Friendship Home Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
048295500
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Norwell, MA, USA
Phone
7816598202
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
In-Home Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,819,593
Expenses
$4,183,059
Assets
$9,476,299
Liabilities
$463,020

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDREA MANSFIELD (PRESIDENT AND EXEC. DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANDREA MANSFIELD (PRESIDENT AND EXEC. DIRECTOR): $219,233 total reported compensation
  • HEATHER WAHLE (DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT): $169,362 total reported compensation
  • EVA MONAHAN (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND AD): $156,386 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 friendship home is to enrich the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families by providing quality respite and support services in a safe and caring environment.

What it reported doing in 2024

Bridges to work programthe bridges to work program offers job training and placement opportunities as well as enriching activities and life skills training for adults with developmental disabilities. The program served 70 individuals in fy25, of which a significant number work in paid jobs throughout the community. The remaining program participants are working toward employment by participating in internships, on the job training and classroom training where they choose their classes on a quarterly basis. Friendship home works with many community businesses to develop work opportunities for our enthusiastic and well trained workers. Job coaches provide on-site coaching as needed and maintain ongoing relationships with employers. Enrichment activities include vocational exploration trips to businesses, advocacy trips, travel training and recreational outings that help to build confidence and skills.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 70% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - Most voting board members are independent 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 fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.1%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 71.5%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

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: 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 13.2%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.27; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.1% of revenue deployed · 71.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $219K · 16 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.