Foundation for Human Services Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
934838558
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Coconut Creek, FL, USA
Phone
5618534055
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$396
Expenses
$592,249
Assets
$1,137,257
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Daniel Panitz (Former President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Daniel Panitz (Former President): $138,780 total reported compensation
  • Dora Elsy Castaneda (Vicepresident): $129,000 total reported compensation
  • Eva Finklestein (Treasurer): $31,250 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Provides human services support throught program development, operational, coordination and mission related service.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Foundation carried out charitable, educational, and outreach activities focused on supporting underserved and vulnerable individuals and families. Activities included educational discussions, development and distribution of educational materials and books, podcasts, digital educational content, community support initiatives, and programs promoting emotional well-being, mental health awareness, personal development, education, and social support.As a social impact organization, the Foundation provides emotional support, educational resources, guidance, and opportunities that empower individuals and families to overcome challenges, build resilience, and improve their quality of life. Through mentorship, training, entrepreneurship initiatives, publications, and online outreach, the Foundation helps individuals develop skills, confidence, and greater independence. During the year, the Foundation's educational and outreach initiatives reached an audience of more than 40,000 individuals through digital platforms, podcasts, publications, and social media content. These programs were supported by approximately 24 volunteers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 63% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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 a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 83.6%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -149,457.8%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.92; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 50.5%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 81.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -149.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -32.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 83.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 2 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $495K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $139K · 3 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 4/100.