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The Forge for Families

EIN 76-0485959Human Services Texas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Serving as watchmen in the inner-city

The Forge for Families is intent on serving as watchmen in the inner-city by holistically addressing the needs of our community and encouraging children & adults through children's programming (educational & athletic), practical parent training, pre-marital and marital counseling, and economic development which includes personal financial management and employment. The Forge is strategically located in the most disadvantaged section of Houston, Texas, to serve the Second and Third Wards. Our results-oriented approach to programming is based on The Forge's previous success in parent classes, encouragement of healthy marriages, and economic improvement. We have operated family services for 19 years, including children, parent, marriage, father, and single-mother programs. The Forge for families operates in a new, 28,000+ square foot facility situated on two acres.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

71.97Overall score
out of 100

88.74Financial score
out of 100

62.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,083,763

Total expenses · USD$1,365,538

Program expenses

$1,011,863.66 recorded amount

74.1%

Fundraising expenses

$17,751.99 recorded amount

1.3%

Administrative expenses

$333,191.27 recorded amount

24.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Dana Thomas
Recorded compensation: $128,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Forge for Families
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	62.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Forge for Families is intent on serving as watchmen in the inner-city by holistically addressing the needs of our community and encouraging children & adults through children's programming (educational & athletic), practical parent training, pre-marital and marital counseling, and economic development which includes personal financial management and employment. The Forge is strategically located in the most disadvantaged section of Houston, Texas, to serve the Second and Third Wards. Our results-oriented approach to programming is based on The Forge's previous success in parent classes, encouragement of healthy marriages, and economic improvement. We have operated family services for 19 years, including children, parent, marriage, father, and single-mother programs. The Forge for families operates in a new, 28,000+ square foot facility situated on two acres.
`ein` EIN	76-0485959
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1365538.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.244
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.013000000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.741
`fscore` Financial score	88.74
`leader` Recorded leader	Dana Thomas
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	128500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0941
`motto` Tagline	Serving as watchmen in the inner-city
`name` Charity name	The Forge for Families
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1083763.0
`score` Overall score	71.97
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Children's and Family Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1011863.6579999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	17751.994000000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	333191.272

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 76-0485959
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Children's and Family Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.