Families and Friends Network of Greater Columbus
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 883958550
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Worthington, OH, USA
- Phone
- 8778295500
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $108,881
- Expenses
- $84,268
- Assets
- $120,483
- Liabilities
- $284
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
10 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- BETTE FEIST (PRESIDENT)
- JOE LELONEK (PRESIDENT EL)
People named in this filing
- BETTE FEIST (PRESIDENT)
- JOE LELONEK (PRESIDENT EL)
- MARGARET TABIT (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide independent living support services including social, educational and recreational activities for adults with mild developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. Within the overall mission, working objectives include supporting independence and quality of life in the home for the individuals we serve. Ffn-gc plans and carries out social activities and events beneficial to those we serve, and provides emotional and other support for members as needs may arise. Ffn-gc also provides fundraising and community outreach.
What it reported doing in 2025
Social/recreation programming for contractors who designed and lead classes and activities. Expenses also included rent of facilities for the classes and expenses for groceries, snacks and supplies used in the classes and activities. Other expenses were ticket expenses for events and transportation costs.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 68
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 69.8%; rating input score 70
- Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 89
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 22.6%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.43; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 69.8% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $75K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.