Our Little Haven

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
431567500
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3145332229
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,061,376
Expenses
$2,855,710
Assets
$19,311,016
Liabilities
$148,250

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SCOTT HUMMEL (PRESIDENT/EXEC. DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MICHAEL BAHLINGER (TREAS/DIR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS): $209,484 total reported compensation
  • SCOTT HUMMEL (PRESIDENT/EXEC. DIRECTOR): $203,993 total reported compensation
  • LIZETTE SMITH (DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL PROGRAMS): $142,247 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our little haven's primary purpose is to assess, treat and heal the youngest victims of child abuse and neglect and those children suffering from mental health issues. Our little haven's treatment provides a community based, early intervention model, which includes a suite of programs designed to help those young children suffering from the trauma of abuse and neglect and other mental health issues. Our little haven is relentlessly committed to providing early intervention services for children and families. Our community of professional caregivers creates a safe, secure and healing environment for those impacted by abuse, neglect and mental or behavioral health needs. We make the hurting stop, the healing begin and the love last, one family at a time.

What it reported doing in 2024

See schedule othe keystone program's objective is to improve the mental health and wellbeing of clients who traditionally have limited access to mental health care. A collection of services are offered including: outpatient assessment & treatment: our little haven offers outpatient counseling and psychological services to the general public through the keystone program. Licensed psychologists and counselors provide assessment (all ages) and treatment (ages infant-12, adults and families) at the agency offices. Psychiatric consultation may be scheduled as needed following intake with clinicians. Problems addressed include: depression, anxieties and fears: school problems including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or learning disorders: behavioral problems such as temper tantrums, defiance or rule-breaking: reactions to family problems, life changes or loss of loved ones; difficulties following traumatic events and concerns about a child's development. Assessment services include psychological evaluations, mental health assessments, early mental health screenings/developmental screenings, parenting assessments and bonding assessments. Outpatient services take place at the keystone services building. 215 clients served in fiscal 2025.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 65% 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.
  • 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.9%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 75.8%; rating input score 76
  • Fundraising efficiency: $5.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 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: 6.7%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.76; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.5%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.9% of revenue deployed · 75.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $2.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $209K · 18 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.