North Shore Holiday House Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

North shore holiday house (nshh), founded in 1914, is a charity that provides a tuition-free, two-week summer sleep-away camp experience for 200 girls ages seven through eleven each year. Nshh is accredited by the american camp association. Campers are at poverty level and come from nassau and suffolk counties. Nshh offers a recreational and educational "girl power" focused program. Many of the campers return year-to-year to enjoy fresh air, renew friendships and learn valuable skills. Nshh campers sleep in traditional cabins. Campers learn about nature and wildlife. They participate in art & crafts, yoga, dance, swimming and sports. Educators, artists and recreational specialists teach the campers new skills and expose them to new ideas. Nshh focuses on healthy eating habits providing three nutritious meals per day. Campers learn about nutritions and food by harvesting produce from the on-site garden. All campers meet the requirements of the usda guidelines for free and reduced school lunch. Campers come from varied circumstances; some are homeless, some have parents who are incarcerated, many are foster children or are raised by single parents or grandparents. All are poor. Fundraising for the program is a year-round endeavor which has provided this unique opportunity to thousands of girls over the years. An on-site thrift shop, fundraisers, an annual membership drive, private donations and corporate grants provide funding for operating expenses. Nshh maintains operations with seasonal staff, two full-time employees, many volunteers, and a dedicated board of directors.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.6%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 86.4%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $112.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 88; 88th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 5.4%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.01; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.4%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.6% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings