Family Services of Westchester

What it reported doing in 2024

"fsw's education programs are comprised of early head start, head start, head start, prime time and universal pre-kindergarten.early head start is a federal program which serves pregnant women, infants and toddlers using either a home-based or a center-based delivery model. Early head start is designed to support parents in their roles as the primary influences on the education and development of their children.head start is a federally funded program for preschoolers from low-income families, intended to foster young children's development and well-being. Head start is designed to support parents in their roles as the primary influences on the education and development of their children. Within head start, four-year-olds can be enrolled in the universal pre-kindergarten program, a collaboration between fsw and the white plains city school district.prime time is a special education program that offers diagnostic, remedial, and preventive services to preschool children with developmental and/or learning disabilities. A variety of classroom models provide the least restrictive environment for each child based on his or her individual education plan. Services include speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and psychological and educational services and evaluations by licensed professionals. Bilingual evaluations are also offered.universal pre-kindergarten (upk) is a New York state department of education program funded to serve four-year-old preschoolers residing in the city of white plains who are entitled to attend the white plains city school district when they are of kindergarten age. Universalpre-kindergarten is a comprehensive early childhood program for children and their families that fosters the development and well-being of children.senior services fsw's homecare program provides services from our livable communities connections, gatekeeper and elder abuse prevention programs. Veteran's services this service area includes our vet2vet peer support & suicide prevention program. We have expanded our services to veterans and families from all areas without restrictions to service dates, discharge or dependency status we address problems that arise during military service, community reintegration, and offer individualized strategies to address the unique issues faced by the military/veteran community and their family our peer support program is backed by our case management program, aimed to address the most essential of human needs, housing, food stability, employment, benefits, and peer support our staff is comprised of former active duty combat veterans and veteran family members we served over 500 veterans during the fiscal year.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.1%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $224.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • 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: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -4.9%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.76; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.4%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings