Wilkes Community Partnership for Children

What it reported doing in 2024

Family support - includes parent education and support, early literacy programs designed to enpower families to have necessary skills to raise healthy children, and community outreach and education. Circle of parents program provided parenting support and education using the circle of parents group model for families with a child or children between the ages of birth to five not yet enrolled in kindergarten. 30 group sessions conducted with 37 parents attended a support group meeting impacting 49 children. Circle of security parenting program gave caregivers theability to discuss their parenting styles so they can better understand their child's emotional needs in oreder to respond sensitvely to their child's cues in order to create a secure base for their child, which will enhance their child's self-esteem, resiliency and emotional regulation. 14 sessions held with 13 parents/guardians participating impacting 22 children. Literacy programs conducted included raising a reader, dolly parton imagination library, and play to learn. 17 childcare facilities with 30 classrooms participating in raising a reader involving 370 children; 24,206 books mailed to 2,460 children enriolled in the dolly parton imagination library program; 94 group play sessions with 63 parents/guardians participating in the play to learn program. Parents as teachers educated parents on positive parenting practices through home visits, support groups, child screenings, family assessment, and access to referral network. 15 families with 21 parents/guardians participated, 17 children participated; 92 personal visits with 12 families referred for community services. Community outreach and education programs goal is to increase the awareness within the community of the organizations programs. Publications were developed to highliht the services offered and early childhood issues. 26 community presentations conducted; 1475 participants in community presentations; 19 outreach events; 4654 face book followers; 230 face book posts; 30 e-newletters sent to 3,079 individuals.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81.8%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 88%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.3%; rating input score 99; 38th 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; 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: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 7.1%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.8%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 19.6% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings