Hope Cottage Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Infant Adoption & Pregnancy Services: The Infant Adoption program placed 6 children with adoptive families and provided 12 birth parents with counseling and pregnancy support services. Hope Cottage pregnancy clients receive case management, emotional support and guidance to help them plan the best possible future for themselves and their infants whether they choose to parent or choose adoption. Hope Cottage provides information and referrals to pregnancy clients and direct assistance for housing, food, clothing and other basic needs as resources are available. Expectant parents who have children under three years of age may participate in group classes in addition to individual counseling. Clients may receive life skills training, parenting classes, and other services to help them as new parents. All pregnant and parenting clients are eligible to receive direct client assistance for basic needs for themselves and their children. 2024 Pregnancy clients = 19 Families who adopt through Hope Cottage Infant Adoption program are required to complete education hours prior to being accepted; fees are charged on a sliding scale based on family income. Post adoption services are available to adoptees and their adoptive and birth families at low or no cost. 2024 Infant Adoption families = 132024 Infants placed for adoption = 62024 Post Adoption clients= 69In addition, our Infant Adoption department supervised the opening of CeCes Place, our maternal medical clinic in partnership with HHM Health. CeCes Place provided care to over 100 pregnant and postpartum clients. Services include state of the art medical care (including diagnostic ultrasound, immunization, screenings, and high-risk pregnancy care), case management, and access to transportation, baby items, and social services. Case management is provided by our bilingual Master of Social Work who works with each patient to ensure non-medical determinants of health are addressed at the point of care.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.6%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 76.6%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • 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: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 11.9%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.51; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.5%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings