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BETHANY CHILDRENS HOME

Womelsdorf, PA   |  www.bethanyhome.org
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BETHANY CHILDRENS HOME

EIN: 23-1365188


Mission

The mission of Bethany Children’s Home is to provide a safe place of nurture, protection, and supportive care to aid our residents in their self-understanding, growth, and healing toward a brighter, healthier future.

Ruling year info

1990

Principal Officer

Dr. Joseph Birli

Main address

PO Box 93

Womelsdorf, PA 19567 USA

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EIN

23-1365188

Subject area info

Shelter and residential care

Population served info

Children and youth

Non-adult children

Adolescent girls

Young girls

Infants and toddler girls

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NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (P12)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Helping Hands

Since 2019, Bethany Childrens Home has expanded to include services for children who have crossed borders into the United States unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian. These children are transferred to the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), part of the Administration for Children & Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Bethany Childrens Home, through its Helping Hands program, partners with ORR to care for these children until they are released to their family members.
At Helping Hands, children receive educational services, access to lawyers and advocates, medical and mental healthcare, recreation and case management. Last year, the team helped unify more than 300 youth with their family members.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

The TLR program is a trauma-informed, strength-based and responsive program. TLR helps young adults prepare to be living independently in the community by offering them an opportunity to work toward independence. Young adults will utilize the independent living skills they have learned previously by practicing with team members. Later they work on those same skills on their own at an appointed time. This program allows our youth to further develop and practice sustaining the following skills: Time Management/Setting Priorities, Budgeting and Money Management, Cooking/Domestic Skills, Transportation, Communication, Interpersonal, Social Skills, Decision Making/Problem-Solving, Work Skills, Collaboration, and Leadership. Navigating life events such as getting a license, buying a car, purchasing the insurance for that car, finding other ways of transport if they are not getting a car, deciding on career path or college/higher education path, engaging in community involvement and more.

Population(s) Served

Youth in Bethany’s Residential Treatment Program and Short Term Intensive Treatment Program reside in 4 cottages on Bethany’s scenic campus. All cottages combine to offer 66 beds to male and female youth.
Residential Treatment Program is intended for youth who require support and services to obtain skills in order to move to a less structured setting. Most noteworthy, these following are services unique to the Residential Treatment Program: Life Skills for all youth 14 and older, Assistance with higher education planning, Employment and housing assistance.
The Short Term Intensive Treatment Program is a 90-day program intended for youth whose permanency goal is reunification or for youth who require intensive initial treatment services before Residential Treatment Services begin. The following are services unique to the Short Term Intensive Treatment Program: Twice weekly individual sessions, Families must commit to 12 weekly family sessions, Immediate School Placement

Population(s) Served

For immediate assistance with emergency services contact the Shelter Care Program at (610) 589-4501, ext 117.

Bethany’s Shelter Care program provides emergency services and immediate housing to youth ages 6-18. The Shelter Care Program provides the same services offered to all youth in other programs at Bethany, plus the following unique services.

Crisis Intervention/emergency services
Short-term housing
Immediate School Placement in Alternative Education Programming
24-hour awake team members
Off-campus educational field trips
Use of outside groups for education on topics such as drugs and alcohol prevention, pregnancy prevention, and maintaining healthy relationships

Population(s) Served

Our Independent Living program is geared toward youth age 16-21 who have maintained satisfactory educational progress (or may be working on their GED or college/higher education program), have demonstrated the ability to function appropriately with a minimal level of supervision, and have consistently utilized appropriate social skills and coping mechanisms to maintain appropriate interaction with his/her peers, team members, and the community.

Youth in the IL program receive all of the services and supports provided in the Residential Treatment Program, plus the following:

Advanced Life Skills Education and Independent Living Training
Development of a personal portfolio (birth certificate, Social Security card, etc.)
Completion of a level system working toward Transitional Living
Required educational programming, work, and/or community service hours to equal 40 hours weekly
Expectations and privileges based on level system
Outcomes are tracked

Population(s) Served

Supervised Independent Living Program is to provide campus or community-based apartment-style independent living services for youth who are preparing to live on their own in the community. SIL helps youth prepare for adult living and economic self-sufficiency by allowing them appropriate decision-making and financial responsibilities with ongoing supervision and supportive services. Youth are required to make progress toward completion of their educational and/or career goals, including, regular attendance and satisfactory performance in an educational program, employment in an approved job, or a combination of work and school activities.

The program offers youth an environment that includes supportive adult relationships, real world experiences and consequences, high expectations for the development of personal responsibility, and opportunities for meaningful participation in the community.

