Families Flourish Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Families Flourish creates a future where our families are empowered to unleash their talents and pursue their goals and aspirations. By addressing barriers and fostering self-confidence, families will be equipped to navigate their lives effectively using program tools designed for lifelong success. Since welcoming our first 10 pilot families in 2018, Families Flourish has grown to serve 120 families-representing 331 people directly, including 123 adults and 208 children-through December 2025, reflecting both strong demand and proven impact. Most participants increased their income while in the program and for many who did not, they were engaged in education and training programs to put themselves on a path to economic stability. These outcomes reflect sustained improvements in financial stability, workforce advancement, and overall family well-being. We remain deeply committed to measuring and strengthening outcomes, with independent evaluation by a team from The Ohio State University's School of City and Regional Planning consistently demonstrating meaningful progress for participating families. Full evaluations are made publicly available on our website annually. Independent analysis by Scioto Analysis shows that programs like Families Flourish can generate up to $7 in social and economic value for every $1 invested, driven by higher lifetime earnings and reduced public costs. In fact, scaling this model to serve 1,000 families in Ohio could produce approximately $320 million in long-term economic value, making Families Flourish a powerful investment in stronger families and communities. In response to the program's strong outcomes and growing interest from communities across the state, Families Flourish has begun expanding through an affiliate model, with the first partner program-Families Flourish Miami Valley-launching in mid-2025 to bring this proven approach to additional families in Ohio. Conversations are welcome with communities and partners interested in exploring future Families Flourish affiliate programs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 46%; rating input score 46
• Program expense ratio: 67.6%; rating input score 68
• Fundraising efficiency: $11.78 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 96.3%; rating input score 96; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 36.2%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.51; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 45.9% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 17.9% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 35.3% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings