Children of Mine
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 521873268
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
- Location
- Laurel, MD, USA
- Phone
- 2026101055
- Rating
- 56
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $239,180
- Expenses
- $39,422
- Assets
- $234,334
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARCUS PONDER (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- MARCUS PONDER (PRESIDENT)
- SHAWNEKA DAVIS (SECRETARY)
- SULAIMAN HARRIS (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Our mission is to provide a safe, healthy, and child friendly environment for dc metropolitan area youths, primarily those residing in ward 8, experiencing neglect, homelessness, substance abuse or the like, as a means to encourage self-confidence, scholastic achievement and economic stability. Students enrolled at the center enjoy a home cooked meal, reading time, tutoring, and recreational activities. In addition, they receive hygiene products and access to the centers table of mine food pantry and clothing from our childrens closet. Student also take part in seasonal field trips to Washington, dcs cultural attractions. All of these services are provided to those enrolled at no cost to them or their families. Currently, enrollment is in excess of 100 and the students ages range from 4 yrs. To 18 yrs., in grade levels ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024 we renovated the center for the youth enrichment program.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 18
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 88
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 6.7%; rating input score 7
- Program expense ratio: 40.9%; rating input score 41
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 83.5%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.94; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 0.8% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 6.7% of revenue deployed · 40.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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: Mission deployment rate scored 7/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 41/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.