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1095 Military Trail #103
Jupiter FL 23458
Jupiter FL | IRS ruling year: 2015 | EIN: 47-4544148
SELFLESS LOVE IS DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF CURRENT & FORMER FOSTER YOUTH.
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This charity's score is 100%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores: 90% Accountability & Finance, 10% Leadership & Adaptability. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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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 As a result, the Accountability & Finance score for Selfless Love Foundation Inc. is outdated and the overall rating may not be representative of its current operations.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.
Selfless Love Foundation 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.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
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:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) (BMF foundation code: 16)
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 (Selfless Love Foundation Inc.) or EIN (474544148) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Selfless Love Foundation Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Due to COVID-19, Selfless Love Foundation was forced to host our annual fundraising gala virtually in 2020. Despite the shift to an online event, Selfless Love was successful in achieving our revenue goals during this time period.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
Selfless Love Foundation leads statewide, systems-level initiatives. While COVID-19 halted in-person trainings and travel to meet with our child welfare partners and youth, Selfless Love Foundation quickly pivoted to providing trainings and hosting meetings virtually.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
With staff working remotely across the state, Selfless Love Foundation was working virtually prior to the pandemic. The organization quickly adapted to the changing conditions caused by COVID-19 holding all board and staff meetings virtually and limiting travel.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
Selfless Love Foundation will continue to host virtual board and staff meetings as well as provide program trainings and meetings online.
Not Currently Scored
Selfless Love Foundation 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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Selfless Love Foundation Inc. reported its three largest programs on its FY 2019 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
ADOPTIONSSLF'S INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ADOPTION INCLUDES AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND IMPLEMENTING ADOPTION-SHARE'S FAMILY-MATCH TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA. SLF RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED F ... (More)
ADOPTIONSSLF'S INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO ADOPTION INCLUDES AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND IMPLEMENTING ADOPTION-SHARE'S FAMILY-MATCH TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA. SLF RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES BY SPEARHEADING THE STATEWIDE NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH CAMPAIGN IN NOVEMBER, HOSTING PHOTOSHOOTS FOR CHILDREN AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION, AND MIXERS FOR PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE FOSTER CARE ADOPTION IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY SUPPORT, ADOPTION ADVOCACY, AND CASE WORKER EFFICIENCY. 2019 ADOPTION IMPACT - CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O2019 ADOPTION IMPACT -302 CHILDREN MATCHED WITH FAMILIES (CUMULATIVE) -192 CHILDREN PLACED WITH PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS (CUMULATIVE) -98 CHILDREN FINALIZED ADOPTIONS WITH THEIR FOREVER FAMILIES (CUMULATIVE) (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
INDEPENDENT LIVINGSLF'S COLLABORATION WITH CHILD WELFARE LEADERS, TRAININGS AND RESOURCES, AND ADVOCACY IMPACTS THE OUTCOMES OF YOUTH WHO EXIT THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN FLORIDA. SLF PROVIDES SUPPORTIV ... (More)
INDEPENDENT LIVINGSLF'S COLLABORATION WITH CHILD WELFARE LEADERS, TRAININGS AND RESOURCES, AND ADVOCACY IMPACTS THE OUTCOMES OF YOUTH WHO EXIT THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IN FLORIDA. SLF PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING THROUGH BROWN'S HARBOR AND LEADS (Less)
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
ADVOCACYSLF WORKS WITH STATE AGENCIES, LEGISLATORS, AND CHILD WELFARE PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES CHANGES TO IMPROVE FOSTER CARE ADOPTIONS AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SYSTEMS O ... (More)
ADVOCACYSLF WORKS WITH STATE AGENCIES, LEGISLATORS, AND CHILD WELFARE PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEMS AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES CHANGES TO IMPROVE FOSTER CARE ADOPTIONS AND INDEPENDENT LIVING SYSTEMS OF CARE. 2019 ADVOCACY IMPACT -PARTICIPATED ON FCC/DCF ST (Less)
Selfless Love Foundation 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.
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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Selfless Love Foundation Inc. has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
Selfless Love Foundation leverages resources, expertise, and proven solutions to improve the child welfare system, creating opportunities for more foster youth to find their forever families and thrive in adulthood.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Child welfare transformed. A world where every child's dreams can come true. Fostering dreams for foster children.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Refine initiatives to be able to collect data and report on program impact
Goal Type: Focus on core programs to achieve mission and scale back on programs not seen as core.
Goal Two: Determine infrastructure needed and manualize programs to prepare for to expand into other states
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Elevate fundraising capacity through development of giving society and targeting messaging
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
SLF engaged Mission Partners for strategic visioning sessions. All staff members participated and provided feedback to create and communicate a shared vision for the organization.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Policy Advocacy
Selfless Love Foundation leads statewide research-based initiatives designed to transform the adoptions process and elevate independent living services. We focus on advocating for policy change, equipping agencies with innovative technology solutions, building collaborative, strategic partnerships, and raising youth voice. By working at the systems level, we can help agencies find forever families for hard to place children and better prepare youth aging out of the system for self-sufficiency
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
SLF leverages technology to help agencies find forever families and youth transition from foster care to adulthood. During COVID, these methods proved to be even more important for staff working remotely to be able to continue to search for compatible families. We held monthly zoom meetings with youth and staff champions and launched an online platform to teach life skills
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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