The Drake House Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The Drake House, Inc. is a crisis residential assessment center for homeless women and children in north Fulton County, Georgia. It provides immediate residential housing, combined with an empowerment program designed to provide stability for the children and assist the family in working toward housing self-sufficiency. The Drake House, Inc. addresses the long-standing need for emergency housing for women and children in the north Fulton community. It offers residential housing and in-depth assessments to families. The target population is single mothers with minor children. These mothers may be unemployed or underemployed and lack sufficient income to meet all expenses of life in the north Fulton community. Women and children entering The Drake House are offered a variety of support services to empower, educate, and move them towards self-sufficiency. Residents participate in a goal setting process and empowerment plan. Initial goals include addressing medical needs of the mother and the children, and the educational needs of the children. Onsite life skills classes are conducted every week on topics such as job readiness, personal finances, parenting skills, and health and wellness. An advocacy program provides encouragement, motivation, and support during the family's stay. The goal of The Drake House, Inc. is to create an environment that allows homeless families to be included in north Fulton community life, enjoy a stabilized, improved quality of life, make increasingly responsible choices, exert greater control over their life competencies, develop and exercise their competencies and talents, and experience personal security and self-respect.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 76.2%; rating input score 76
• Program expense ratio: 82%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $17.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 56; 56th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• 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: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 9.4%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.31; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.8%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings