Family Services of Metro Orlando Inc

What it reported doing in 2013

On march 31, 2011, family services of metro orlando ended its contract with dcf and united way. During our years, we protected more than 10,000 vulnerable children and empowered more than 5,000 families through a variety of contracted services including child abuse prevention, protective supervision, foster care, adoption and independent living supports. Children spent less time in foster care, and remained more stable in their placements. During the fiscal year, through a first ever partnership with ikea, family services redesigned the heart gallery of metro orlando featuring over 70 children awaiting adoption, partnered with the dave thomas foundation and wendy's wonderful kids to find adoptive homes for more than 200 children. During prioe fiscal years, family services leveraged both public and private resources by partnering with more than 300 community partners, maximizing possibilities for the well-being of vulnerable children and families. Through a merger with the 40 year-old community service center of central Florida, family services leveraged public and private dollars to expand its child abuse preventive services and emergency assistance programs. The merger generated a 3 to 1 impact for taxpayer investments and enhanced non-governmental assets in support of family services mission. Family services was committed to creating possibilities for children and families in central Florida. We created these possibilities through our innovative community partnerships. We aimed to reach children and families well beyond our organizational walls - into schools, homes, on the internet and through our caring partners. Family services partnered with americorps*vista to enhance programs that protect children and families for which poverty is a contributing factor for child abuse and neglect. Members of the national service program designed to fight poverty commit to serve full-time for one year at nonprofit organizations or local government agencies. Family services also served as the exclusive operating partner for public allies in central Florida. Twenty six allies served in eighteen local nonprofit organizations for ten months towards becoming the future leaders of our nonprofit community. Family services was the recipient of two grants from wendys wonderful kids, the direct-service signature program of the dave thomas foundation for adoption. This program leveraged the talent of experienced adoption recruiters throughout the u.s. And canada, moving children from foster care into permanent, loving adoptive homes. The heart gallery of metro orlando is an innovative, gallery-style photo exhibit highlighting children in central floridas foster care system who are currently awaiting adoption. The heart gallery was inspired by children, designed by iadt-orlando, and furnished by ikea. Members of the professional photographers society of central Florida donated their services to photograph the children. Since its launch in 2006, the heart gallery had been hosted by over 50 different locations throughout central Florida. In december 2008, family services launched a faith-based initiative partnering with social service organizations, local government and faith-based groups to recruit and support foster and adoptive families. More than 30 faith-based organizations had embraced recruitment efforts by hosting the heart gallery of metro orlando exhibit and coordinating orientation sessions for members interested in foster care and adoption family services and its partners worked together to identify programs aimed at providing youth with opportunities to better prepare for the future. Family services created an educational liaison program and supported the unique education needs of children and youth in Florida. Together they have connected over 60 percent of former foster youth with job opportunities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
• Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
• 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: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -40,975.7%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.07; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: -122.2% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -49% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings