Children's Advocacy Center

What it reported doing in 2024

Program 1 - community closet & food pantry the community closet and food pantry (closet) program addresses the immediate physical needs of child abuse victims and their families. The closet offers a comprehensive array of essential items to help families in distress, particularly those experiencing economic hardships, and transportation barriers. At the childrens advocacy center, we often encounter cases where the abuser serves as the household's primary source of income. For nonoffending parents, who are typically single mothers facing socioeconomic challenges, the support provided by the closet offers a vital reprieve as they navigate the path to preventing further victimization. By addressing their basic needs, we foster a sense of well- being for the children and enable the nonoffending parent(s) to focus on the child victim, process the trauma, strengthen the family unit, and begin the healing process. The closet provides: -non-perishable food items to combat food insecurity. -hygiene and household cleaning products to maintain safe living conditions. -toys and blankets to provide comfort and emotional support. -journals and gel pens for therapeutic purposes. -door alarms for families where the suspected perpetrator remains in the home. -gas gift cards to assist with transportation to forensic interviews, medical exams, and mental health appointments. -new clothing and shoe items to provide dignity and stability to struggling families. The closet fills a need identified by onsite agency partners at the sncac to provide necessities to children and families living in or at the edge of poverty. By working with sncac family advocates, who meet directly with families to identify need, the closet ensures that the most vulnerable families receive the support they need.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 54.4%; rating input score 54
• Program expense ratio: 68.1%; rating input score 68
• Fundraising efficiency: $25.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

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 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 20.3%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.94; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 25.7%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 27.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 29.6% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings