Thornwell

What it reported doing in 2024

Community-based: building familiesthornwell's community-based family intervention operates program sites in: - South Carolina o 2 full-time supervisors: - mid/low sc - upstate sc o operating sites: - greenville (1 site with 2 staff and 1 vacant position) - clinton (3 sites with 2 staff and 1 vacant position) - columbia (1 site with 1 staff) - myrtle beach (1 site with 1 staff) - charleston (vacant) - Georgia and Florida o 1 full-time supervisor o operating sites: - dunwoody, ga (1 site with 1 staff) - lilburn, ga (1 site with 1 vacant position) - tampa, fl (2 sites with 2 staff)the building families program provides in-home counseling to children and their families, with the mission of providing high-quality, trauma informed, attachment focused clinical intervention, along with school-based counseling services. Building families also offers parenting classes and group workshops (both in person and virtually) which are open to the community. During 2024, in-home services and virtual service options were provided to serve families who were out of our service area. In 2024, our program served a total of 962 children and family members. This was a 22% decrease from the previous year. In 2024, building families served children and families in the following ways: - 161 families impacted by parenting classes and/or participated in workshops - 1,210 in-home therapy sessions - 300 virtual therapy sessions - 97% of families attained stability in their homes at conclusion of services - 81% of families successfully completed the clinical program - 81% of caregivers reported improved relationships - 83% of those served reported an increase in skills to handle future problemsthe building families program is an intensive therapy program, assisting families to increase overall functioning and to improve family relationships. Additionally, the treatment services focus on decreasing interfering behaviors, supporting caregivers, and processing significant transitions. Families are supported in achieving their personalized goals concentrating on family connectedness, developing new skills, and reducing stress for caregivers. Building families strives to improve communication and healthy family functioning through the use of clinically supported practices, using a trauma-informed perspective, based on trust-based relational interventions (tbri). All therapists are master level educated with full or provisional licensure in their field. Foster carethornwell's foster care program was established in march 2016 as a child placing agency (cpa) licensed by the South Carolina department of social services. Thornwell's foster care program is designed to equip, train, support and retain well-trained foster parents to ensure stable foster placements for children in South Carolina. Providing children in need with safe homes to support trauma recovery and healing while their families cope with crisis is a priority for the foster care program. Thornwell foster care continues to serve the upstate, midlands, and pee dee areas of South Carolina. The foster care program has 7 staff members including a foster care program director, program supervisor, program coordinator, 1 foster care lead family specialist, 2 foster care family specialists, and 1 foster care licensing specialist.thornwell's recruitment efforts are led by the program marketing and recruitment specialist. This role serves as the point of entry for all individuals inquiring about fostering and provides information, clarity, and support until the decision to apply to foster is made. This position is integral to targeted recruitment efforts and plans. The foster care program has adopted trust-based relational intervention (tbri), an evidence-based therapeutic approach, to train foster care staff to work with foster parents to meet the needs of children from hard places. Thornwell organizes a quarterly family fun day for foster parents and their children so families can meet and network with each other

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 84.7%; rating input score 85
• Program expense ratio: 77.6%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • 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; 66th 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: 2%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.8%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings