Family Service of Montgomery County Pa

What it reported doing in 2024

Substance abuse prevention: school-based, in-home and community-based services are provided to prevent and intervene in the problem behaviors that contribute to substance abuse, violence, and anti-social behavior. Prevention initiatives include pottstown family center, cheltenham communities that care (ctc), pottstown community coalition for youth, montgomery county drug and alcohol community prevention project, as well as a variety of national model parent education and family strengthening programs. The family centers serve families with the following programs and services: parents as teachers; parent caf, families in recovery; pottstown early action for kindergarten readiness (peak); parent education workshops; parent-child playgroups; family reunification and child abuse prevention programs. The family centers serve families with the following programs and services: parents as teachers; parent caf, families in recovery; pottstown early action for kindergarten readiness (peak); parent education workshops; parent-child playgroups; family reunification and child abuse prevention programs. Montgomery county reentry initiative was established by the agency in collaboration with montgomery county correctional facility, montgomery county adult probation and parole department, and the criminal justice advisory board in response to the need to intervene with high risk individuals to reduce the rates of recidivism in montgomery county, and to increase the likelihood of successful reentry. Case management, national model intervention approaches and supportive services are provided in the correctional facility, the community and in-home.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 84.9%; rating input score 85
• Program expense ratio: 90.7%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: $34.72 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • 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: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.02; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.9%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15.9% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 11.1% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings