Voices of Hope Child Welfare Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205871950
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
Phone
5616267721
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Children's, Youth Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$20
Expenses
$4,541
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHARLES L BENDER III (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JEFFREY MANSFIELD (DIRECTOR)
  • DENNIS CARUSO (DIRECTOR)
  • GEIGER JIM (DIRECTOR)

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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of voices of hope is to positively impact the child welfare system by providing professionals and leaders with unique opportunities to network, develop, and transform themselves, their organizations, and their service delivery systems. Voices of hope strives to serve, mobilize, and foster awareness of child abuse, neglect, and family breakdown through education and training, advocacy and intervention, public awareness and prevention strategies, and the effective delivery of critical human services.

What it reported doing in 2015

*participated in 2015 Florida department of children & families statewide judicial dependency summit*helped plan and participated in discussions during palm beach county circuit 15 breakout sessions dcf dependency summit 2015*participated in legislative policy sub-committee discussion regarding victims of domestic minor sex trafficking in Florida*participated in development and launch of safe house operations plans and protocols for victims of dmst*participated year-round in key committee membership roles with center for empowerment independent living services committee (for youth aging out of foster care) development of transitional housing and support services inventory and strategic plans for system capacity increases.*directly supported new creation missionary baptist churchs inner-city youth development program seeds of hope in efforts to reach at-risk youth in targeted west palm beach neighborhoods. Provided programming support, planning, and material support via clothing, food, activities and technical assistance.*continued local auto donation program and protocol for utilizing private funding sources for the purchase of safe and reliable transportation for emancipated foster and other homeless youth. This program links donors and donor institutions with qualified youth who are ready for this next level of responsibility and will benefit from the ability to travel for work purposes and educational attainment primarily.*provided on-going support to the heart gallery of palm beach county (promotion of foster care/child welfare adoptions) circuit 15.*provided (via networking of local businesses and donors) free tickets to sporting and other entertainment events for children in circuit 15 foster care and emancipated foster youth (year-round).*produced and promoted the annual regional voices of hope celebrating our community heroes 2015 conference and awards ceremony *provided 2015 voices of hope awards.*participated in Florida childrens coalition advocacy efforts

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.1%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -22,605%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -17% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.4% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -19.8% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2010 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.