The Family Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042771011
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Somerville, MA, USA
Phone
6176288815
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,184,023
Expenses
$1,899,238
Assets
$5,894,124
Liabilities
$154,506

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MONICA ZENO-MARTIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MONICA ZENO-MARTIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $165,600 total reported compensation
  • LANITA MCCORMICK (DEPUTY DIRECTOR): $159,907 total reported compensation
  • KATHRYN WILSON (SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR): $133,722 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to fundamentally transform family and community wellbeing by centering on strengths-based, trauma-informed approaches that help families and communities thrive.

What it reported doing in 2024

Parent trainings and policy work parent trainings: our evidence-based parent programs foster community connectedness and reduce stress through the creation of social networks of parents and caregivers. Parenting journey provides training on six 12-14 week curricula: parenting journey i, parenting journey ii, parenting in america, parenting in recovery, parenting journey for fathers, and my journey. Our research shows that parents who participate in parenting journey improve in several key areas that are known to promote family wellbeing.it is proven that parents and children thrive when provided the tools and resources they need to adapt to stress, decrease anxiety and foster healthy interactions and social connectedness with others.policy: our advocacy creates opportunity systems that acknowledge the intersection of economic justice and parenting, and uplift parent leaders to fight for policies that promote equity. We recognize that inequity adds to the everyday stressors of parenting, perpetuates cycles of poverty and trauma, and prevents parents from realizing the futures they, and their families, deserve. We facilitate parents organizing around the issues that matter to them, and hold space for them to create strategies to advance policies that reflect their values. We work collectively to ensure economic justice is a reality for all families. We encourage and support social change leaders to create change in their communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 84% 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 the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 85.5%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.72 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.1; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.6%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75% of revenue deployed · 85.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $166K · 13 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $178K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 48/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.