Forbes House

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341291205
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Painesville, OH, USA
Phone
4403577321
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Violence Shelters

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,018,132
Expenses
$1,048,093
Assets
$1,563,380
Liabilities
$227,582

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES LEVINE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • KATHLEEN D STRANCAR (EXECUTIVE DI): $80,534 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of forbes house is empower individuals and families to end the cycle of domestic abuse. The vision of forbes house is to help victims thrive and to foster an end to domestic abuse through education and advocacy.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization operates forbes house, a temporary residential shelter for victims of domestic violence. Forbes house services and programs include: shelter - forbes house provides safe, supportive shelter 24/7 and can house 30 victims, including children. Helpline - available 24 hours, 7 days a week for crisis intervention and to provide information and referrals. Advocacy - our legal and family advocates assist abused adults and their children by acting as liaisons with the bureaucracies they encounter. Children's program - the children's counselor assesses the needs of the children, assists in their recovery and helps parents enhance their parenting skills. Community education - speakers address victims, schools, businesses, and community groups on domestic violence, emotional and date abuse. Aftercare - our goal is to help those who have left the shelter remain in healthy, nonviolent relationships. Counseling - peer counseling is available for victims as needed with shelter advocates. Long-term professional counseling services are facilitated by shelter advocates to partner victims with the local agency of their choice. 2025 accomplishments: - 1,109 crisis calls - 174 survivors - 11,186 bed nights - 6,600+ services to 546 individuals - 398 court advocacy

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.
  • 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.6%; rating input score 72
  • Program expense ratio: 91.5%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $43.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.9%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.6% of revenue deployed · 91.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $959K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $81K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 45/100.