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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2024 Expires: October 2026

Elk Hill

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(804) 457-4866
Post Office Box 99
Goochland, VA, 23063
https://elkhill.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

Elk Hill meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to enable children and families to transform overwhelming challenges into successful futures."

Year, State Incorporated:
1970, VA

Elk Hill reports that it provides mental health treatment for infants to 21 years across Virginia who may be struggling emotionally, behaviorally, and socially and supports and educates their families and communities through specialized education, community-based services, and residential treatment programs. The organization states it provides a continuum of care for children and their families through mentoring, parent coaching, supervised visitation services, therapeutic day and residential treatment, specialized education, and community health services. Elk Hill operates multiple therapeutic group homes and specialized schools and offers intensive mental health therapy and intervention in public schools, family homes, and community organizations. In 2023, the organization reported it served 860 children and families in its facilities and reached another 655 through its community-based services.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, Elk Hill's program expenses were:

Community services $2,565,153
Schools $4,280,338
Residential services $4,140,334
Total Program Expenses $10,985,825

Chief Executive
Ronald K. Spears, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$204,057

Chair of the Board
William J.G. Barnes, JD

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired

Board Size
29

Paid Staff Size
195

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Radio, Special events

Fundraising costs were 31% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,497,230, 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 Elk Hill's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Other revenue $53,702
Government grants $66,374
Investment income $963,332
Contributions $1,430,856
Medicaid and insurance income $1,525,888
Tuition assistance and fees $8,237,271
Total Income $12,277,423

Programs: 86% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $12,277,423
Total expenses: $12,745,417
  Program expenses $10,985,825
  Fundraising expenses $467,255
  Administrative expenses $1,292,337
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-467,994
Beginning Net Assets $15,023,138
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $14,555,144
Total Liabilities $2,074,450
Total Assets $16,629,594

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance