Maui Family Support Services Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The hoowaiwai kaiaulu project is an umbrella program that offers a range of services to support families, including kapili ke kahua home visiting (kkhv), hale hiipoi infant/toddler center in hana, kane connections, youth services, and the outreach and resource specialists (oars). Funded by the u.s. Department of education through the native hawaiian education program (nhep), this project aims to strengthen Hawaii families with children from infancy through age five. Its overarching goals are to support children in developing reading and literacy skills, serve at-risk youth, reduce underemployment among native hawaiians, and promote the hawaiian language. Kkhv is a no-cost, culturally grounded, family-centered program serving families on maui and moloka'i. It offers individualized, comprehensive support focused on building parenting skills, fostering nurturing relationships, and encouraging effective, positive guidance-all rooted in hawaiian values and culture. Families can enroll during pregnancy and receive home-based services until their child enters kindergarten. In fy2025, kkhv served 15 families/19 children in maui through 157 home visits. Nhep, the Hawaii state department of health, american red cross, and kaiser permanente fund the program. Hale hiipoi infant and toddler center is the only licensed infant and toddler child development center serving the hana community. It offers a safe, developmentally appropriate environment for children ages six weeks to three years, with a capacity of 12 children. In fy2025, eight (8) children were served. All children met age-appropriate developmental milestones, all families received home/school connection activities, and all children had completed a transition plan by age two. Nhep and the u.s. Department of health and human services, administration for children and families (dhhs-acf) office of head start fund the center. Kane connections provides group and one-on-one services for men in maui county who are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or other men who play other caregiving roles in children's lives. The program also offers papa makua, a parenting group based on native hawaiian values, open to men and women who care for young children. In fy2025, k? Ne connections served 498 men through 136 group sessions across maui county; 150 individuals served through 39 papa makua parenting group sessions. Nhep, the county of maui, the Hawaii state department of health, american red cross, and kaiser permanente fund the program. Youth services provides botvin lifeskills training (lst) in intermediate and high schools throughout maui and molokai. Sessions are held during or after school and focus on substance abuse prevention, communication skills, resisting peer pressure, and related topics. In fy2025, the program served 946 students on maui and 100 students on molokai. Nhep, the county of maui, and the Hawaii state department of health fund the program. Oars screens families on maui and molokai for risk factors and connects them to resources such as kkhv, other home-visiting programs, and relevant community services. In fy2025, oars screened 1,273 families and participated in community outreach events. Nhep, the Hawaii state department of health, and dhhs-acf, office of child care fund the program.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 91.7%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 92.2%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $400.28 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 95; 95th 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; 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: 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: NotApplicable
  • 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: 0.6%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.68; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings