Florence Fuller Child Development Centers Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
591312245
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Boca Raton, FL, USA
Phone
5613917274
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Child Day Care

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,174,336
Expenses
$9,632,026
Assets
$13,098,320
Liabilities
$549,106

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

Leadership & pay

27 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATT PAWLOWSKI (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (THROUGH 11/24))
  • MATTHEW SCHEER (PRESIDENT & CHAIRMAN)
  • STACEY PACKER (PAST PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT CHAIR)
  • ELLYN OKRENT (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • ERIC ROBY (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (FROM 6/24))

Highest reported compensation

  • ELLYN OKRENT (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $173,663 total reported compensation
  • MARSHA LAVENDER (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $123,818 total reported compensation
  • ELEN DE PAULA (DEPUTY DIRECTOR): $114,466 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of children from economically challenged families with the goal of preparing children for a lifetime commitment to learning and empowering their families to build a brighter future. Through education, employment assistance, and a powerful support system of teachers and staff that truly care. We believe every child should have the chance to learn, grow, and experience success in school and life regardless of their ability to pay.we are the children and families in this community who are trying so hard to keep up with the demands of everyday life.we are the children who need help with accessing opportunities that give us food, shelter, an education and a strong family.we are the community who believe in social investment and understand that the best contribution we can make is in the adults of tomorrow.we are florence fuller child development centers.

What it reported doing in 2024

After school program/out of school time program: a.c.e.s (academic, character education and spark-a physical fitness program), provides a safe and enriching environment for children in kindergarten through 5th grade, monday through friday until 5:30 p.m. We approach child development in a holistic manner by providing extracurricular activities that not only improve academic achievements but also enhance physical well-being and social skills, all of which are critical in the development of a healthy, well-rounded, and successful adult.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 61
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 84.5%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $19.43 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 14th 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: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 5.3%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.36; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.3% of revenue deployed · 84.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $8.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $174K · 27 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 56/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Related-party transparency scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule R controlled transactions itemized did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.