Things of My Very Own Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
900370316
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Schenectady, NY, USA
Phone
5186305143
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$855,616
Expenses
$576,317
Assets
$2,844,714
Liabilities
$12,751

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RAYN BONCIE (VP/CEO/PROG DIR)

Highest reported compensation

  • RAYN BONCIE (VP/CEO/PROG DIR): $110,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Things of my very own, inc. Provides crisis intervention services and programs to children who have been impacted by extensive abuse and/or neglect. The organization also provides services to children and families who are at-risk of a child protective services intervention solely due to not having items necessary for sustainability. The organization works to keep children with their non-abusive family members and out of the foster care system whenever possible.

What it reported doing in 2025

CRISIS PREVENTION SERVICES/SUSTAINABILITY PACKAGESA. NECESSITIES PROVIDED TO FAMILIES TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR A CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES INTERVENTION (E.G. EMERGENCY CLOTHING, FOOD, HYGIENE ITEMS, COATS, DIAPERS, MATTRESSES, ETC.)TOTAL UNITS SERVED: 9,736B. REFERRALS AND ASSISTANCE WITH NAVIGATION SERVICES (E.G. ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM, HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES, ETC.)Educational, Support and Prevention ProgramsA. Programs to address other critical needs including: the development of a healthy self-concept and other important initiatives to address the social, emotional, educational and basic needs of the entire family.TOTAL UNITS SERVED: 1,906

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.7%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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; 78th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 32.6%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.94; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.1%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.7% of revenue deployed · 82% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $473K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $110K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.