Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.

What it reported doing in 2024

Child education: tri-valley head start, child & family programs provide comprehensive child development services to children and families with a special emphasis on promoting children's school readiness. Tri-valley operates both a migrant seasonal head start/early head start program, and a regional head start and early head start with fifteen centers located across mn and nd. In the 2024-2025 program, migrant seasonal head start served 620 children under the age of six and 44 pregnant women. Region v head start served 130 children ages three to six years old and early head start served 84 children under the age of three years old and 4 pregnant women. The average attendance for migrant seasonal head start/early head start was 94%, rv head start was 87% and early head start was 86%. Promoting nutritional well-being of children is a vital component of tri-valley head start, child & family programs. Tri-valley's classrooms implement the farm to early care curriculum developed by tri-valley nutrition staff. Children are provided with homemade, nutritious meals while learning about food and nutrition in the classroom. Meals were provided for 117,677 migrant seasonal head start/early head start children and 53,600 meals were provided for head start/early head start children. Tri-valley head start, child & family programs also recognizes health is also an important foundation of school readiness ensuring that all child health and development concerns are identified. Families are linked to an ongoing source of continuous, accessible care to meet their health needs. Migrant seasonal head start/early head start assisted 91% of children in getting up to date on physicals as well as 92% up to date on dentals. Rv head start assisted 92% of children getting up to date on physicals and 82% of children up to date with dentals. Early head start assisted 78% of children getting up to date on physicals/well-child checks. Tri-valley head start, child & family programs is known for providing learning environments that are safe, nurturing, engaging and enjoyable. Providing culturally, linguistically and developmentally appropriate programming that focuses on the process of learning and helping children develop a sense of independence, social competence, confidence and responsibility. Services are provided to ensure the needs of children with disabilities are supported and are included in program activities. Migrant seasonal head start/early head start served 49 children with an iep or ifsp. Rv head start served 31 children with an iep. Early head start served 18 children with an ifsp. Classroom assessment scoring system is an observational instrument used to assess the quality of teacher-child interactions in our preschool programs on an annual basis. Tri-valley migrant seasonal head start/early head start as well as head start and early head start utilize practice-based coaching to support teachers in maintaining high quality interactions assessed at or above the national average scores for preschool classrooms. Family engagement is key in tri-valley head start, child & family programs with the objective being to support parents as they identify and meet personal goals to nurture the development of their children in context of their family and culture. Migrant seasonal head start/early head start had 94% of enrolled families participate in the family goal setting process. Rv head start had 96% of enrolled families participate in the family goal setting process and early head start had 92% of families participate in the family goal setting process. Tri-valley uses the conscious discipline curriculum as a framework for our approach to behavior guidance and social emotional development. The curriculum provides an array of behavior management strategies and classroom structures that teachers can use to turn everyday situations into learning opportunities. We collaborate with parents to provide comprehensive behavior support in the classroom and home t

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.4%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 94.1%; rating input score 94
• Fundraising efficiency: $1,460.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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; 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: 3.9%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.72; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.4; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings