Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Head start/early head start- eicap's head start and early head start is a free education program for children ages 0-5 who meet eligibility requirements to receive services. Our program utilizes research-based curriculums to promote each child's development and prepares children to be successful in kindergarten. The program utilizes developmental screeners that focus on speech, physical ability, social skills, problem-solving, social emotional growth, and behavior, which helps program staff to individualize our services to meet the needs of each child. Our program promotes health and wellness by ensuring children have a continuous source of medical and oral health care, updated immunizations, vision and hearing screenings, and promotes healthy habits through active play, healthy meals and snacks, and practicing family-style dining. Our support staff works with the families to foster relationships, build upon families' strengths, help families set goals, support the family's well-being, and increase self-sufficiency. We strive to help parents understand their important role in being their child's first, and most influential teacher. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to be involved in their child's education so they can bring the love of learning from the classroom to their home. Our program is dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where children and families can feel safe, supported, and where continual learning and growth happens daily. We validate the distinct personality and learning style of each child by creating an environment of trust, respect, and acceptance. In the 24-25 fiscal year, we served 138 head start children in 127 households and 75 early head start children in 65 households.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
• Program expense ratio: 86.4%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 38th 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; 66th 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: -0.1%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.41; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings