven partners with parents and community to strengthen families, prevent childhood trauma and its damaging effects, and prepare children for a lifetime of well-being.

What it reported doing in 2023

Early intervention: childhaven's skilled early support staff provide a range of developmental therapies in home and community settings to children from birth up to their third birthday. The team is staffed by skilled speech and motor therapists, special educators and family resource coordinators, working collaboratively to support the children and families in our care. All services are provided through a relational health lens, centering the critical role that firstconnections play in children's development. We honor and support each family's needs and voice, working alongside you to support your child's developmental progress.outpatient behavioral health: childhaven's therapists support families and children from birth to 24 years, providing therapeutic care and counseling services with a focus on: infant/early childhood mental health, dyadic and interaction-focused therapies, trauma-informed care, emotional health, and whole child well-being. Our skilled and caring staff are guided by evidence-based strategies and work collaboratively with families to develop care plans that are individualized and culturally relevant.

Operating model

Revenue model: Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model: Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 89% of its reported program spending out as 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 89
Transparency & Controls: 87
Accountability: 100
Sustainability: 8
Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
Program expense ratio: 96.5%; rating input score 96
Fundraising efficiency: $4.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th 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: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Pass
- 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: -501.5%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 16.4% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.5% of spending went to programs
Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $45.7M in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $399K · 24 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
Consistency: 33 of 33 current checks pass
Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2023
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 8 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 14/100.
High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.