Franklin Community Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
141667397
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
Phone
5185879826
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,352,869
Expenses
$1,718,782
Assets
$5,640,274
Liabilities
$25,302

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HEATHER STRAUGHTER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STACIE ARPEY (DIRECTOR)
  • KRISTEN CORCORAN (DIRECTOR)
  • MATTHEW D'ABATE (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of franklin community center, inc. Is providing support, services, and resources that ensure core needs are met in our community.

What it reported doing in 2025

Core to the mission of franklin community center are initiatives such as our free store donation center, emergency food pantry, project lift-an after-school program focused on bolstering self-esteem-and provision of safe and affordable housing through franklin community manor, our efficiency apartments tailored for low-income individuals. In addition to our direct services, we actively engage in conversations to help with targeting the root causes of homelessness, enhancing access to affordable housing, combating food insecurity, promoting overall well-being, fostering financial stability, and facilitating access to support services. 2025 accomplishments include: in 2025, the free store welcomed 8,533 individuals who accessed clothing and household essentials through our donation center. We provided over 10,750 in rental, utility, and heating assistance, helping 47 households-supporting both adults and children-to remain safely in their homes and avoid displacement. A committed network of 200 volunteers generously contributed over 7,100 hours, playing a vital role in sustaining our staff, programs, and essential services. Over 300 drives and benefit events hosted and coordinated by the community raised 99,878 and collected 54,323 pounds of food and supplies.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 73% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.8%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 82.5%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $25.9 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th 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; 75th 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: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 26.9%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.28; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.8% of revenue deployed · 82.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Document-retention policy not reported.