Childrens Nurturing Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
721553818
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2014
Forms available
Form 990 2014
Location
Fairfield, CA, USA
Phone
7074220464
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,143,786
Expenses
$3,097,730
Assets
$558,986
Liabilities
$442,333

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Deborah Davis RN (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Deborah Davis RN (CEO): $114,596 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2014. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To promote healthy parent-child relationships through support services and education. Children will develop socially, physically, and emotionally through nurturing and personal growth, leaving a legacy of hope for future generations.CNP's vision is to assure that families create communities that embrace the value of raising children in a stable, nurturing environment so that each new generation of children will have the opportunity to develop to their fullest potential as active, productive, healthy members of the community

What it reported doing in 2014

Partnership for Early Access for Kids Initiative (PEAK)PEAK is a county wide multi-agency partnership that provides prevention and early intervention services with the goals of early identification and treatment for special needs, and prevention of child abuse and neglect. The Organization is the lead agency in a seven agency collaborative, and provides coordination for the entire initiative. PEAK service strategies include developmental screening and assessment, parent coaching, parent and provider education, and short term treatment. Families engaged in PEAK services are linked to partner agencies and services as appropriate to their individual needs. The Organization's Family Support Specialist provides a developmental screening and refers the family for higher level of services as indicated, such as Regional Center, School Districts, mental health, or the pediatric health care provider. The Organization is also a recognized vendor for the State of California Department of Developmental Services, and provides one-on-one (home-based) and group (center-based) infant development intervention for children eligible under the California Early Start program from birth through thirty-six months. The Organization is a contracted provider for children referred by North Bay Regional Center (Solano and Napa Counties), and Alta California Regional Center (Yolo County).

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 91% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 93
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 88.3%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.81 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd 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: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 19th 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: 1.5%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.79; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3.7%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.3% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.3% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87% of revenue deployed · 88.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $115K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2013 to 2014
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.