Movefwd Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 411689632
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2009
- Location
- Hopkins, MN, USA
- Phone
- 9529884086
- Rating
- 87
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Student Services, Organizations of Students
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,677,336
- Expenses
- $1,564,283
- Assets
- $651,659
- Liabilities
- $133,454
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ANGELA GAUTHIER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- ANGELA GAUTHIER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $131,495 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Offering housing support, barrier-free mental health therapy, homelessness prevention and other services for youth and their families in the west metro.
What it reported doing in 2024
See schedule o.school & community mental health - 150 youth received cost free low barrier indiviudal & group therapy in 1265 sessions. We connected with 217 youth through mental health outreach (school & community tabling, classroom presentations, 1:1 introductions). 91% of youth indicated saying no to things that are dangerous or unhealthy and/or plan ahead and make choices they feel good about (decision-making skills) as measured by the yip outcome survey, movefwd youth counseling survey. 82% of youth indicated improvement in working toward a peaceful solution when there is conflict and/or talking things through instead of getting into a fight as measured by the yip outcome survey, movefwd youth counseling survey. 100% of youth improved relationships with caring adults by indicating a better relationship with parent/guardian and/or having more adults to go to for support, as measured by the yip outcome survey, movefwd youth counseling survey. 100% of youth participating in individual therapy showed progress on mental health treatment goals, as measured by the treatment plan progress review assessment. Transitional living program - move forward housed 20 youth through out scattered site transitional living program. -90% maintained their housing and program participation. -80% increase their income from employment. -90% improved independent living skills. -90% stably housed at exit; -80% increased income; 95% remained out of shelter at 6 months -5 youth-led families, 4/4 parenting youth referred to supportive services. Homeless youth case management (drop-in and outreach) - 62 youth utlized our drop-in center during 235 visits. Our outreach program made 567 youth contacts. Of the youth who utlized drop-in and outreach services 38 utlized ongoing case mangement services to help them achieve their goals. Drop in center outcomes: 235 visits, 102 bus passes or tokens provided, 59 meals provided within the drop in center, 7 youth completed coordinated entry assessments to facilitate accessing housing. Drop in center has on site laundry and showers available. Food and hygiene supplies. Outreach program outcomes: took place at 4 west metro schools, community/street outreach and events. -1492 supplies distributed (winter gear, food, bus passes, harm reduction supplies, hygiene supplies). Hennepin plus - 31 youth recieved care coordiantion services. : -100% of participants who graduated or obtained a ged, also completed enrollment into college, obtained employment, or enrollment into employment training. -100% of participants had increased engagement at school compared to previous school year. 100% received career exploration and career competencies training. Schools to housing -24 families with 43 children received case management services to stabalize their housing. -89% of participants maintained or increased total income. -80% of families stably housed at program exit. -89% of students remained in school district of origin.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Grant-funded. 76% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 85% 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 82
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 40
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 80.7%; rating input score 81
- Program expense ratio: 86.6%; rating input score 87
- Fundraising efficiency: $31.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 6.7%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 80.7% of revenue deployed · 86.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $131K · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 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.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.