National Center for Fathering Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
481083848
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Springdale, AR, USA
Phone
4797513535
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,565,391
Expenses
$1,699,441
Assets
$352,667
Liabilities
$544,476

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAREY W CASEY (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • DAVID MCCLURG (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRIAN BLOMBERG (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER): $131,831 total reported compensation
  • CAREY W CASEY (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $112,516 total reported compensation
  • STEVE WILSON (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER): $105,788 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The national center for fathering is a social enterprise using the power of fathers and father figures to build a better world. The center offers products, training and programming to help fathers be more intentional in the lives of their kids for the purpose of creating multi-generational social impact.

What it reported doing in 2015

Father training conducted by the national center for fathering includes live training events and workshops presented to the public by the center. These include the quenching the father thirst train-the-trainer workshop, 7 steps to a successful watch d.o.g.s. Program workshop and other curriculum developed by the center for use in a variety of settings. During the fiscal year, the center presented public and teleconferenced training events with total attendance of 2,416. Train-the-trainer workshops were conducted by others equipping 60 individuals to deliver training in their communities and 893 small group study guides were distributed or sold for use in community and faith-based fathering classes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 95% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 13
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 63.2%; rating input score 63
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 22nd 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: -8.6%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.54; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.3%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -21.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 63.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $132K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2009 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.