Fhgr Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

2024 program service accomplishments summary in 2024, first hour grief response, inc. Significantly expanded its grief support services to individuals and families experiencing sudden loss. The organization trained 13 new grief mentors and group facilitators, increasing capacity for one-to-one and group-based services. We held 68 first-time individual grief mentoring sessions, addressing the acute needs of adults facing sudden loss. Youth services saw meaningful growth. Our hopewave in-school grief program partnered with four schools, delivering grief support in seven classroom settings and serving 49 students. Additionally, 18 youth (ages 8-18) attended monthly youth grief workshops, providing peer connection and creative outlets for healing. We provided targeted support to marginalized populations. The strides for healing suicide-loss program served 6 attendees through a therapeutic workshop. Exodus, a bi-monthly support group for the unhoused population, consistently reached an average of 5 participants per session, addressing grief in a high-risk community. Our specialized grief support groups were held at multiple locations, including marquette and secc blankenbaker, for people grieving the loss of a spouse, child, parent, or miscarriage. We also facilitated bible-based grief support studies for deeper spiritual processing. Our thrive workshops-monthly creative healing events for grieving adults- were held nine times, featuring activities such as painting, bracelet making, and mandala creation, with an average of 6-8 attendees each. The holiday grief workshop, held at studio nulu and featuring author sandy gross, hosted 18 grieving participants and 5 staff members, providing tools for coping with seasonal grief triggers. In november, we conducted two "how to help a griever" luncheons (totaling 20 attendees) to educate community members and professionals on grief sensitivity. Program services overview core programs included: "one-to-one grief mentoring "hopewave in-school youth program "monthly youth grief workshops "holiday grief workshop "emdr therapy scholarships "strides for healing suicide-loss support "thrive (adult connection workshops) "grief support groups (loss of spouse, parent, child, infant/miscarriage) "bible-based grief studies "exodus: support for the unhoused program service expenses and income program services expense: 87,294 program services income: 14,261 (includes 50% of salary for diane curtis clark due to direct service delivery in hopewave and client support; includes related marketing expenses.) client support & grief mentoring space expense: 66,844 client support income: 51,524 (space used for healing sessions, group facilitation, and workshops.)

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 78.4%; rating input score 78
• Program expense ratio: 83.5%; rating input score 83
• Fundraising efficiency: $51.25 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 6.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 16.4%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 17% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings