Childrens Advocacy Center of Collin County Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The caccc is one of the only children's advocacy centers in the nation to co-houseall of the professionals involved in child abuse cases in one location. Thisincludes child protective services caseworkers for collin county, and detectivesfrom the collin county sheriff's office, plano, melissa, allen, anna, frisco, mckinney, and wylie police departments. All members of the team work collaboratively with caccc staff to ensure children are safe, help them heal, and ensure justice is served. Caccc staff facilitates multi-disciplinary team staffings bi-monthly with all professionals involved in the cases to ensure the case is progressing and nothing falls through the cracks. Free training is provided for all team members several times a year on such topics as human trafficking, testifying in court, and cybercrimes. Caccc also collaborates with the collin county district attorney's office to facilitate the "collin kids in court program" four times a year. This program helps children that have to testify in criminal trials against their offender understand the court process and lessen their fear. It also helps parents understand how to support their children during this traumatic time. All members of the court team are involved, including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, court reporters, and bailiffs. Volunteers are the support system for the multidisciplinary team that makes up caccc. The caccc also has a community education initiative, and last year provided information about abuse and internet safety to 1,550 children and adults. 4,823 hours were donated by volunteers to special events, child-care, clerical, and other caccc activities. Numerous corporations also volunteer. The center also has a volunteer puppet troop that educates kindergarten through second grade students about ways to stay safe from abuse. In fy25 this puppet troop conducted 52 performances in 32 schools for 8,040 kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade children. Pediatric medical exams are provided through a partnership with children's medical center plano (cmc). Exams are provided at the reach clinic at cmc. Cmc is the leading expert in child trauma. In f25, 160 pediatric medical exams were performed.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 79.4%; rating input score 79
• Program expense ratio: 79.8%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $8.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 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: 1%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.82; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings