Manning Family Children's

What it reported doing in 2024

Community care and outreach programs: in march of 1998, the board of trustees recognized that children's hospital, with its richness of talent and programs and its financial resources, was well positioned to identify and address obstacles to the welfare of children in the community. Therefore, a standing committee of the board of trustees has been charged with developing and monitoring all services and benefits provided to the community.the hospital also provides a large array of community-education programs, wellness programs, research activities and special programs for the handicapped and medically underserved. These include, but are not limited to, the following: (continued on schedule o)children's hospital outpatient center of baton rouge was immediately established following hurricane katrina to reach out to patients who relocated to the baton rouge area. Clinic space was purchased for children's hospital's pediatric specialists and pediatricians to see patients on a weekly basis. The clinic is fully staffed to meet the needs of the growing pediatric population in baton rouge. Children's hospital burdin riehl clinic was established in lafayette to meet the needs of those patients who relocated to the area following hurricane katrina. Both the baton rouge and lafayette clinics provide care with the same guidelines as the hospital - no child is ever turned away. The metairie center and the lakeside clinic are satellite clinics for pediatric specialists who see patients in the metairie area. The northshore clinic is a satellite clinic for pediatric specialists who see patients in the covington and mandeville areas. The children's healthcare assistance plan (chap) provides physician and hospital services at no cost to children whose family income is too high to qualify for medicaid but whose lack of resources limit their access to quality healthcare. Free care provided by the hospital, at established charges, was approximately $22,767,677 for the year-end december 31, 2024. Benefits to the indigent also include charges more than government payments for services provided to medicaid beneficiaries of approximately $755,656,709 for the year-end december 31, 2024. In addition, children's hospital had to write-off approximately $7,408,083 of patient care charges that could not be collected from patients. The parenting center is a community resource program providing support and education to parents across the metro new orleans area. The goals of the center are to promote confidence and competence in parents, to encourage optimal child development, and to enhance the well-being of the entire family. The parenting center offers 1) parenting classes, 2) telephone advice and counseling sessions about parenting, 3) a safe and age-appropriate play space for parents with their young children, encouraging interaction among the families and staff, 4) community outreach programs at schools, businesses, and other institutions and events, as well as biweekly television segments and articles in parenting publications.the morgan rae center for hope is a comprehensive child abuse program providing state-of-the-art medical evaluations in a home-like cottage setting near audubon park. Beyond providing clinical excellence in child abuse forensic medicine, the morgan rae center for hope is active in treatment, consultation, prevention, training, and education.the specially trained physicians and nurse practitioners at the morgan rae center for hope provide medical evaluations to more than 1,000 children a year from across Louisiana and southern Mississippi. These medical providers aid in the proper recognition of child abuse, including child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, and child neglect.the morgan rae center for hope is home to specialized staff to assist with the comprehensive management of possible child abuse. Trained nurses assist the medical providers in reassuring the child and family that the medical exam is not painful. A case manag

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 57.7%; rating input score 58
• Program expense ratio: 79.8%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $2.78 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • 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: 97.4%; rating input score 97; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 46th 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: 29.2%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.76; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings