National Florence Crittenton Mission

What it reported doing in 2024

Educationnational crittenton worked with crittenton agencies, survivors of violence and neglect. And partner organizations to provide education, resources, and information to decision makers, influencers, and funders to increase their understanding of the needs and potential of girls and young women who are survivors of abuse and violence, with a specific focus on girls of color. This included communicating the need for the gender and culturally responsive, trauma informed, strength-based services they need to heal and thrive. Girls @ the margin national alliancewith over 12 years of national organizing since its inception in 2010, g@tm continues today to support relationship building and collective action among partners focused on eradicating the oppressions experienced by cis and trans girls, and gender-expansive young people. Founded by national crittenton and rights4girls, and co-steered by these organizations in partnership with the national women's law center, georgetown center on poverty and inequality, and girls inc., the alliance has entered a new phase of re-imagining an alliance that will be of the most benefit to girls and gender-expansive young people. This process has included discontinuing the steering committee to provide optimal flexibility during the collaborative revision process. G@tm continues to engage partners working in local, state, and national communities on monthly calls and through regular messaging and communication and readily adapts to meet the needs of community partners. G@tm also provides resources, support, and connection to advocates, service providers, and others working to center the wellbeing of girls and gender-expansive youth. Impact (invincible mamas pushing action & change together)national crittenton (crittenton) received support from the annie e. Casey foundation (aecf) to directly engage young adult parents to help identity and advance advocacy for programs and policies that support their needs and potential. Core to the project was working with a young parent advisory committee (ypac) of current and former young parents as advisors and active members of the project team. The goals of the project are: to determine key areas of policy and program needs; to identify gaps in current young parent led advocacy efforts and determine interest/need for more young parent lead advocacy; and to recommend a strategy to engage young parents in a national organizing and mobilization effort. Today, ypac is known as impact and is powered by a group of young mamas of color from California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, New York, and Oregon, including three tribal nations. The network is committed to identifying and eradicating the biased policies and broken systems that hinder their ability to support their children and achieve economic security.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.9%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 77%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $34.42 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • 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: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 1.4%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.11; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 29.2%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -9.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings