Francis House of Sacramento

What it reported doing in 2014

Francis house center is a community-based organization providing some of the most basic services and resources to those living on the edge as well as those who have become homeless. We believe that every individual deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. We give the disenfranchised and the destitute some hope and a helping hand to get them started on their way to self-sufficiency and self-respect. Francis house offers programs, resource coaching, and advocacy to the homeless and nearly-homeless. During the past year, francis house center served approximately 9,000 people, including nearly 450 children, through a number of our programs. Some examples are:- 215 families each received 7 days of temporary shelter in a local motel;- more than 75 of those families found stable housing with the help of our staff and volunteers;- 300 individuals were assisted in our job development center, where they received personalized coaching from staff and volunteers as they developed resumes, accessed on-line job opportunities, received counsel regarding job interviews, etc.;- 75 people found jobs through our job development center;- 20 people received transportation assistance to get to those jobs for their first few weeks until their first paycheck;- 3,400 bus passes were distributed to people needing to attend interviews, visit doctors, or apply for benefits;- 2,000 forms of identification were funded by francis house center; - 3,300 individuals received discount vouchers for their California id, reducing the cost from $28 to $8.in addition to our California id program, regional transit assistance, family rescue temporary shelter program, and the job development program, we offer free notary services, veterans' advocacy, a free eyeglass program, and hot coffee every morning.our staff and volunteers field numerous calls each day from those seeking information and referrals. Francis house center also produces "the street sheet," which is distributed widely among the homeless community and social service agencies and features a comprehensive and definitive listing of resources in the sacramento region for medical and dental care, housing and shelter, drug and alcohol programs, and more. Francis house center is one of the very few non-profit agencies in the region that provide clients with financial assistance to purchase California ids. Without a valid picture id, one cannot cash a check, board a greyhound bus, or even obtain food at many food closets that rely on ids to check zip code qualification. In the past year, we helped over 5,300 individuals obtain government issued identification.the following is an overview of our direct client costs for the 2015 fiscal year:- $520 for gasoline vouchers - $17,900 for California ids and drivers' licenses- $27,000 value in transit passes ($13,500 actual cost)- $3,000 for hospitality and hygiene supplies for clients- $65,700 for motel vouchers- $5,300 for food assistance- $1,150 for holiday gifts and meals our resource coaches help clients navigate the maze of social services in sacramento. Some of the resources to which our clients are directed are: - clothing closets, - welfare facilities,- safe houses for battered women, - alcohol & drug abuse programs,- food closets and meal programs, - legal aid, - housing resources and shelters, - jobs or employment programs, - veterans' services.francis house center has an agreement with the sacramento regional transit district by which we can purchase transit passes for 50% of face value to distribute to our clients. As a service to other area non-profits, we do all the ordering and distribution of passes so that they can offer the same to their clients. We assist approximately 75 agencies with this service.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 67.7%; rating input score 68
• Program expense ratio: 69%; rating input score 69
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.09 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 32; 32nd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 1.8%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.39; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 17%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: Limited
• Revenue growth: Limited
• Asset growth: Limited