Domus Kids Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The bridgeport detention center (bdc) and hartford detention center (hdc) summer programs are summer academic enrichment programs conducted at bdc and hdc through a contract with the state court support services division. Staff work with youth detailed at bdc and hdc prior to sentencing or after sentencing, but before assignment to a correctional facility, on academic, social, and emotional skill-building and enrichment.family advocates help students and their families address social, emotional, and life challenges to reduce their impact on school-day learning. Family advocates work at stamford public schools.domus operates afterschool programs at the turn of river middle school, kt murphy elementary school and toquam marnet school in stamford. These programs offer a diverse array of recreational and academic enrichment programming, providing a safe space for over 100 students at each school to build new skills, improve their academic outcomes, and build relationships with caring adults.the juvenile review board (jrb) program offers first-time misdemeanor offenders an alternative to the juvenile justice system.the project new hope program engages high-risk youth who are on the path to/or are already engaged in violence and/or gang activity.domus works is a youth employment program comprised of several youth-run businesses. Working alongside professionals, youth are paid while they learn vital hard and soft skills which help them get and keep jobs. The program's target population is stamford youth aged 14 to 25 at high risk for adult unemployment and/or justice system involvement. Businesses include bike repair, small engine repair, culinary, nail-hair salon and woodworking.here to help program is a collective impact program that helps students and families access the school and community resouces and information needed to ensure students succeed as they re-engage in school post pandemic. Partners include the stamford public schools, family centers, and other non profits. Domus works with middle and high school students and families for between 3 and 18 months, providing interventions and support to get them back on track in school. These interventions connect students with community resources and/or reconnect them to school. Domus conducts intensive community outreach (including home visits) to determine if these sutdents moved, need adult education, or need to be re-engaged in school.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 82.5%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $12.66 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 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: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • 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: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -24.2%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.31; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13.7%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings