Deirdre O Brien Child Advocacy Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE FORENSIC INTERVIEWING, MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AND TREATMENT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND OTHER SERVICES TO CHILD VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT AND FOR CHILDREN THAT HAVE WITNESSED VIOLENCE. DEIRDRE'S HOUSE HAD OVER 3,056 CHILD VISITS IN 2025.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 96%
- Reserves
- 42.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 320
- Highest pay
- $190,734, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 42.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 24% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 19 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 December 31, 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 (3)
- $229,461 spent. CHILD ADVOCACY:DEIRDRE'S HOUSE IS THE ONLY SITE IN MORRIS COUNTY WHERE A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF TWELVE VICTIM OF ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT CAN BE DIGITALLY INTERVIEWED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. CHILD ADVOCACY INCLUDES:1. DIGITALLY RECORDED FORENSIC INTERVIEWS AND TRIAL PREPARATION -INTERVIEWS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WITH CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.2. MEDICAL SERVICES - ENABLES CHILDREN SUSPECTED OF HAVING BEEN PHYSICALLY AND/OR SEXUALLY ABUSED TO RECEIVE MEDICAL EVALUATION AND SHORT-TERM FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT. 3. CASE MANAGEMENT AND OUTREACH - DEIRDRE'S HOUSE HAS THREE BI-LINGUAL CHILD ADVOCATES WHO ASSIST IN CASE MANAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES FACILITATING AND CONNECTING CLIENTS WITH SERVICES DIRECTLY PROVIDED BY DEIRDRE'S HOUSE OR WITH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONALS THAT COLLABORATE WITH DEIRDRE'S HOUSE.
- $852,924 spent. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:1. CLINICAL COUNSELING - DEIRDRE'S HOUSE HAS FOUR LICENSED CLINICAL COUNSELORS THAT PROVIDE ON-SITE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP CLINICAL COUNSELING TO CHILD VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING CAREGIVERS. ALL CLINICAL COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF SUPPORTIVE LISTENING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT DURING COURT PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER CASE RELATED EVENTS, AND FOLLOW-UP.2. PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS - DEIRDRE'S HOUSE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLABORATING PSYCHIATRISTS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS, PROVIDES PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, FOLLOW-UPS, AND MEDICATION MONITORING.
- $34,787 spent. VARIOUS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.1. PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM - DEIRDRE'S HOUSE PROVIDES IN-SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION SERVICES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THESE SERVICES ADDRESS THE IDENTIFICATION, PREVENTION, AND REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE AND EMERGING ISSUES IN CHILD WELFARE LIKE CYBERBULLYING AND SAFE USE OF TECHNOLOGY. THESE PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS ADDRESS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH, AND YOUTH. THE OUTCOMES SOUGHT ARE A DECREASE IN CHILD ABUSE, INCREASED REPORTING OF INCIDENCES OF ABUSE, AND A CHANGE IN YOUTH CULTURE REGARDING THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO DECREASE INCIDENTS OF CYBERBULLYING, CHILD ON CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND AN INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO PREVENT AND/OR LESSEN STRESSES THAT CAN LEAD TO CHILD ABUSE.THE GAME OF LIFE PROGRAM (GOL) EDUCATION PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION COORDINATED BY DEIRDRE'S HOUSE INVOLVING OVER TWENTY MORRIS COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES DIRECTED AT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS BOTH A CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM AS WELL AS A PROGRAM WHICH EDUCATED STUDENTS AS TO THE SERVICES AVAILABLE IN MORRIS COUNTY. THIS PROGRAM IS PRESENTED TWO TO FOUR TIMES PER YEAR.2. DEAR (DAY EDUCATION ARTS RECREATION) CAMP - PROVIDES WHOLESOME AND FUN CAMPING EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED ABUSE OR NEGLECT. REFERRALS ARE PROVIDED BY PARTNERING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE CHILDREN SELECT THE CAMPS OF INTEREST TO THEM. SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $500 PER CHILD ARE PROVIDED FOR THE SUMMER EXPERIENCE.3. SHINE (SCHOLARSHIPS HELPING INSPIRE NEW EXPECTATIONS) - A PROGRAM THAT AWARDS MORRIS COUNTY CHILD VICTIMS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO PARTICIPATE IN MAINSTREAM COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OR LESSONS SUCH AS ART, DANCE, MUSIC, OR SPORTS. SCHOLARSHIPS OF UP TO $500 ARE AVAILABLE.4. HEALING FUND - PROVIDES FUNDING TO ASSIST CHILD VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH CRISIS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, MEDICAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE COSTS, AND APPROPRIATE FAMILY AND/OR SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.5. VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - RECRUITS, TRAINS, MONITORS, AND EVALUATES A BANK OF DEDICATED MEN AND WOMEN WHO LEND THEIR HELPING HANDS IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES IN AND AROUND THE CENTER.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 November 1994.
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.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.