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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2022 Expires: November 2024

Family Advocates

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(208) 345-3344
9777 W Chinden Blvd
Garden City, ID, 83714
https://familyadvocates.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

Family Advocates meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Family Advocates works to strengthen families and keep kids safe by empowering everyday people to protect and enrich the lives of youth. 

Year, State Incorporated:
1978, ID

Also Known As:
Family Advocate Program, Inc.

Family Advocates houses two programs to help end child abuse. Their prevention program, Family Strengthening Education, is built on the STRONG framework and the Five Protective Factors. This program reaches all populations and demographics, teaches and trains them with skills needed to strengthen bonds within families and sends them into the community, armed with strategies needed to build a healthier family unit, reducing stress and advancing hope. Their advocacy program, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), recruits, trains, and supports volunteer child advocates, called Guardians ad Litem, as well as pro-bono attorneys to represent these volunteers, in the Fourth Judicial District (Ada, Boise, Elmore, and Valley Counties of Idaho). These volunteers investigate cases of child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and then advocate for those children in court to make sure the child's voice is heard.

For the year ended June 30, 2021, Family Advocates's program expenses were:

CASA $1,646,358
Family Strengthening $279,983
Total Program Expenses $1,926,341

Chief Executive
Kathryn Seebold, Executive Director/CEO

Chair of the Board
Ms. Darcy Hoellwarth, Attorney

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Darcy Hoellwarth PPLC

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
20

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Membership appeals, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 9.90%

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 Family Advocates's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021.

Source of Funds
In-kind contributions $1,272,273
State and local government grants $739,386
Contributions $317,109
Gain on sale of building $291,294
PPP grant $127,100
Employee retention credit refund $103,109
Nonprofit organization grants $99,576
Other income $55
Total Income $2,949,902

Programs: 83% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 6%

Total Income $2,949,902
Total expenses: $2,323,198
  Program expenses $1,926,341
  Fundraising expenses $252,994
  Administrative expenses $143,863
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $626,704
Beginning Net Assets $669,597
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $1,296,301
Total Liabilities $86,677
Total Assets $1,382,978

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