Robin's Nest Children's Home
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 412011846
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Lake Elmo, MN, USA
- Phone
- 6055827019
- Rating
- 70
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Child Day Care
- Affiliation
- Christianity
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $658,477
- Expenses
- $580,466
- Assets
- $318,727
- Liabilities
- $3,569
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DEB CUTTING (PRESIDENT AND DEVELOPMENT)
- MIKE MYERS (VICE PRESIDENT & HR CHAIR)
People named in this filing
- LISA LEMIEUX (SECRETARY)
- LYNDA KIRKBY (HUMAN RESOURCES)
- SARAH BLOUSE (HE CO-CHAIR)
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
We pray that robin's nest children's home will provide a nurturing, loving, safe, christ-centered atmosphere in which all children will grow at their own speed - physically, mentally, and spiritually - so they may develop their own individual gifts, talents and abilities and become the person who god intended.
What it reported doing in 2024
Safe environment: many of the children that come to the nest are not accustomed to 3 meals a day, clean clothes, daily baths, a safe place to sleep, and unconditional love . . . But these basic needs are consistent essentials given to the children every day. Education: robin's nest knows that education is key in preparing the next generation. We have a preschool on-site to serve the nest kids as well as the surrounding community. Year-round staff teach the three-year olds through kindergarten in dedicated schoolrooms. We also have a dedicated homework room that is used every day after school.christian upbringing: jesus said let the little children come to me (matthew 19:14) and robin's nest is dedicated to doing just that . . . Leading kids to him and growing them into boys and girls that love god and each other. Our desire is for the children to know their heavenly fathers unfailing and unconditional love, forgiveness and healing.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% 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.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 55
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 56
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 83.1%; rating input score 83
- Program expense ratio: 94.1%; rating input score 94
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
- Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
- 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- 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: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 11.8%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.55; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 83.1% of revenue deployed · 94.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $546K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2010 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.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
- High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.