Foothills United Way Inc

What it reported doing in 2017

Volunteer connectionfoothills united way's volunteer connection, one of the first volunteer referral centers in the nation, strengthens the communities of boulder and broomfield counties through volunteer advocacy and engagement. Through maintenance of an online database, special publications, one-on-one advising, customized team projects, and an annual day of caring, volunteer connection supports over 250 area nonprofits in their volunteer recruitment. In addition to building a culture of volunteering, last year alone volunteer connection provided over $125,000 in volunteer time to the community. Imagination librarythrough enrollment in dolly parton's imagination library, children ages 0-5 receive a book mailed to their home each month. Through 2018 over 2,400 children have graduated from the program and over 108,180 books have been distributed through fhuw's imagination library, increasing the likelihood of school readiness.familywizefamilywize prescription discount program: in the last two years, 40% of people in the united states have either skipped filling a prescription or reduced their doses because the medicine was too expensive. To address this, foothills united way, boulder county, and the city of boulder have partnered to bring the familywize prescription discount program to our local community. Cards are distributed through local nonprofit agencies, city of boulder services, and foothills united way. In 2018 this program helped approximately 2,000 families save over $230,000 on prescription drug costs. Digital access for alldigital access for all works to ensure that everybody living in the boulder valley school district is online and digitally literate by 2023. Their focus is on skill building and access to both digital devices and the internet across three target populations: families on limited income with school-aged children, adults for whom english is not their first language, and elderly adults. The collaboration includes nonprofits, school districts, community partners, family resource centers, and local libraries.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 86.6%; rating input score 87
• Program expense ratio: 74.4%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 36.8%; rating input score 37; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 22nd 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: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -16.4%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.33; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -18.6% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -9.2% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings