CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF MISSOURI Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CHILDRENS HOME SOCIETY OF MISSOURI

EIN 43-0652622 · Human Services (P34Z)

What they do

THE AGENCYS OVERARCHING PHILOSOPHY is BASED IN THE NEUROSEQUENTIAL MODEL of THERAPEUTICS (NMT), DEVELOPED BY DR. BRUCE PERRY. NMT is A TRAUMA-INFORMED, DEVELOPMENTALLY SENSITIVE APPROACH to UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT of A CHILDS HISTORY ON CURRENT FUNCTIONING. GUIDED BY NMT, FAMILYFORWARDS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES SUPPORT THE CHILD, FAMILY, and BROADER COMMUNITY. FAMILYFORWARD SERVED 5,478 CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, and COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN 2020. FAMILYFORWARD WAS THE FIRST AGENCY IN THE ST. LOUIS REGION to BECOME SITE CERTIFIED IN NMT and HOLDS THE DISTINCTION of BEING PHASE TWO NMT TRAINED BY THE NEUROSEQUENTIAL NETWORK. FAMILYFORWARD is ACCREDITED BY THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU and COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION, and HAS ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST STANDARD of DONOR TRANSPARENCY FROM GUIDESTAR, THE WORLDS LARGEST SOURCE of INFORMATION ON NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $75.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders32 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

93.29%of revenue went to mission work75.8% of expenses · Program services

12.43%of revenue went to fundraising10.1% of expenses

$123.11spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

17.39%of revenue went to management and office costs14.1% of expenses

$2.81in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

25.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,670,748 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $225,374 for NOLTE KAREN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$11,557,104

Mission workProgram services$10,781,68993.29% of revenue75.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,009,21117.39% of revenue14.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,436,95212.43% of revenue10.1% of expenses

Total expenses$14,227,852123.11% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 75.8% mission · 14.1% management · 10.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.11% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 74.6% mission · 17.6% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.83% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 71.4% mission · 19.3% management · 9.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.42% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 77.2% mission · 15.7% management · 7.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 37.17% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 82.7% mission · 12.7% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.6% mission · 10.7% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.47% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.6% mission · 10.7% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.20% of revenue

2015Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 12.4% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.82% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$11,557,104

Expenses$14,227,852

Annual shortfall $2,670,748 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$10,781,689 · 75.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,009,211 · 14.1% of expenses

Fundraising$1,436,952 · 10.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$11,557,104

Expenses$14,227,852

Assets$39,951,558

Income$13,990,479

Contributions$2,930,446

Mission work (program services)$10,781,689

Fundraising$1,436,952

Management and general$2,009,211

Stocks and bonds$12,541,463

Accounting fees$238,178

Investing fees$45,107

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

NOLTE KARENCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $225,374Base $203,572 · Other $21,802

PETTIBONE PAULACHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC · 40 hrs/week $144,938Base $132,121 · Other $12,817

MATTHEW HALECPP CEO · 40 hrs/week $140,182Base $122,461 · Other $17,721

FOX PATRICKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $131,281Base $118,325 · Other $12,956

SKIDMORE STERN SHARONCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $130,062Base $126,274 · Other $3,788

DEDERER JESSICACHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $129,783Base $125,443 · Other $4,340

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (32)

NOLTE KARENCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PETTIBONE PAULACHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC

MATTHEW HALECPP CEO

FOX PATRICKCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

SKIDMORE STERN SHARONCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

DEDERER JESSICACHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

SCHUE JASMINATRUSTEE

SCARMANA KATHLEENCO-VP PROGRAMS

HUNT MATTCO-VP STRATEGIC PLANNING

REID CHRISTOPHERVP BOARD AFFAIRS

SCOTT BRYANTRUSTEE

PRAISS JULIANE MCO-VP STRATEGIC PLANNING

STITH SUSANTRUSTEE

OVERTURF LAURATRUSTEE

TAAFFE JANETTETRUSTEE

MING EARLVP FACILITIES

WOODS CHARLESPRESIDENT

LEPPER GREGGTRUSTEE

ARCHER GLENNTRUSTEE

HESS JAN LVP HUMAN RESOURCES

HERNANDEZ SALVADORTRUSTEE

HARVEY MATTVP AUDIT

GRESCO CASSANDRATRUSTEE

GOLDSTEIN STEVENVP RETIREMENT

DEVAULT II EDWARDVP DEVELOPMENT

DAMING REBECCATREASURER

CLEVINGER BRIANTRUSTEE

CLARK-SCOTT TINATRUSTEE

BRING VALORITRUSTEE

BOOKER SATONYATRUSTEE

BITTLE MEGANCO-VP PROGRAMS

BEACH DOUGLASSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1941
Location: 11358 VAN CLEVE AVE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63114-1131
County: St. Louis
In care of: KAREN NOLTE
Primary officer: KAREN NOLTE, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(314) 534-9350

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: UHY ADVISORS MIDWEST INC
NTEE classification: Human Services (P34Z)