Canopy Children's Solutions
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
Canopy Children's Solutions meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to help children thrive and families overcome extraordinary challenges by providing a continuum of behavioral health, educational, and social service solutions."
Year, State Incorporated:
1912, MS
Also Known As:
Mississippi Children's Home Services
Canopy Children’s Solutions (Canopy) offers children’s behavioral health, educational and social service solutions across Mississippi, including specialized education programs, autism therapy, intensive psychiatric treatment, outpatient counseling, crisis solutions, family preservation programs, therapeutic foster care and adoption. The organization reports that its network includes 18 locations strategically located throughout the state allowing the organization to serve children and families in all 82 counties in Mississippi.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, Canopy Children's Solutions's program expenses were:
Residential solutions: $8,809,132
Education solutions: $5,329,661
Autism solutions: $1,738,003
Family permanency solutions: $5,725,686
Intensive in-home solutions: $3,898,116
Crisis centers: $1,789,473
Outpatient solutions: $2,426,426
Family dynamic solutions: $4,167,112
Total Program Expenses: $33,883,609
Chief Executive
John Damon, Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*
$510,699
Chair of the Board
Lisa Bemis
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Volunteer
Board Size
26
Paid Staff Size
558
*2021 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio, Special events
Fundraising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $20,346,497, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
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 Canopy Children's Solutions's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Government agency contracts | $18,997,071 |
| Program fees | $1,868,915 |
| Special events | $52,200 |
| Federal grants | $11,042,489 |
| State and private grants | $512,723 |
| Contributions | $8,739,085 |
| Tuition and fees | $378,342 |
| Interest and dividends, net | $45,073 |
| Rental income | $270,367 |
| Other | $103,400 |
| Realized and unrealized loss on investment | $-281,369 |
| Total Income | $41,728,296 |
Programs: 85% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 10%
| Total Income | $41,728,296 |
| Total expenses: | $39,770,598 |
| Program expenses | $33,883,609 |
| Fundraising expenses | $1,295,985 |
| Administrative expenses | $3,806,523 |
| Other expenses | $784,481 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $1,957,698 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $18,803,336 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $20,761,034 |
| Total Liabilities | $12,974,378 |
| Total Assets | $33,735,412 |
Note 1: According to Canopy’s 2022 audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $60,000 in the form of gift cards.
Note 2: In the financial summary above, "other expenses" refers to Canopy property expenses.
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