Our Friends Place

What it reported doing in 2025

Transitional Living Centers (TLC)Our Friends Place operates two Transitional Living Centers (TLC) Beazley House (est. 1992) and Pauline's Place (est. 2015) in Old East Dallas, providing safe, stable housing and comprehensive on-site support for single women ages 18-24 who are experiencing homelessness. Each site offers three furnished apartments with private bedrooms and shared living spaces, serving up to 18 residents total. Residents receive individualized case management, goal development and service planning from on-site managers. Program requirements include weekly case management meetings, enrollment in education or vocational training, part- or full-time employment and saving a minimum of 10 percent of earned income. Weekly life skills groups address workforce readiness, financial literacy, housing stability, resource navigation and goal setting. Residents also participate in off-site professional and social experiences to build social capital. In 2025, 35 women participated in the TLC program; residents lived in the program an average of 209 days, saved an average of $850 and earned an average of $15.15 per hour (Our Friends Place, 2025 Annual Report).SOAR to Success Non-Residential Prevention and Education ProgramSOAR to Success (Strengths, Opportunities, Allies and Resiliency) is a non-residential prevention and education program serving youth ages 12-24 who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, housing instability, abuse, neglect and poverty. Launched in 2017, SOAR delivers life skills education, mentorship and case management through schools and community settings, utilizing a structured curriculum under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. The program operates through four modules: SOAR Discovery Groups Weekly 30-minute small-group sessions for high school students at Title I campuses in Dallas County school districts and at Exall Recreation Center during the summer, focusing on life skills, financial literacy, social capital and case management.SOAR Youth Workshops One- to two-hour life skills sessions for all ages, delivered in partnership with community agencies including Dallas ISD's Homeless Education Program, Buckner International, Dallas College, The Stewpot and others.SOAR Taking Flight A 20-hour curriculum for women ages 18 and older who have experienced abuse, neglect, poverty or homelessness but are not in immediate need of housing, meeting weekly for eight weeks to build stability through goal clarification, skill development and action planning.SOAR Adult Allies Workshops Life skills training for parents, educators and youth-serving professionals, offered with Continuing Professional Education (CPE) and Continuing Education Units (CEU) through conferences, national convenings and annual training events.In 2025, SOAR to Success served 2,288 participants, delivering 780 impact hours through Discovery Groups, 981 impact hours through Youth Workshops and 132 impact hours through Adult Allies (Our Friends Place, 2025 Annual Report).

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 70.7%; rating input score 71
• Fundraising efficiency: $3.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th 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; 64th 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: -62.5%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.63; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 9.2%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.7% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings