Partnership for Children of the Foothills Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
562014947
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Forest City, NC, USA
Phone
8282458673
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,518,109
Expenses
$1,267,083
Assets
$398,953
Liabilities
$30,949

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BARRY GOLD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • BARRY GOLD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $111,640 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To assist the community in sharing with families the responsibility of our children. Furthermore, partnership programs and services will strive to assure that every child in rutherford, polk and mcdowell counties will grow in a healthy, safe, supportive, nurturing environment that instills hope, encourages dreams, maximizes potential and produces productive citizens.

What it reported doing in 2024

Family support activities included circle of parents programs, dolly parton imagination library program, and the play to learn program and community outreach. The circle of parents program provided a parent support group through weekly meetings so parents can gain self-esteem, overcome isolation and improve their parenting skills. 156 adults participated in at least one session. The dolly parton imagination library program offers an opportunity to prepare children for kindergarten by exposing them to the concepts of print, encouraging child/parent reading and increasing early literacy activities in the home, thereby stimulating the child's interest in reading and learning. Participating children receive an age appropriate book each month from time of registration until age 5. 40,270 books delivered, 3264 children served. The play to learn program provided free, weekly two-hour play groups involving parents/caregivers, children, and a facilitator. The program promoted positive and healthy outcomes for children birth-five years of age and supported parents and caregivers as they prepare their children for kindergarten. 3 group sessions conducted. 34 parents and 42 children attended at least on session. 111 on-site sessions. Community outreach programs goal is to increase parenting knowledge about high quality early education, child health and safety, and consistent physical activity and proper nutrition. 4 community presentations presented; 14 outreach events held; 15 newsletters produced; 25,465 families received newsletters; 3,180 website hits; and 5 press releases.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 85% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 72% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.3%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 71.1%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 85.1%; rating input score 85; 36th 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: 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: 16.5%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.2% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.3% of revenue deployed · 71.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $901K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $112K · 22 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 32 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 13 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.