Teen Empower Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Teen emPower! Inc. (TEI) presents high-quality sexual health education for middle and high school youth, helping them build healthy relationships, increase their decision-making skills, and manage the peer and social pressures during their adolescent years. Evaluations of TEI's school-based programs show consistently strong results for effectiveness and impact. Our programs work! For over a decade Oklahoma has remained among the states with the highest teen birth rates in the country. Oklahoma County has the largest number of births to teens each year, resulting in large numbers of young people who are unable to complete their education, lack the ability to support a family, and are not prepared to be a parent. We can change this! Thanks to TEI's innovative peer education programs, extensive school and community partnerships, and leadership on adolescent health, births to teens in Oklahoma County have been reduced by over 50% during the last decade. We have a track record of success! Mission Statement: Our mission is to empower, educate, and motivate adolescents to make informed decisions for their sexual health.ValuesEmpower - We give young people the knowledge, skills, and confidence to protect their health, build positive relationships, and expand opportunities for their future.Educate - We partner with schools, parents, caring adults, and young people to provide quality sexual health education to adolescents without judgment, shame, blame, or guilt.Motivate - We inspire young people to make informed decisions about their sexual health, relationships, and life choices in ways that respect their voice and encourage them to reach their potential.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 86.4%; rating input score 86
• Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $20.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th 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: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 2.7%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 14.1%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 26% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings