Grace Smith House Inc.
Grace Smith House Inc.
1 BROOKSIDE AVE
Poughkeepsie NY 12601-1900
Poughkeepsie NY | IRS ruling year: 1981 | EIN: 14-1626657
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1 BROOKSIDE AVE
Poughkeepsie NY 12601-1900
Poughkeepsie NY | IRS ruling year: 1981 | EIN: 14-1626657
SEE SCHEDULE O
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The IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofits' annual tax filings (Forms 990). As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Grace Smith House Inc. is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations. Please check with the charity directly for any questions you may have.
Grace Smith House Inc. has earned a 100% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2019, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
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$1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
$500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
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Source: IRS Form 990
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
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Less than 50% | Full Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
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70% or higher | Full Credit |
60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2019
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Other housing activities (BMF activity code: 399)
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Grace Smith House Inc.) or EIN (141626657) in the 'Search Term' field.
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Grace Smith House Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Grace Smith House Inc. reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
OUTREACH PROGRAMGRACE SMITH HOUSE HAS AN EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM. THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS WE PARTNER WITH AND PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF COLLABORATIVE AND COORDINATED C ... (More)
OUTREACH PROGRAMGRACE SMITH HOUSE HAS AN EXTENSIVE OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM. THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS WE PARTNER WITH AND PARTICIPATE IN A NUMBER OF COLLABORATIVE AND COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE PROJECTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE VICTIM SAFETY AND MAXIMIZE OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY. GRACE SMITH HOUSE IS PART OF THE DUTCHESS COUNTY HIGH RISK RESPONSE TEAM THAT FOCUSES ON VARIOUS PROVIDERS WORKING TOGETHER TO REDUCE RISK OF LETHALITY ON IDENTIFIED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. COMMUNITY COLLABORATION EXTENDS TO WORK ON RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL IN THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION, FOR ALL VICTIMS WHO NEED FAMILY COURT SERVICES, GRACE SMITH HOUSE HAS COURT ADVOCATES HOUSED AT DUTCHESS COUNTY FAMILY COURT. COURT ADVOCATES PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL WALK IN CUSTOMERS WHO SEEK REDRESS THROUGH FAMILY COURT. ADVOCATES ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET WITH EVERY INDIVIDUAL TO ASSESS FOR THE PRESENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROVIDE RISK ASSESSMENT, SAFETY PLANNING DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, EDUCATE THE INDIVIDUAL ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS AS WELL AS EXPLAIN HOW THE CIVIL COURT PROCESS WORKS. THEY ASSIST IN COMPLETING PAPERWORK AND IN DRAFTING AND ENTERING THE PETITIONS FOR PROTECTIVE ORDERS INTO THE COURT SYSTEM. FINALLY, THEY PROVIDE INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT MAY BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE TO THE PETITIONER DEPENDING ON THEIR PARTICULAR NEEDS. GRACE SMITH HOUSE ALSO HAS COURT ADVOCATES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCOMPANYING VICTIMS TO COURT, HELPING THEM UNDERSTAND THE COURT PROCEEDINGS, CONNECTING THEM TO LEGAL SERVICES, ASSISTING WITH OBTAINING PAPERWORK NECESSARY FOR FILING, ADVOCATING WITH COURTS, ATTORNEYS, AND OTHER PROVIDERS AS NEEDED. THESE ADVOCATES PROVIDE INFORMATION ON VICTIM SERVICES, VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, AND ADVOCATE WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHEN CRIMINAL COURT MATTERS ARE RELEVANT TO THE CASE. WHEN NECESSARY, THESE ADVOCATES HAVE TRAVELED TO SURROUNDING COUNTIES TO SUPPORT AND ACCOMPANY A VICTIM TO COURT AND WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION WHEN A VICTIM IS UNABLE TO GET TO COURT. FINALLY THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LINKAGES TO OUR COUNSELING SERVICES AND FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMS. OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMS ALSO EXTEND TO THE DUTCHESS COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES UNIT. HERE TWO EMPLOYEES ARE EMBEDDED IN THE OFFICES OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LIAISONS. THEY SERVE AS A KNOWLEDGEABLE RESOURCE TO CPS CASEWORKERS REGARDING ISSUES RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AS SUCH, CASEWORKERS WHO REQUEST A CONSULTATION ARE ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE IN CASES WHERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS PRESENT IN THE HOME. OUR OUTREACH PROGRAMMING ALSO INCLUDES OUR LATINA OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT WAS PIONEERED BY GRACE SMITH HOUSE OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. THE GOALS OF THE LATINA OUTREACH PROGRAM ARE TO EDUCATE THE LATINA COMMUNITY ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SERVICES AVAILABLE; TO OFFER LATINA VICTIMS CULTURALLY COMPETENT ADVOCACY AND COUNSELING IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE, WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CULTURE; AND FINALLY TO EDUCATE AND PROVIDE ADVOCACY WITH VICTIM RELATED SYSTEMS INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURTS, DISTRICTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AND OTHERS AS TO HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND BETTER SERVE LATINA VICTIMS. IN ADDITION, THIS POSITION HAS, THROUGH EXTENSIVE OUTREACH, CREATED A NETWORK OF SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO ARE EXPERT IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO LATINA VICTIMS. PRESENTLY, TWO EMPLOYEES PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER THE LATINA OUTREACH PROGRAM. PREVENTION AND EDUCATIONTHE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO HAVE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND RECOGNIZE ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS. GRACE SMITH HOUSE EDUCATORS VISIT MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, REACHING ALL DISTRICTS IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, WITH PRESENTATIONS. IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, EDUCATION FOCUSES ON BULLYING PREVENTION, WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOLS THE FOCUS IS TEEN DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION WITH TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, DATING VIOLENCE, SAFETY PLANNING, AND SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY. EACH YEAR, AN ALL-DAY CONFERENCE CALLED "LOVE SHOULDN'T HURT" IS HELD FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO FURTHER EXPLORE THE ISSUES AROUND HEALTHY TEEN DATING. A LEADERSHIP CAMP, "CONNECT FOR RESPECT" IS HELD FOR A WEEK EACH JULY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS. OUR PREVENTION AND EDUCATION TEAM IS ALSO ENGAGED IN A HEALTHCARE INITIATIVE WITH THE FOCUS ON REACHING LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING NURSES, PRIVATE PRACTICE PHYSICIANS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS, HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY ROOM CLINICIANS. IN THIS PROGRAM WE WORK TO EDUCATE MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN IDENTIFYING, ASSESSING AND LEARNING TO EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY SCREEN FOR THE PRESENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE GOAL OF THIS OUTREACH PROGRAM IS TO ASSESS AND LINK VICTIMS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES IN A SAFE AND CONFIDENTIAL MANNER. OUR PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES. (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
MARY LOU HEISSENBUTTEL RESIDENCETHE MARY LOU HEISSENBUTTEL RESIDENCE (MLHR) IS A TWENTY-FIVE BED EMERGENCY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR MINOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMES ... (More)
MARY LOU HEISSENBUTTEL RESIDENCETHE MARY LOU HEISSENBUTTEL RESIDENCE (MLHR) IS A TWENTY-FIVE BED EMERGENCY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR MINOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A PATTERN OF MULTIPLE (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
NON RESIDENTIAL FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMTHE GRACE SMITH HOUSE NON RESIDENTIAL FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS A FOLLO ... (More)
NON RESIDENTIAL FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMTHE GRACE SMITH HOUSE NON RESIDENTIAL FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF SERVICES TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED AS A FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WHO WERE TRANSITIONING (Less)
Grace Smith House Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
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Grace Smith House Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Leadership & Adaptability methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes.
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