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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2024 Expires: October 2026

ChooseWell Communities

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(502) 701-2026
4801 Southside Dr
Louisville, KY, 40214
https://www.choose-well.org/
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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

ChooseWell Communities meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:

ChooseWell Communities equips families in recovery with children under the age of five to choose well for their futures. The nonprofit's focus is on accompaniment and support for multiple years as families are re-crafting their lives, committing to sobriety, and rearing their young children.  More specifically, it supports (1) access to subsidized housing vouchers that are awarded to families committed to a healthy home without substance misuse through their childrens’ fifth birthdays, and  (2) pathways for educational or vocational success that are established and nurtured based on each parent’s strengths and interests.

Year, State Incorporated:
2014, KY

Also Known As:
KYnship Creates, KYnship Works

ChooseWell’s primary program is Housing First program for young families called Project Thrive. Rebuilding their lives after successfully completing an addiction treatment program, families are provided access to safe, affordable housing and for multiple years are surrounded by a nurturing, supportive community that addresses the challenges to new sobriety: purpose and vocation, childcare, transportation, and behavioral health services. In 2024 ChooseWell added a pilot program called KYnship Creates funded via a Louisville Metro Government Opioid Settlement Grant. It is an innovative pilot program that adds a workforce development framework to the original housing first support model championed by ChooseWell Communities.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, ChooseWell Communities's program expenses were:

Program services $264,564
Total Program Expenses $264,564

Chief Executive
Kimberly Mascaro, Chief Executive Officer

Chair of the Board
Whitney Bishop

Board Size
11

Method(s) Used:
Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), 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 ChooseWell Communities's IRS Form 990 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
All other contributions, gifts, grants $171,104
Fundraising events, net $36,242
Investment income $448
Miscellaneous income $98
Total Income $207,892

Programs: 74% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 19%

Total Income $207,892
Total expenses: $357,826
  Program expenses $264,564
  Fundraising expenses $25,795
  Administrative expenses $67,467
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-149,934
Beginning Net Assets $235,870
Other Changes In Net Assets $-211
Ending Net Assets $85,725
Total Liabilities $1,045
Total Assets $86,770
Total assets as reported above include $4,631 in property and equipment, net.

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