Father's House Kids

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
721309470
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Phone
5043449552
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$437,336
Expenses
$424,981
Assets
$492,497
Liabilities
$45,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DIANE GOULET (PRESIDENT)
  • BONNIE KLEIN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DIANE GOULET (PRESIDENT)
  • BONNIE KLEIN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LISA OSBORNE (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Boys to men, men to husbands, husbands to fathers. Our vision is to dramatically improve the probable lifetime lineage and legacy of each person that we serve. We teach the boys that who they are today does not define them. Their mistakes and shortcomings do not define them. Our focus is to look forward to what lies ahead for them. We see a future that is full of potential for our boys and young men. We want to effectively provide them with the prerequisites they need to lead healthy, successful lives and to become citizens who take care of their families and are assets to the community. We focus heavily on historic and cultural restoration in both skill set and mindset as we impart the importance of their restorative contribution to the greater new orleans community. The cost of our mission is great. Its impact is priceless!

What it reported doing in 2024

To provide services and mentoring to approximately 400 boys from six to eighteen years old. Also, to provide stem in action and trades training for eleven to eighteen year olds offering training in the latest cutting-edge technology, including computer programming, drafting and design, and 3-d printing. As skills are solidified and character is proven, the organization's career corps training program offers a two fold approach to work training: teaching/instruction and practical application. In addition, an electrical apprenticeship program is available to the community for qualifying adults ages 18-40 by teaming up with youth restoration, inc (04-3616597).because of its distinctive architectural character, new orleans needs an abundance of master craftsmen artisans in the building trades to revive and preserve its centuries-old buildings and historic landmarks. For this reason, father's house kids has built a relationship with members of the new orleans master craft guild in order to provide them with young men who are prepared to enter their apprenticeship training program.

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.
  • 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.8%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.16; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $425K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 17 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.