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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2026 Expires: March 2028

Beech Acres Parenting Center

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(513) 231-6630
615 Elsinore Place Suite 500
Cincinnati, OH, 45202
https://beechacres.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

Beech Acres Parenting Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
We combine science and compassion to deliver solutions that equip adults to meet childrens needs and cultivate their strengths.

Year, State Incorporated:
, OH

Also Known As:
Beech Acres

Advancing Emotional Well-Being & Academic Success:
Signature programs, Beyond the Classroom™ and The Character Effect™, address educational barriers through a holistic, school-based approach. Behavioral health services, social-emotional learning, and family-centered support ensure students are emotionally well and ready to learn
 
Building Strong Families & Confident Caregivers:
In todays rapidly changing world, many families navigate parenting without adequate support. Beech Acres Natural Strength™ coaching and educational programs provide compassionate, evidence-based strategies that build caregiver confidence and strengthen parent-child relationships.

Bringing Hope & Healing to Children:
At Beech Acres, we celebrate the many ways families are formed. Through comprehensive foster care, adoption, and kinship services, we guide caregivers through every step of the way as they open their hearts and homes to children who need them most.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, Beech Acres Parenting Center's program expenses were:

Community and Behavioral Health $7,402,993
Therapeutic Foster Care $4,307,313
Other child welfare $1,500,467
Healthcare/coaching $1,227,899
Total Program Expenses $14,438,672

Chief Executive
Laura Mitchell, President/CEO

Chair of the Board
John Webster

Board Size
26

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 Beech Acres Parenting Center's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Change in net assets of Beech Acres Foundation $4,052,169
State and local funding - per diem $3,693,800
State and local funding $3,410,147
Net investment return $3,336,920
Grants and contributions $2,864,947
Medicaid $1,691,180
Beech Acres Foundation $1,584,466
Change in value of perpetual trusts $328,493
Other $60,653
Change in value of funds held in trust $-8,960
Total Income $21,013,815

Programs: 83% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $21,013,815
Total expenses: $17,383,626
  Program expenses $14,438,672
  Fundraising expenses $706,568
  Administrative expenses $2,238,386
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $3,630,189
Beginning Net Assets $78,196,026
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $81,826,215
Total Liabilities $3,246,823
Total Assets $85,073,038

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Report completed by:
BBB Cincinnati