Children's Alliance Resource Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461857650
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Topeka, KS, USA
Phone
7852355437
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,916,664
Expenses
$1,564,908
Assets
$2,420,361
Liabilities
$72,258

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANGELA HEDRICK (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • GINA MEIER-HUMMEL (PRESIDENT)
  • STEVE SOLOMON (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • KRISTALLE HEDRICK (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG 11/24))
  • RACHEL MARSH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 8/24))
  • SHANNA JAGER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG 8/24 THRU 11/24))

Highest reported compensation

  • RACHEL MARSH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 8/24)): $125,707 total reported compensation
  • SHANNA JAGER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG 8/24 THRU 11/24)): $110,778 total reported compensation
  • KRISTALLE HEDRICK (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG 11/24)): $11,283 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The resource network builds capacity to stregthen children and families by providing high quality programs and services.

What it reported doing in 2024

Training contracts administered by carn include a statewide training program offering model approach to partnership in parenting and on-going training for foster and adoptive parents, agency staff, community and social rehabilitation services professionals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 78.7%; rating input score 79
  • Program expense ratio: 99.5%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18.4%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.55; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 78.7% of revenue deployed · 99.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $126K · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 59/100.