Washington Association for Children and Families

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462045089
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Snoqualmie, WA, USA
Phone
5056600450
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$108,836
Expenses
$233,445
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jill Marshall May (Executive Director)
  • Jeff Clare (Immediate Past Past President)
  • Kris Sanborn (Western Vice-President)
  • Carla Arnold (President)
  • Whitney Carlson (East Vice-President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Jill Marshall May (Executive Director): $143,495 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

WACF is an association of large and small providers promoting safety, permanency and well being for children and families who are involved or at risk of involvement with the child welfare system.

What it reported doing in 2023

During the past year WACF staff members and member volunteers engaged in a series of group and individual meetings with member organizations and outside stakeholders to educate and build consensus on issue priorities shared by child placing agencies, behavioral rehabilitation service providers, providers of family preservation and support services as well as community advocates and other interested persons. Based on these collaborative efforts WACF crafted and pursued an advocacy agenda with the state legislature, state and local government agencies as well as upporters from the community at large.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 70% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 1
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 85.9%; rating input score 86
  • 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; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -114.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd 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: 61.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -36.3% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -38.7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 85.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $200K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $143K · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2018 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 2/100.