Population(s) Served
Young adults
Adolescents
Young adults
Adolescents
Young adults
Adolescents
Young adults
Adolescents
Young adults
Adolescents

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Percentage of Youth Participating in at Least 1 Programming Activity

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Percentage of Youth that Attended Psychiatrist Appointment Within 30 Days of Admission

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Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

BETHANY CHILDRENS HOME
Fiscal year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
Financial documents
2023 BCH Financial Statement 6.30.23
done  Yes, financials were audited by an independent accountant. info

Revenue vs. expenses:  breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info
NET GAIN/LOSS:    in 
Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

50.49

Average of 13.99 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

4.8

Average of 5 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2023 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

11%

Average of 19% over 10 years

Funding sources info

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities info

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

BETHANY CHILDRENS HOME

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

This snapshot of BETHANY CHILDRENS HOME’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.

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Profitability info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation -$1,772,234 -$499,631 $2,913,790 $1,701,025 $1,921,896
As % of expenses -23.9% -12.5% 135.3% 100.3% 58.7%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation -$2,350,069 -$1,073,337 $2,369,752 $1,161,428 $1,340,813
As % of expenses -29.4% -23.5% 87.9% 51.9% 34.8%
Revenue composition info
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) $5,887,378 $4,011,538 $4,495,689 $5,769,357 $4,619,835
Total revenue, % change over prior year 16.7% -31.9% 12.1% 28.3% -19.9%
Program services revenue 57.2% 67.3% 61.8% 49.7% 64.3%
Membership dues 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Investment income 6.6% 8.2% 4.7% 5.8% 8.3%
Government grants 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
All other grants and contributions 28.0% 16.5% 20.1% 27.9% 31.7%
Other revenue 8.1% 8.0% 13.4% 16.6% -4.2%
Expense composition info
Total expenses before depreciation $7,428,181 $4,003,347 $2,153,277 $1,696,492 $3,273,895
Total expenses, % change over prior year 10.5% -46.1% -46.2% -21.2% 93.0%
Personnel 3.1% 4.0% 7.5% 14.0% 7.3%
Professional fees 2.7% 3.9% 7.4% 9.0% 4.1%
Occupancy 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
Interest 2.2% 2.7% 2.6% 0.6% 0.0%
Pass-through 89.4% 85.6% 72.8% 56.8% 72.0%
All other expenses 2.6% 3.8% 9.7% 19.4% 16.5%
Full cost components (estimated) info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total expenses (after depreciation) $8,006,016 $4,577,053 $2,697,315 $2,236,089 $3,854,978
One month of savings $619,015 $333,612 $179,440 $141,374 $272,825
Debt principal payment $119,828 $131,876 $614,626 $0 $0
Fixed asset additions $0 $0 $0 $617,030 $807,703
Total full costs (estimated) $8,744,859 $5,042,541 $3,491,381 $2,994,493 $4,935,506

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Months of cash 1.2 2.6 15.8 16.7 4.8
Months of cash and investments 35.0 60.4 141.6 144.4 74.8
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets 9.4 15.3 41.0 59.7 35.0
Balance sheet composition info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Cash $752,528 $863,448 $2,829,023 $2,362,410 $1,307,944
Investments $20,907,808 $19,282,803 $22,575,552 $18,046,305 $19,100,040
Receivables $918,521 $6,538 $190 $2,598 $3,298
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) $17,354,788 $17,419,423 $17,384,273 $18,001,302 $18,809,005
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) 61.5% 64.6% 67.3% 68.0% 68.2%
Liabilities (as a % of assets) 15.8% 10.5% 5.8% 1.5% 1.0%
Unrestricted net assets $11,744,056 $10,670,719 $13,040,471 $14,201,899 $15,542,712
Temporarily restricted net assets $829,918 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Permanently restricted net assets $12,070,868 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total restricted net assets $12,900,786 $12,911,979 $16,245,187 $14,521,918 $15,124,396
Total net assets $24,644,842 $23,582,698 $29,285,658 $28,723,817 $30,667,108

Key data checks

Key data checks info 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Material data errors No No No No No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents
Letter of Determination is not available for this organization
Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

Principal Officer

Dr. Joseph Birli

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

BETHANY CHILDRENS HOME

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation
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BETHANY CHILDRENS HOME

Board of directors
as of 09/05/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board of directors data
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Board chair

Dr. Betsy Adams

Steve Bobick

Douglas Yeakle

Kedri Metzger

Kimberly Berenotto

John Folk

John Karahuta

Lori Harvey

Sandra Kolson

Colleen Murphy

Drew Neidig

Evelyn Anderson

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/26/2024

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability status
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Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

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Transgender Identity

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Sexual orientation

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Disability

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Contractors

Fiscal year ending
There are no fundraisers recorded for this organization.