Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin
Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin
3837 ALTAMONT DR
Klamath Falls OR 97603-7217
Klamath Falls OR | IRS ruling year: 2000 | EIN: 93-1290284
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3837 ALTAMONT DR
Klamath Falls OR 97603-7217
Klamath Falls OR | IRS ruling year: 2000 | EIN: 93-1290284
Mission not available
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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.
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Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin 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 2021, 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
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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.
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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.
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)
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 (Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin) or EIN (931290284) 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.
Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Staffing
Administrative Capacity
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Our main fundraiser, "Friend Raiser," normally a 500+ in-person event which accounts for a third of our operating revenue, was moved to a virtual event for going on three years in a row. Additionally, other traditionally in-person fundraising efforts were either cancelled or moved to virtual events. Some funders shifted priority areas entirely and we remained creative and innovative in our grant writing and fundraising efforts. We commit to our youth for 12+ years and COVID has not kept us from fulfilling that promise to our youth and families.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
Our program team was able to pivot and continue to provide uninterrupted 1:1 mentoring (Virtually). While mentoring looked different and our Clubhouse (programming and administrative space) was shuttered, our mentors got creative and delivered care kits, conducted virtual game nights, and found ways to stay connected to youth, even when not able to physically meet.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
As I mentioned, we were able to pivot and provide 1:1 mentoring, but in a virtual capacity.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We will certainly maintain the cleaning protocol and sanitary measures put in place. Additionally, the continued option to "zoom" into meetings, is a convenience our staff team appreciates.
Not Currently Scored
Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin 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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No 990 Program Data Found
Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin 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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Friends of the Children of the Klamath Basin 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
Friends of the Children is a national nonprofit with the mission of impacting generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors – 12+ years, no matter what.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
Friends of the Children's vision is that one day all children will have a long-term, consistent relationship with a caring adult who believes in them. We want to change the way the world views and treats our children facing the greatest obstacles.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: SCALE NEW AND EXISTING CHAPTERS TO EMPOWER MORE YOUTH. We grow the number of youth served by ensuring sustainability & success through shared services, performance management, and impactful outcomes.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: SCALE TWO-GENERATION INNOVATION. Serve caregivers to stabilize families and ensure positive youth outcomes, particularly for families impacted by the child welfare system.
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
Goal Three: CATALYZE SYSTEMS CHANGE. By growing partnerships with public agencies, we can embed our model into existing service continuums to achieve better results for youth and families.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Friends of the Children invests in developing strong, passionate leaders. To ensure staff across the organization are empowered to develop leadership skills, Friends of the Children recently invested in a full-time, national Chief Equity Officer. We also work closely with our local indigenous tribes to create a stronger program in our area.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Raising Awareness
Community Building
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: We partner closely with the National Mentoring Partnership to promote best practices and help ensure all young people have meaningful connections with supportive adults. Through capital aggregation, we leverage private-private partnerships with philanthropists and public agencies, like the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, to expand our impact and advance scalable systems change. ADVOCACY: We advocate to improve outcomes for children and families and empower our youth to do the same.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
As a local chapter, we have deepened our commitment to our core values, which includes making sure that everyone has the necessary support to achieve all of their hopes and dreams. This focus on equity means that our highly individualized, relationship-based approach results in each child and family receiving the support they need to overcome their unique barriers and challenges. Everyone in our program is supported to pursue their individual talents, passions, hopes and aspirations. To accomplish this, we amplify the voices of our children, families, and communities. We bring together different experience, skills, and backgrounds to provide opportunities to overcome personal, systemic, and institutional barriers.
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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