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Mid-Western Children's Home

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

4585 Long Spurling Rd
Pleasant Plain, OH, 45162

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Mid-Western Children's Home meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Foster care & residential care home mid-western children's home provides services to children in need of physical, spiritual, and emotional healing. Mid-western is a group home program and a private non-custodial agency.

Year, State Incorporated:
1965, OH

Mid-Western Childrens Home (MCH) is a private agency licensed by the Ohio Department of Children and Youth. MCH provides stable, nurturing care for youth who require out-of-home placement for a variety of reasons.

MCH offers the following programs and services:

Group Home Program
Foster Care Program
Adoption Services
Village Christian School, a therapeutic learning center

MCHs agency offices, group home program, and Village Christian School are located in a rural setting approximately one hour northeast of Cincinnati.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, Mid-Western Children's Home's program expenses were:

Home & Foster Care $1,009,054
School $480,228
Independent Living $6,778
Total Program Expenses $1,496,060

Chief Executive
Barry Boverie, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Paul Hesse

Board Size
8

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Mid-Western Children's Home's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Source of Funds
Program Services $1,061,664
Donations $741,810
Investment (loss) / income net of expenses $418,445
Gala event revenue, less event expenses of 21,496 $126,708
Grants $62,676
Auxiliary Revenue $17,499
Golf tournament revenue, less expenses of 3,214 $15,066
Rental (Farm & Gym) $13,795
5k event revenue net of expenses $4,666
Other Income (Rebates) $924
Total Income $2,463,253

Programs: 74% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 25%

Total Income $2,463,253
Total expenses: $2,013,489
  Program expenses $1,496,060
  Fundraising expenses $9,125
  Administrative expenses $508,304
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $449,764
Beginning Net Assets $7,374,125
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $7,823,889
Total Liabilities $23,163
Total Assets $7,847,052

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