Positive Childhood Alliance North Carolina

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
581366718
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Morrisville, NC, USA
Phone
9198298009
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,583,169
Expenses
$5,972,314
Assets
$1,973,781
Liabilities
$722,947

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Sharon Hirsch (President and CEO)
  • Christy Bradsher (Vice President and CFO)
  • Crystal Kelly (Vice President for Progra)

Highest reported compensation

  • Sharon Hirsch (President and CEO): $157,807 total reported compensation
  • Christy Bradsher (Vice President and CFO): $128,873 total reported compensation
  • Crystal Kelly (Vice President for Progra): $128,873 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina Ensures that child maltreatment prevention is a priority for North Carolina and all communities have the knowledge, support, and resources to prevent child abuse and neglect.

What it reported doing in 2024

PCANC aims to promote positive relationships and environments for children and families, fostering hope and resilience. Impact of Family Resource Centers: 61 Family Resource Centers (FRCs) were supported statewide, serving as community hubs for families. After Hurricane Helene, FRCs provided immediate crisis assistance, including food, clothing, and shelter. PCANC coordinated support among FRCs to effectively meet community needs during recovery. Child Safeguarding Policies Implementation: Many youth-serving organizations lack comprehensive child safeguarding policies, risking gaps in protection. PCANC developed a toolkit to help organizations create effective safeguarding frameworks, resulting in 100% success among 38 participating FRCs. This initiative aims to make safeguarding policies standard practice across all youth-serving organizations in North Carolina. Empowering Parents Through Leadership: PCANC expanded the Circle of Parents program to enhance parent leadership and support networks. The program empowers parents to advocate for their needs and strengthen their families. Community Partnerships and Spotlights: PCANC highlights partnerships that enhance family support, showcasing organizations like TFSS and Mountain Child Advocacy Center. Monthly spotlights celebrate community efforts and the positive impact of collaboration on family well-being. Local Coalitions Advocating for Families: Local coalitions in five counties worked to address stressors affecting families, focusing on policy change. PCANC provided advocacy resources and support, empowering communities to drive their own change. Successful initiatives include developing plans for family support and advocating for affordable housing. Capacity Building for Family Support Agencies: PCANC offers coaching and technical assistance to strengthen family support programs across North Carolina. 100% of surveyed participants reported increased knowledge from PCANC trainings, enhancing service delivery. This initiative adapts support to meet the unique needs of each agency, fostering resilience and effectiveness.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 78% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.

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: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.5%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 84.6%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 17th 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: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.37; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.5% of revenue deployed · 84.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $158K · 19 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.