Lauren's Kids Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In honor of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month, the Lauren's Kids Foundation announced the return of 'Walk in My Shoes; a 1,500-mile trek across Florida to raise awareness, educate communities, and empower survivors of child sexual abuse. The statewide awareness walk began on April 3, 2024, at the Southernmost Point of the U.S. in Key West and ended in Panama City on April 27th, with over 20 stops along the way in partnership with Florida's sexual assault treatment centers, children's advocacy centers, child protection units, Bikers Against Child Abuse, local schools, and more. Walk in My Shoes began in 2010 as a way for Senator Lauren Book, Founder and CEO of Lauren's Kids, to navigate through her own healing journey - walking from the home in which she was abused more than 500 miles to the steps of the Historic Florida Capitol. Over the next eight years, Lauren's annual trek grew to include thousands of participants walking statewide to raise awareness about child sexual abuse and honor the 42 million survivors living in the U.S. today. "We're so excited to bring the Walk in My Shoes back to Florida's highways and byways - walking 1,500 miles across the state to shine a light, shatter the stigma, and educate communities to keep kids safe," says Senator Lauren Book. "One in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys will suffer sexual abuse before graduating high school - and 1 in 5 children who touch a digital device will be sexually solicited online. The statistics are staggering, but the solution is clear: 95% of child sexual abuse is preventable with education and awareness. That's why we walk." Child sexual abuse is a silent epidemic happening in every single zip code across Florida and the United States is one of the most under-reported victim crimes. Local sexual assault treatment centers and children's advocacy centers often have waiting lists for survivors seeking services. The Walk in My Shoes aims to help shine a light on the important work being done at these local centers, while educating communities about prevention. The Walk also includes stops in classrooms across the state for Lauren, a former classroom educator, to teach lessons from the foundation's EMMY Award-winning Safer, Smarter Kids and Safer, Smarter Teens personal safety and abuse prevention curriculum programs - currently being used to educate millions of students across the country each year. Thank you to everyone who joined us on the road in April 2024 during National Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month for our Walk in My Shoes 1,500-mile trek across Florida! Whether you joined us for a block, a mile, or more, every step counts in the fight to prevent child sexual abuse and help survivors heal.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 73.9%; rating input score 74
• Program expense ratio: 79.4%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: $19.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 20th 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: 63.3%; rating input score 63; 17th 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: 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: 8.3%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.74; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 13%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings