Familylinks

Overview

Mission

To positively impact lives through integrated community, behavioral, and social programs. While our services and locations have grown over the decades, our mission remains the same, to help individuals and families in our region become Strong. For Life. For over 65 years, the programs and support of Familylinks have served the vulnerable populations of western Pennsylvania, while continuously growing and evolving to meet the needs of the individuals and families in our community. Familylinks work began in 1956 as the Parent & Child Guidance Center in the South Hills, where children with behavioral, health needs and developmental and intellectual disabilities, and their families could find support. The Whale's Tale was founded in the East End in 1970 to help youth experiencing homelessness and provide treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. In 2001, these two important organizations...

Operating model

Revenue model

Earned-program. 90% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.

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.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 67
• Transparency & Controls: 85
• Accountability: 100
• Sustainability: 51
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 69.3% of revenue deployed · 74.2% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 19 of 19 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
• Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $19.7M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $318K · 30 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $836K reported
• Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
• Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
• Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
• 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.
• Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

• Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 34/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 40/100.