Family Promise of Whitfield County
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 261939758
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2017
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2017
- Location
- Dalton, GA, USA
- Phone
- 7065294637
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Emergency Assistance
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $111,611
- Expenses
- $133,116
- Assets
- $38,112
- Liabilities
- $82
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2017. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CHERYL BAUCOM (VICE PRESIDENT)
- DOUG KEENER (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- TIM BAUCOM (DIRECTOR)
- SUSIE BROWN (DIRECTOR)
- JASON DENSON (DIRECTOR)
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 2017. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of family promise is to work with homeless familiesand those at risk of homelessness to achieve housing stability. Familypromise assists these families by providing individualizd casemanagement, connection to local resources and limited financialassistance with rent/deposits, power bills or other needs.through case management, family promise seeks to guide thesefamilies to self-sufficiency by overcoming barriers such as lack ofeducation & job training, addiction and mental health issues.in 2017 family promise assisted 245 families (761 people) throughcooperative efforts of churches (19), volunteers (approximately 275donating time, job opportunities, furniture, clothing, other itemsneeded by the families) and professionals donating legal and medicalservices. We have also spoken to and advised an additional 535people in cases where financial assistance was not needed.
What it reported doing in 2017
The mission of family promise is to work with homeless families and those at risk of homelessness to achieve housing stability. Family promise assists these families by providing individualizd case management, connection to local resources and limited financial assistance with rent/deposits, power bills or other needs. Through case management, family promise seeks to guide these families to self-sufficiency by overcoming barriers such as lack of education & job training, addiction and mental health issues. In 2017 family promise assisted 245 families (761 people) through cooperative efforts of churches (19), volunteers (approximately 275 donating time, job opportunities, furniture, clothing, other items needed by the families) and professionals donating legal and medical services. We have also spoken to and advised an additional 535 people in cases where financial assistance was not needed.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 81
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 26
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 86.1%; rating input score 86
- Program expense ratio: 72.2%; rating input score 72
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -19.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -19.1% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 86.1% of revenue deployed · 72.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $96K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2012 to 2017
- 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.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.