Southwest Georgia Children's Alliance Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Southwest Georgia children's alliance, inc. Is an umbrella organization focused on the prevention of child maltreatment. We operate three separate, yet mission aligned, programs each with a specific role related to child safety, permanency and wellbeing. The programs are as follows: sowega casa serves children who come before the juvenile court due to allegations of abuse and/or neglect. As required by the 1974 child abuse prevention and treatment act (capta) (public law 93-247, amended in 1996), states are required to provide a guardian ad litem or casa to every abused or neglected child whose case results in a judicial proceeding. This requirement is echoed in Georgia's state law. Since fiscal year 2009, our program has served 100 percent of the children with open deprivation cases in the juvenile courts in the 12 counties it serves. Our chins program serves a population of children designated by the 2013 passage of hb 242 -- who by committing criminal acts that were only crimes because of their status as children - as at-risk of deprivation and as a result may be delinquent. These behaviors include running away, curfew violations, affray, and truancy. The lighthouse cac provides the front-line sane and forensic interviews to all children referred within the southwestern judicial circuit 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The initial forensic interview provides for: crisis intervention, family assessments, information and referrals for other needs, public education, multi- disciplinary team (mdt) case review of each case monthly and child fatality case review coordination/participation/facilitation, expert testimony, parent education, behavior modification sessions and advocacy.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 68.6%; rating input score 69
• Program expense ratio: 70.9%; rating input score 71
• Fundraising efficiency: $151.91 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 90; 90th 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • 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: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 3.3%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10.9% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 13.7% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings