Allegheny Family Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND PARTNER WITH FAMILIES REARING CHILDREN WHO HAVE EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
- Income
- $4.7 million
- Spending
- $4.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 86%
- Employees
- 60
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $160,284, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 64% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $1.4 million spent. CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (CYF)/FOSTER CARE - AFN COLLABORATES WITH THE CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (CYF) AGENCY, SUPPORTING FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN ENTERING PLACEMENT FOR THE SECOND TIME. AFN SUPPORTS THE PARENTS WITH A TEAM USING THE HIGH FIDELITY WRAPAROUND MODEL. THIS IS A STRENGTH-BASED MODEL THAT FIRST HEARS THE FAMILY'S VOICE AND CHOICE AS TO WHAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL. AFN PARTICIPATES IN THE CONFERENCING AND TEAMING PROCESS FOR FAMILIES IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. THIS PROCESS FOCUSES ON THE VOICE OF THE FAMILY AND IS SIMILAR TO THE HIGH FIDELITY WRAPAROUND PROCESS.AFN IS CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE FAMILY SUPPORT PROVIDERS (FSP) FOR CYF'S DILIGENT RECRUITMENT PROGRAM (FOSTER CARE PROGRAM). THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AN FSP IS ASSIGNED TO WORK WITH FOSTER PARENTS WHO ARE FOSTERING A TEEN IN THEIR HOME. THIS PROGRAM WAS INITIATED TO HELP TRY TO PREVENT PLACEMENT DISRUPTIONS AND IDENTIFY AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FOSTER PARENTS WHO ARE WILLING TO ALLOW A TEENAGER IN THEIR HOME. ALL FSPS IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE EXPERIENCE AS A FOSTER PARENT AND ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.
- $693,494 spent. MENTAL HEALTH (MH) - AFN WORKS, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COUNTY PROVIDERS, TO SUPPORT FAMILIES ALREADY PARTICIPATING IN OTHER HUMAN SERVICE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. CLIENT FAMILIES ARE REFERRED TO AFN FOR SERVICES BY OTHER COUNTY PROVIDERS. AFN PROVIDES A FAMILY SUPPORT PARTNER (FSP) TO EACH FAMILY SERVED. AFN ALSO STAFFS THE AFN CHAT LINE TO ANSWER CALLS REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES GOING THROUGH THE MH AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES OF THEIR CHILDREN. AFN OFFERS FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS THROUGHOUT ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
- $353,910 spent. FATHERS INVOLVED NOW (FIN) - THE FIN PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT FATHERS OF CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL CONCERNS FACE DAILY, AS WELL AS PROVIDING AVENUES FOR A NURTURING CONNECTION WITH THEIR CHILDREN. IN THIS PROGRAM, A FATHER SUPPORT PARTNER WORKS WITH FATHERS TO ACCESS RESOURCES AND NEGOTIATE THE MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL, JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES SYSTEMS. THE FATHER SUPPORT PARTNER SUPPORTS PARENTS IN GIVING THEM A VOICE AND CHOICE FOR THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH EDUCATING THEM ON THE SYSTEMS AND THEIR RIGHTS TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THIS PROGRAM CONNECTS WITH DADS IN JAIL, THROUGH FATHERS' SUPPORT GROUPS, FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY REFERRALS, JUVENILE JUSTICE, CISP PROGRAM DOING A 24/7 DADS CURRICULUM WITH ADOLESCENT FATHERS AND SUPPORTING DADS OUT IN THE COMMUNITIES OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
- $1.5 million spent. JOINT PLANNING TEAM (JPT) - COMMUNITY CARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION (CCBH) CONTRACTS AFN TO ASSIST CHILDREN, AGES FROM BIRTH TO TWENTY-ONE YEARS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO COPE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. THIS ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED THROUGH THE FAMILY-DRIVEN, STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH KNOWN AS HIGH FIDELITY WRAPAROUND. THE FUNDER IDENTIFIES THE CHILDREN WITH A MENTAL DIAGNOSIS, AND WHICH ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ARE TO BE SERVED BY AFN.CIRCLE OF PARENTS - THE CIRCLE OF PARENTS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY PARENT BUT IS DESIGNED FOR PARENTS WHO ABUSE OR ARE AT RISK OF ABUSING THEIR CHILDREN. IF PARENTS ARE INVOLVED IN CYF, THEY ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE GROUPS. AFN IS THE STATE CHAPTER FOR THE CIRCLE OF PARENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. ALL STAFF HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN THE MODEL. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS TO HELP PARENTS THROUGH CONVERSATION AND SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER WITH A LEAD PARENT AND SUPERVISOR FROM AFN AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. DURING THE GROUP, CHILDCARE IS PROVIDED SO PARENTS ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS. IT IS A STRUCTURED CHILDCARE DESIGNED TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT MAY HELP AND SUPPORT THE CHILDREN AS WELL. THE GROUPS ARE FREE FOR ANYONE IN A PARENTING ROLE. PARENTS LEAD THE GROUPS WITH THE HELP OF A PARENT LEAD (TRAINED FACILITATOR). A SUPERVISOR FROM AFN IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. HIGHLANDS PARTNERSHIP NETWORK (HPN) - THE HIGHLANDS PARTNERSHIP NETWORK IS A COMMUNITY GROUP IN THE NORTHERN PART OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY IN THE HIGHLANDS SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS COMMUNITY GROUP FORMED AND BEGAN ADDRESSING AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT NEEDED SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES. AFN IS THE FIDUCIARY AND WRITES GRANTS FOR HPN. CURRENTLY, ONE GRANT IS THROUGH ALLEGHENY COUNTY FOR A TEEN PROGRAM CALLED THE TEEN SPOT. AFN OVERSEES THE GRANTS, FINANCES, AND SUPPLIES THE NEEDS OF THE PROGRAM. THOSE THAT WORK IN THE PROGRAM ARE CONSULTANTS. AFN REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE CONTRACT MANDATES AND RECEIVES THE CONTRACT AWARDS FOR HPN. PA PARENT AND FAMILY ALLIANCE - THE PA PARENT AND FAMILY ALLIANCE (PARENT ALLIANCE), THE STATEWIDE PROGRAM OF AFN, PROVIDES PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS RAISING CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIOR, AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE PARENT ALLIANCE SUPPORTS PARENTS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA IN ALL COUNTIES BEYOND ALLEGHENY THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE FSP SERVICES, ON-DEMAND RESOURCES, TRAINING FOR BOTH PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS, AND REPRESENTATION ON LOCAL, COUNTY, AND STATE COMMITTEES. FAMILIES ALSO BENEFIT FROM A STATEWIDE LIBRARY OF TOOLS, INCLUDING WEBINARS, PODCASTS, BLOGS, PARENTING COURSES, AND THE IEP BOOTCAMP, WHICH PROVIDE PRACTICAL STRATEGIES AND SUPPORT AT ANY TIME. IN ADDITION TO THESE SERVICES, THE PARENT ALLIANCE HOLDS CONTRACTS THAT EXPAND ITS REACH BY PROVIDING FSP HIRING AND SUPERVISION FOR PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS PARTNERSHIPS THAT CREATE TOPIC-SPECIFIC MATERIALS AND TRAININGS AS WELL AS TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS. THE PARENT ALLIANCE ALSO CONTRACTS LOCALLY TO MEET COUNTY PRIORITIES: IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, PARTNERING WITH CHILD AND YOUTH SERVICES (CYS) TO SUPPORT PARENTS IN CHILD WELFARE CASES, AND IN GREENE COUNTY, PARTNERING WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PROVIDE ONE ON ONE FSP SUPPORT TAILORED TO RURAL FAMILIES. THESE COMBINED EFFORTS STRENGTHEN PENNSYLVANIA'S SYSTEM OF CARE BY FILLING GAPS, AMPLIFYING PARENT VOICES, AND ENSURING FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE HAVE ACCESS TO CONSISTENT AND RESPONSIVE SUPPORT.ALLEGHENY COUNTY INCENTIVE PROGRAM - THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS A PASS THROUGH FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY FOR AFN TO SUPPLY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH GIFT CARDS FOR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES TO PROVIDE TO COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR EXPERTISE. THE CATEGORIES THAT THESE INCENTIVES ARE DELEGATED FOR ARE AS FOLLOWS: HOMELESS ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS, HOMELESS RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS, HOMELESS RFP PROCESS PARTICIPANTS, HOMELESS CHILD AND FAMILY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS, CHILD AND FAMILY RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS, AND CHILD AND FAMILY RFP PROCESS PARTICIPANTS. ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM - AFN PROVIDES ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES FOR ADULTS TO RECEIVE A G.E.D. AND OFFERS THE G.E.D. TESTING FACILITY. AFN FUNDS THIS PROGRAM BY SOURCING GRANTS TO ALLEVIATE OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT INDIVIDUALS FROM PURSUING THEIR G.E.D. AT NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANTS, AFN PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO THE CLASS THROUGH A SHUTTLE THAT CIRCLES THE COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA AND ALSO PROVIDES CHILDCARE DURING THE PROGRAM. THE PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT AND A LISTENING EAR BY A COMMUNITY FAMILY SUPPORT PARTNER. THESE PARTNERS PROVIDE REFERRALS AND RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PARTICIPANTS. AFTER PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE A G.E.D., AFN PROVIDES CONTINUED ASSISTANCE TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT STEPS SUCH AS COLLEGE, TRADES, OR ANY AREAS OF INTEREST. TO DATE THE ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS HAD 7 GRADUATES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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