Harbor House of Central Florida Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Home prevention - The most critical end of the spectrum is homicide prevention. This component involves crisis intervention services that protect victims at that most dangerous time when they make the courageous decision to leave their abuser. These programs include a 24-hour emergency hotline, EARLY VICTIM ENGAGEMENT ("EVE") partnership with law enforcement and the Department of Children and Families, injunctions for protection, and the emergency shelter. The major programs that accomplish this are: Early Victim Engagement (EVE) - This innovative program brings together advocates, law enforcement, and child protective services to prevent homicides and serious injury for hundreds of survivors in highly dangerous situations each year. As a supplement to traditional services, EVE partners identify high lethality cases and refer them to the Organization for emergency intervention. Legal Advocacy - Providing assistance and support to survivors with injunctions for protection attorneys, translation services, court accompaniment, and crisis intervention. Crisis Hotline - Operated 24 hours per day, advocates respond to a call on average every 15 minutes, 365 days a year. Providing crisis counseling, referrals, after-hours injunctions, and support, this lifeline is a critical component to crisis intervention. Emergency Shelter - With 120 beds and its 24-hour hotline, the program employs state certified staff and offers onsite counseling, case management, and crisis intervention. Child Care - The Organization offers licensed childcare five days a week at no cost to survivors residing in the shelter. With a capacity of serving 60 children, plus afterschool programming, this state of the art, trauma-informed program helps children recover and gives parents the time they need to find housing, employment, and tend to legal matters, all of which enable them to become economically independent and thereby freeing them from dependency on the abuser. Kennel - In Central Florida, not only is domestic abuse the leading cause of child abuse, but it is also a leading cause of animal cruelty. Those living with violent abusers know too well what can happen to an unprotected pet and will not leave their pet to an uncertain fate. The Paws for Peace Kennel, Central Florida's only safe haven for pets of domestic abuse survivors, is located on the Organization's five-acre campus, where survivors can conveniently spend time with their pets and participate in human-animal interaction that will support trauma therapy for both. The kennel's mission is to support survivors fleeing abuse so that they can bring their pets to safety as well, keeping the entire family together. In-Kind Donation Center - The In-Kind Donation Center is a multi-functional, innovative facility for a domestic abuse shelter that was designed to improve the Organization's capacity in both the immediate and long-term future. The Organization is able to house all of its valuable in-kind donations - from cleaning and maintenance items to food and baby supplies. The Organization is better positioned, both financially and through improved service delivery, to meet the needs of domestic abuse survivors and position them for future success, safety, and prosperity.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.7%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 85.7%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $24.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

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: -2.2%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.45; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings