Families Forward Virginia does not meet the following 6 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
FFVA does not meet this Standard because:
- The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
FFVA does not meet this Standard because:
- The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.
Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
FFVA does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2020 budget information, it indicated that the budget:
- Did not identify total projected program service expenses.
- Did not identify total projected fundraising expenses.
- Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.
- Did not break program service expenses down by major program category including CHIP, Early Impact Virginia, Health Families, Parents as Teachers, and prevention programs.
Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
FFVA does not meet this Standard because the 2019 annual report did not include:
- Total expenses for each program in the same categories that appear in the organization’s 2019 audited financial statements including CHIP, Early Impact Virginia, Health Families, Parents as Teachers, and prevention programs.
- Total fundraising expenses.
- Total administrative expenses.
- Total end of year net assets.
Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
FFVA does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://www.familiesforwardva.org/, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:
- Electronic access to the organization’s 2019 IRS Form 990.
- Total fundraising expenses.
- Total administrative expenses.
- Total end of year net assets.
Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
FFVA does not meet this Standard because:
- The organization's website, https://www.familiesforwardva.org/, does not provide access to a privacy policy.
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability:
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Families Forward Virginia meets the remaining 12 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Families Forward Virginia (FFVA) reports that it works in Virginia to disrupt the cycles of child abuse, neglect, and poverty. The organization's programs include various home visiting programs, family support and educational resources, professional development, child sexual abuse prevention, and public awareness and public education. FFVA also advocates for legislation and policies that aim to prevent child abuse and neglect, support healthy childhood development, and strengthen families. In 2019, the organization states that it visited more than 10,000 families through its home visitations, screened more than 5,000 women for depression, and trained nearly 2,000 human service professionals and policymakers through classroom trainings, conferences, and webinars.
For the year ended June 30, 2019, Families Forward Virginia's program expenses were:
| CHIP |
$3,010,120 |
| Healthy Families |
$1,226,005 |
| Early Impact Virginia |
$706,071 |
| Parents as Teachers |
$332,565 |
| Prevention programs |
$323,851 |
| Total Program Expenses: |
$5,598,612 |
*2019 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet
Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,932,697 are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Families Forward Virginia's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2019.
| Source of Funds |
| Government grants |
$5,779,718 |
| Program service fees |
$324,056 |
| Private foundation grants |
$152,979 |
| Other |
$27,952 |
| Total Income |
$6,284,705 |
- Programs: 94%
- Administrative: 4%
- Fundraising: 2%
| Total Income |
$6,284,705 |
| Program expenses |
$5,598,612 |
| Fundraising expenses |
$166,851 |
| Administrative expenses |
$252,711 |
| Other expenses |
$0 |
| Total expenses: |
$6,018,174 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses |
$266,531 |
| Beginning Net Assets |
$396,968 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
| Ending Net Assets |
$663,499 |
| Total Liabilities |
$640,636 |
| Total Assets |
$1,304,135 |