The Homeless Families Foundation

What it reported doing in 2024

Success bridge: partnership between hff and columbus state to assist homeless or housing unstable cscc students to become stably housed while working towards college graduation. Hff case managers help clients secure and maintain stable housing through goal planning, connection to community resources, home/community visits, financial assistance, advocacy, and assistance with basic needs. Cscc staff ensure that students are getting what they need academically, as well as linking them to other resources cscc provides. Clients can stay in the program for up to 2 years, or until graduation. Families served: 69 resiliency bridge: partnership between hff (housing provider) and workforce development programs such as goodwill, Ohio means jobs, new directions, etc. Workforce programs refer clients who are enrolled in high pay/high demand career path programs and are in need of assistance with housing stability. Hff case managers help clients secure and maintain stable housing through goal planning, connection to community resources, home/community visits, financial assistance, advocacy, and assistance with basic needs. Workforce programs monitor clients progress in training programs and ensure they are linked to other resources their programs provide. Clients can stay in the program up to 15 months (12 months of training, 3 months of aftercare), or until they have completed their training program and received 3 months of aftercare. Families served: 89 housing resource specialist: program focused on housing problem-solving for those at risk of homelessness; eligible families can receive rental assistance through era. Families served: 212 after-school and summer programs: providing educational, recreational, and social-emotional learning for kids age k-8. Families must be tanf-eligible for kids to participate. Program is located on the west- side of columbus, and families need to live within the area or attend schools within the area in order to be transported; other families may utilize the program and provide their own transportation if space allows. Families served: 47 spark: kindergarten readiness program for kids age 3-5 who are not yet enrolled in kindergarten. Parent partners do assessments and lessons with the kids while teaching parents activities they can do to boost learning skills. Families served: 130 family stability: housing case management and financial assistance available for education families, or for housing families who have been exited. Families served: 72 basic needs programming- hff operates a food and toiletries pantry where families can get emergency food and items such as toothpaste, shampoo, diapers, etc. Families served: 502 holiday programs- hff organizes spring and fall food drives that take place near the easter and thanksgiving holidays, as well as a back to school program that assists with school supplies, and a winter holiday program that assists with toys and gifts for families in december. Families served: 790

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 88.7%; rating input score 89
• Program expense ratio: 86.8%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $42.44 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• 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: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -2.2%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.9%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 20.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 18.9% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings