FamilyForward
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
FamilyForward meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"FamilyForward leads the community in providing innovative solutions for advancing safer, healthier relationships for children and families."
Year, State Incorporated:
, MO
Also Known As:
Children's Home Society of Missouri, Family Resource Center
TRAUMA ASSESSMENT AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
• Trauma-informed, developmentally sensitive approach to understanding the impact of a childs history on current functioning.
• Individualized recommendations to support children at home, in school, and with therapeutic interventions.
• Assessment, treatment, and parent education services provided by Developmental Trauma Center clinicians, specifically trained in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT).
THERAPY
• Individual, family, and group counseling provided in-home and in-office.
• Trauma-focused counseling using evidence-based practices.
COACHING AND EDUCATION
• Classes for parents and caregivers.
• Comprehensive support for families faced with stressors such as safety, shelter, unemployment, and parenting.
• Trauma training for professionals.
FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION
• Foster care case management, as a member of Childrens Permanency Partnership.
• Recruitment, training, and licensing for foster and adoptive families.
THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOL
• Highly structured environment utilizing trauma-informed, developmentally sensitive interventions for children ages three to five who have experienced early adversity.
• Individualized approach helps family members, teachers, therapists, and other professionals best meet the needs of each child in the program.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, FamilyForward's program expenses were:
| Programs | $10,781,689 |
| Total Program Expenses | $10,781,689 |
Chief Executive
Karen Nolte, CEO
Chair of the Board
Charles Woods
Board Size
23
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, 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 FamilyForward's audited financial statements - consolidated for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Developmental Trauma Center | $4,098,182 |
| Foster Care | $3,474,350 |
| Contributions | $2,586,411 |
| Interest and Dividends | $724,753 |
| Gain on Investments | $714,334 |
| United Way | $354,835 |
| Gain on Beneficial Interest in Third Party Trusts | $265,863 |
| Miscellaneous | $152,664 |
| Equity in Net Income of CCP | $105,574 |
| Gain on Lease Termination | $61,610 |
| Investment Advisory Fees | $-45,107 |
| Special Events | $-222,788 |
| Total Income | $12,270,681 |
Programs: 76% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 14%
| Total Income | $12,270,681 |
| Total expenses: | $14,193,545 |
| Program expenses | $10,781,689 |
| Fundraising expenses | $1,436,952 |
| Administrative expenses | $1,974,904 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $-1,922,864 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $40,682,366 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $38,759,502 |
| Total Liabilities | $1,192,056 |
| Total Assets | $39,951,558 |
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Report completed by:
BBB of Eastern & Southwest Missouri & Southern Illinois