Defend Our Children Inc.

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501(c)(3) organization

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5430 ROCKY HILL DEDEAUX RD
Kiln MS 39556-6858

Kiln MS | IRS ruling year: 2019 | EIN: 83-4644192

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Rating Information

Not currently rated

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Accountability & Finance
Leadership & Adaptability
Culture & Community

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Culture & Community

Impact & ResultsAccountability & FinanceCulture & CommunityLeadership & Adaptability

Accountability & Finance

Defend Our Children Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data. But please note, that the IRS is significantly delayed in processing nonprofit's annual tax filings. That may mean that this entity has electronically filed additional Forms 990 but they have yet to be processed and made public by the IRS.

To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Finance & Accountability beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Defend Our Children Inc. under the EIN: 83-4644192.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Defend Our Children Inc., Defend Our Children Inc. will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.

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Unscored Information

Total Revenue and Expenses - No Data Available

No Data Available

Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.

Salary of Key Persons - No Data Available

No Data Available

Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.

IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available

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 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)

Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available

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 (Defend Our Children Inc.) or EIN (834644192) in the 'Search Term' field.

Pandemic Response - Data Available

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.

Defend Our Children Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:

Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Administrative Capacity
In general, fundraising and awareness efforts were crippled throughout the pandemic. For fundraising and awareness, the pandemic took the majority of the online traffic and significantly increased the cost of conversions. The cost of conversations ultimately exceeded marketing limits.

How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:

Fund raising as a whole became non existent and marketing efforts put on hold.

How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:

Fabrication delayed due to supply chain interruptions which slowed first article manufacture and submittal for conformance testing.

How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:

Pushed official launch announcement until testing completion.

Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:

The inclusion of our Safe Space Security Desk to compliment an existing Run, Hide or Fight protocol in an Active Shooter threat of injury event.

Impact & Results

Not Currently Scored

Defend Our Children 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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Culture & Community

Defend Our Children Inc. has earned a 100% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.

This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.

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Metrics

Full Credit

Partial Credit

No Credit

Not Applicable

Constituent Feedback - Data Available - 100/100 pts

100% of beacon score

This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.

How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?

Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Community meetings or town halls, Suggestion box/email

How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?

The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners

What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?

We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.

We were working with a potential supplier that did not, and could not deliver on an agreement. That supplier was removed from possible involvement with our company and or product

Equity Practices - No Data Available - Unscored

This organization has not provided information regarding the Equity Practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.

Leadership & Adaptability

Defend Our Children 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.

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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