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| Charity Name | The Sunshine Kids Foundation | The Boston House | Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program | Ronald McDonald House of Winston-Salem | Turning Pointe Autism Foundation |
| Location | Houston, TX | Brookline, MA | Lincoln, MA | Winston-Salem, NC | Naperville, IL |
| Overall Rating |
(96.36) |
(93.35) |
(86.63) |
(91.25) |
(90.58) |
| Financial Rating | (94.86) |
(90.60) |
(81.10) |
(87.63) |
(92.50) |
| A&T Rating | (100.00) |
(100.00) |
(100.00) |
(100.00) |
(89.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 87.0% | 82.5% | 67.2% | 73.5% | 86.8% |
| Admin Expenses | 4.9% | 10.5% | 15.2% | 12.8% | 8.2% |
| Fund Expenses | 7.9% | 6.9% | 17.4% | 13.6% | 4.8% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.27 | $0.15 | $0.07 |
| Program Growth | 4.9% | 1.3% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 23.0% |
| Working Capital | 1.66 | 3.31 | 5.59 | 9.70 | 1.47 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 1.3% | 1.0% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 45.7% |
| Total Revenue | $4,516,961 | $1,061,131 | $1,242,970 | $1,744,642 | $2,499,200 |
| Total Expenses | $3,689,655 | $986,764 | $1,208,548 | $1,355,846 | $2,650,531 |
| Excess/Deficit | $827,306 | $74,367 | $34,422 | $388,796 | $-151,331 |
| Net Assets | $5,588,337 | $5,562,657 | $7,340,712 | $12,714,674 | $3,466,289 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$82,083 2.22% |
$107,104 10.85% |
$135,000 11.17% |
$95,680 7.05% |
$62,401 2.35% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy | | | | | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | |  |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
