Action for Life Sunlight Home

What it reported doing in 2024

We have two residential programs. Embrace is a short-term emergency housing program that offers participants the opportunity to stay throughout the duration of their pregnancy and up to eight (8) weeks after giving birth. Empower is a long-term housing program that offers participants the opportunity to stay up to their child's second birthday or two years from the date of the delivery, if they consider adoption for their baby. Our programs focus on parental education, mental and physical healing, spiritual growth, career and academic success, gaining successful employment and saving money. For 31 years, sunlight home has provided residential assistance to homeless pregnant women and teens. We recently expanded our efforts to include a short-term residential program and single mothers who are already parenting their children but struggling with housing. We have been able to assist more women, as many women need residential support during the time immediately prior to and before giving birth, as they are generally unable to work. Assisting these women during that time, even if shorter than we would like, has allowed us the opportunity to introduce them to new possibilities in their future, help with their resumes, teach them what it means to be a healthy and productive parent, ensure they receive proper maternal and post-natal care for themselves and babies and guide them to change in their lives. All our residents and their children live in a safe loving home environment where they are protected and cared for by our 24-7 staff. Women and minor children that give birth while at sunlight home have access to all of our programs and continual support of our staff and wealth of knowledge as to local resources. We offer all of our residents the opportunity to advance from wherever they are in their lives when they enter the program. Whether it be ged classes and tutoring, applying to college, passing the driver's test or high school, we are there to support them and guide them every step of the way. There are no other residential programs for pregnant women in collier county. We have been working tirelessly to build and strengthen relationships with other local organizations to build a stronger network and meet the ever growing needs of the community. We find that the biggest need of this demographic is continual support in a positive, uplifting and encouraging manner.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 83.6%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 90.6%; rating input score 91
• Fundraising efficiency: $51.32 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 78; 78th 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: 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: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.7%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.34; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 18.9%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings