Voices for Ohios Children

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
341941907
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2019
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Phone
6145692641
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy

Reported finances

Revenue
$389,761
Expenses
$460,440
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Brandi Slaughter (CEO Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Christopher Norman (Board of Directors Chair)
  • James Mason (Board of Directors)
  • Claire Rosacco (Board of Directors Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Voices for Ohio's children is a state wide, multi-issue child advocacy organization that advocates for public policy that improves the well-being of Ohio's children and their families

What it reported doing in 2019

Retain the comprehensive package of children's benefits in Medicaid including optional services such as oral healthcare in the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program. Maintain Medicaid Expansion. Pursue innovative policy opportunities to build access to healthcare for children in school settings. Ensure that Behavioral Health Redesign strengthens access to care for children and families by monitoring the implementation and effects of the policy proposals, including workforce capacity and access to services. Support the elimination of health disparities and promote health equity to reduce infant mortality

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 24
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 18
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 28.6%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 24.2%; rating input score 24
  • 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -18.1%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -19.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.5% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -23.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 28.6% of revenue deployed · 24.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 9 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $111K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 37 of 37 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2012 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.