Mom Starts Here Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811682516
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Schenectady, NY, USA
Phone
5189005657
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$235,254
Expenses
$232,453
Assets
$38,925
Liabilities
$64,742

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • KYLA SCHMIDT (FORMER VICE CHAIR/EXECUTIV): $76,576 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mom starts here is a nonprofit organization serving albany, rensselaer, and schenectady counties. We connect women in unplanned pregnancies, young moms, and families in need to the resources available to them. We look to meed their needs, empower them, and assist them in their parenting journey.

What it reported doing in 2024

Coaching & resource navigation: clients meet with a care coordinator to discuss needs, goals, and setbacks. Coaching is done with the client to set actionable steps towards goals, provide referrals to community resources, and empower clients with mindset shifts. Care coordinators work to get a holistic view of client needs as individuals, parents, and community members.parent education: parent education classes are conducted in family, women and children shelters, as well as one on one for individual clients. Courses available are infant 101 (newborn-2 years), toddler basics (2-4 years), and early childhood (5-7 years).community baby showers: baby showers are held in accessible community locations within albany, rensselaer, and schenectady counties. Showers are open to the public, where expectant mothers and parents of children 0-5 are provided with gently used baby clothes and baby items.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 81
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.7%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $26.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.2%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.66; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 32.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -24.7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.7% of revenue deployed · 83.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $194K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $77K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.