Children's Home Society of Missouri

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
430652622
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2022
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3145349350
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$11,557,104
Expenses
$14,227,852
Assets
$39,951,558
Liabilities
$1,192,056

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

Leadership & pay

32 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • WOODS CHARLES (PRESIDENT)
  • NOLTE KAREN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • MATTHEW HALE (CPP CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • NOLTE KAREN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $225,374 total reported compensation
  • PETTIBONE PAULA (CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC): $144,938 total reported compensation
  • MATTHEW HALE (CPP CEO): $140,182 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 agency's overarching philosophy is based in the neurosequential model of therapeutics (nmt), developed by dr. Bruce perry. Nmt is a trauma-informed, developmentally sensitive approach to understanding the impact of a child's history on current functioning. Guided by nmt, familyforward's comprehensive services support the child, family, and broader community. Familyforward served 5,478 children, their families, and community members in 2020. Familyforward was the first agency in the st. Louis region to become site certified in nmt and holds the distinction of being phase two nmt trained by the neurosequential network. Familyforward is accredited by the better business bureau and council on accreditation, and has achieved the highest standard of donor transparency from guidestar, the world's largest source of information on non-profit organizations.

What it reported doing in 2024

Developmental trauma center - familyforward utilizes a developmentally-focused approach to understanding child development and the impact of significant childhood trauma. Every child and family is unique and it is essential to have a variety of models available so that treatment can be adapted for the individual. Familyforward has assembled a team of clinicians with training in a wide range of therapeutic interventions - this allows each child to be evaluated and for the appropriate intervention to be determined - as opposed to programs that offer specific interventions targeting only the presenting symptoms. Included in this project are individual, family, and group counseling services, psychological evaluation and trauma assessment services, and psychoeducational opportunities for parents and professionals - all focused on the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Familyforward also provides an intensive treatment program for three to five-year-old children who have been unsuccessful in other traditional day care and/or preschool settings because of behavioral health issues.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 67% 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.
  • 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: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 75.8%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 66th 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: -23.1%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.81; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96% of revenue deployed · 75.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 26 of 26 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $10.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $225K · 32 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 39 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 40/100.