Ft Bend County Child Advocates Inc

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1991

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Eileen Akerson

Phone

2813445101

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

Ft Bend County Child Advocates Inc, founded in 1991, is a community nonprofit in the Civil Rights & Advocacy sector that reported $5.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Net assets of $14.0M represent 29 months of operating reserves.

Mission

Fort Bend County Child Advocates, Inc. provides a voice, heals the hurt and breaks the cycle of abuse and neglect for children in Fort Bend County.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,692,271 Revenue: $0

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) - Program through which volunteers advocate in court for childrens best interests while they are in the care of the Child Welfare System.

Program 2

Expenses: $3,040,284 Revenue: $0

Childrens Advocacy Center - safe place where abused children can disclose abuse without fear to caring adults and a place where they can heal their hurt. We work to lessen the emotional trauma to...

Childrens Advocacy Center - safe place where abused children can disclose abuse without fear to caring adults and a place where they can heal their hurt. We work to lessen the emotional trauma to child victims by coordinating the assessment, investigation, prosecution and treatment of sexual and serious physical abuse.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $4,879,480

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $85,480

Other Revenue $846,840

TOTAL REVENUE $5,811,800

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $4,484,780

Fundraising Expenses $119,207

Program Expenses $4,732,555

Other Expenses $1,532,502

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,017,282

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$5,811,800	$5,658,423	+0.0%
Expenses	$6,017,282	$5,684,786	+0.1%
Net Income	$-205,482	$-26,363	+6.8%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

178

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

$19,516

Key Employees

$265,565

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Ruthanne Mefford	CEO	40.00	Key Emp Highest	$265,565	$0	$265,565
Farha Ahmed	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Eileen Akerson	President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Betty Baitland	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Cynthia Barratt	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rhonda Kuykendall	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
David Lanagan	Past President	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jill Curtis	Vice President	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CarrieCaroline Fix	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Narmin Kernmally	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Joe Freudenberger	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Valerie Golden	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Apurva Parikh	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carlos Perez	Board member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Patti Tuma	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dexter McCoy	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Lockwood	Parliamentarian	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Vickie Looney	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael Nelson	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim McCellan	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Shiroz Virani	Board member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Olson	Board Member	2.00	Director	$19,516	$0	$19,516
Matthew J Martin	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Pat Somers	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bruce Longaker	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Darrell Roth	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Irfan Motiwala	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marcelo Moacyr	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Elexa Orrange-Allen	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lynne Spiwak	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tricia Turner	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$5,811,800	$6,017,282	$14,124,991	$-205,482
2023	$5,658,423	$5,684,786	$14,634,328	$-26,363
2022	$6,005,703	$5,166,187	$14,217,531	$839,516
2021	$6,501,042	$4,669,879	$14,275,425	$1,831,163
2020	$3,901,343	$4,478,165	$12,245,291	$-576,822
2019	$7,383,479	$4,520,753	$13,823,195	$2,862,726
2018	$8,359,741	$3,817,799	$9,434,814	$4,541,942