Dakota Family Solutions

What it reported doing in 2025

Dakota family solutions (dfs) continues to offer a variety of services for local families, including supportive services/groups, educational/preventative resources/events, and some mentoring. Special emphasis remains on teen moms/single moms/mothers and women (all ages) in our community.in 2025, dfs provided two teen mom classes (teen mom class #1: includes pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum care for mom, infant care, infant and child cpr, and healthy and safe relationships. And teen mom class #2: includes health and safety, emotional health, play and milestones, self-care for mom, attachment and bonding, and parental presence.) for credit at the local high school. 6 teen moms participated in teen mom class #1, with 5 completing it for credit. It included 61 class meetings. 3 teen moms participated in the teen mom class #2, with 2 completing it for credit. This class included a total of 22 class meetings. 9 teen moms participated in one or more of the 83 class meetings throughout the year.dfs also offered moms in our community a weekly gathering throughout the school year that covered parenting and self-growth. We had 13 moms participate in one or more of these (11 spring/16 fall meetings), 27 meetings, and included childcare provided by dfs for 8 children during one or more of them. There was also a playgroup for these moms with 7 meeting times in the spring and fall, with 10 moms and 17 children participating in one or more of them. Overall, in 2025, there were 33 meetings with 13 women and 17 children participating in one or more of these offerings.a weekly encouragement group was provided for single moms (10 spring/12 fall sessions) throughout the school year. 8 single moms attended one or more of these 22 meetings, which covered navigating relationships, including rebuilding broken trust, how to establish trust in new relationships, and understanding and implementing boundaries to keep relationships healthy. 10 children were present for one or more of the meals graciously provided by 7 community members for these meetings. Local community members hosted this weekly group in their home for our meetings.this year, dfs connected with 5 organizations/community members who implemented 4 events for the ember moms and children we serve. They provided 2 prayer board craft nights (one for our single moms and one for our moms), a photoshoot for single moms and teen moms and their children, and a yoga and craft event which included supper for all our ember moms. Dakota family solutions provided and implemented 1 event: our annual end-of-year celebration, which included a taco bar and a time to visit. 17 moms, 2 adult guests, and 25 kids participated (or were cared for while their mother participated) at one or more of these 5 events/opportunities created just for them. 7 volunteers and 2 staff members organized and implemented these events.in 2025, dfs offered 2 groups for women in the community. There were (10 spring/12 fall) weekly meetings. 22 women participated in one or more of these 22 meetings. They studied boundaries, how to implement them in relationships, and how to move forward once boundaries have done their work. Childcare was provided for 3 children during one or more of these meetings.we also provided about 23 one-on-one mentoring sessions for the women we serve. A total of 14 women/moms met with dfs staff for one or more of these sessions.in summary, in 2025, a total of about 54 women were served through the above programs/events, including about 34 children who were often involved with services as well.in 2025, we continued our outreach to the residents of 2 different independent living homes. At the first home, 15 residents and 4 visitors participated in one or more of the 28 meetings we had in the year; we averaged 7-8 people per meeting. There was a core group of about 11 who were very committed to attending. At the second home, 11 residents and 1 visitor participated in one or more of the 28 meetings we h

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.8%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 89.1%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 16.1%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.86; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 68.5%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -1.3% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings