Peaceful Family Solutions Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
471066879
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Edmond, OK, USA
Phone
4056012773
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$693,792
Expenses
$605,395
Assets
$655,129
Liabilities
$176,532

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

People named in this filing

  • MIKE BARCUM (CHAIR EMERIT)
  • MARK BURSON (SECRETARY)
  • AMANDA DUNNING (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Peaceful family solutions dba peaceful family Oklahoma (pfo) offers free trauma-informed, age-appropriate, evidence-based, hope-centered programs through day camp and school-based models for children aged 4-18. A key component of the approach is peer-to-peer support, which helps build resilience and coping skills among participants, also known as protective and compensatory experiences (paces) to counter the cumulative negative effect of adverse childhood experiences (aces). As the only organization of its kind in Oklahoma, pfo aims to break the cycle of generational addiction, address stigma, and foster emotional well-being for the estimated 250,000 Oklahoma children impacted by addiction in their families, who are eight times more likely to develop substance use disorders themselves without intervention. The organization also offers continuing care to families via family support groups, virtual caregiving groups and family playdates. Pfo's programs are endorsed by the Oklahoma depart

What it reported doing in 2024

Peaceful family solutions dba peaceful family Oklahoma (pfo) delivers free evidence-based, trauma-informed, age-appropriate, hope-centered programs through day camp and school-based models for children aged 4-18 who are impacted by drug or alcohol addiction in their families. A key component of the approach is peer-to-peer support, which helps build resilience and coping skills among participants. As the only organization of its kind in Oklahoma, pfo aims to break the cycle of generational addiction, address stigma, and foster emotional well-being for the estimated 250,000 Oklahoma children impacted by addiction in their families, who are eight times more likely to develop substance use disorders themselves without intervention. The organization also offers continuing care to families via family support groups, virtual caregiving groups and family playdates.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 77% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.7%; rating input score 77
  • Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.7%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.08; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.7% of revenue deployed · 87.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $531K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.