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Families Forward

EIN 33-0086043Human Services California Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Hope. Confidence. Success.

Families Forward was founded in 1984 by a group of dedicated community members who shared the same vision of providing supported housing programs for families in crisis. Families Forward assists families in financial crisis to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency. We do not just provide support; we supply the tools for families to move from depending upon public services to return to being independent, productive residents of the community. At Families Forward, we give families renewed self-confidence and the tools they need to succeed in life. Last year, Families Forward assisted over 6,000 individuals through housing, counseling, food, referrals, school supplies, career coaching, and other services.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

100.00Overall score
out of 100

100.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,132,857

Total expenses · USD$4,520,678

Program expenses

$4,023,403.42 recorded amount

89.0%

Fundraising expenses

$262,199.32 recorded amount

5.8%

Administrative expenses

$230,554.58 recorded amount

5.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Margaret Wakeham
Recorded compensation: $159,296.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.52%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Families Forward
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Families Forward was founded in 1984 by a group of dedicated community members who shared the same vision of providing supported housing programs for families in crisis. Families Forward assists families in financial crisis to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency. We do not just provide support; we supply the tools for families to move from depending upon public services to return to being independent, productive residents of the community. At Families Forward, we give families renewed self-confidence and the tools they need to succeed in life. Last year, Families Forward assisted over 6,000 individuals through housing, counseling, food, referrals, school supplies, career coaching, and other services.
`ein` EIN	33-0086043
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4520678.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.051
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.89
`fscore` Financial score	100.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Margaret Wakeham
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	159296.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0352
`motto` Tagline	Hope. Confidence. Success.
`name` Charity name	Families Forward
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5132857.0
`score` Overall score	100.0
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4023403.42
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	262199.32399999996
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	230554.57799999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0086043
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.