Florida Keys Childrens Shelter Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
592605356
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tavernier, FL, USA
Phone
3058524646
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,570,893
Expenses
$3,311,217
Assets
$3,113,066
Liabilities
$316,742

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BENJAMIN D KEMMER (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • BENJAMIN D KEMMER (CEO): $164,780 total reported compensation
  • ALVIN BENTLEY (CFO): $136,463 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Provide shelter for children.

What it reported doing in 2024

As in years past, the Florida keys children's shelter tracks the number of clients served in both residential and non-residential programs through a variety of reporting systems (netmis, jjis, clienttrack, grant solutions, etc).additionally, we keep metrics for participants during and after program activities including: 1. Changed attitudes and/or values 2. Changed behavior 3. Improved well-being 4. Remain free of incidents of abuse or neglect while in the program 5. 85% of exits will have completed service; 90% of clients will receive a 30 and 60 day follow-up; 90% of youth will be discharged home or to other appropriate setting; 90% of youth completing services will report living at home at 30 and 60 day follow-ups; 75% of youth completing services will report attending school regularly at 30 and 60 day follow-ups; 99% of youth admitted will have completed intake and needs assessment initiated (now labeled "nirvana assessment initiated")client's served residential services (homeless or at-risk youth ages 0-17) (7 days/24 hours) - 164community based counseling (at-risk youth ages 6-1) (m-f 8 am - 5 pm) -212street outreach & drop-in center (homeless or at-risk youth ages 0-21) (m-f 10 am - 5 pm) - 99transitional living program (homeless or at-risk youth ages 16-22) (7 days/24 hours) 14summary formatthe Florida keys children's shelter continued to serve at-risk and homeless youth through various programs, effectively monitoring progress and outcomes using systems like netmis and jjis. In the past year, we provided residential services to 164 youth, community-based counseling to 212, and outreach to 99 individuals. Our transitional living program supported 14 young adults. Key outcomes included 85% of residential clients completing their services, 90% of clients being appropriately discharged, and 75% regularly attending school post-discharge. Beyond these measurable impacts, our programs fostered positive community and behavioral changes in the youth we serve, contributing to a safer, healthier community environment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 65% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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 the filed numbers largely add up. 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: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.8%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 86.4%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.48 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.3%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.94; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.1%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.8% of revenue deployed · 86.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $165K · 15 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.