Concern-Professional Services for Children Youth and Families
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 100 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
CONCERN'S MISSION: CONCERN BRINGS HOPE, OFFERS OPPORTUNITY, AND INSPIRES CHANGE. CONCERN'S VISION: TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND PROMOTE POSITIVE HEALTHY LIVES.
- Income
- $26.5 million
- Spending
- $25.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 97%
- Employees
- 512
- Volunteers
- 68
- Highest pay
- $267,037, president & 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
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 100 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 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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)
- $11.9 million spent. INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP OUTPATIENT THERAPY IS PROVIDED TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS. CONCERN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES OPERATE UNDER AN OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC CLINIC LICENSE, WHICH ALSO OFFERS EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES. INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (IBHS) ARE PROVIDED IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY WITH A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH THAT FOCUSES ON INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS SET FOR THE CHILD, YOUTH, OR YOUNG ADULT. SERVICE INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TFCBT) AND ARE PROVIDED BY BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST CONSULTANTS, MOBILE THERAPISTS, AND THERAPEUTIC STAFF SUPPORT. FAMILY BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (FBMH) ARE DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT IS AN INTENSIVE TEAM DELIVERED SERVICE PROVIDED IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY, DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES AND CASE MANAGEMENT. THE GOAL OF THE FBMH TREATMENT IS TO HELP CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE REMAIN WITH THEIR FAMILY IN THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION (CRR) PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT, INCLUDED IN A 24HOUR DAY STRUCTURED THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT IN A FAMILY SETTING. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR INDIVIDUALS AGES 5-18 WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND CANNOT BE MAINTAINED IN THEIR OWN HOMES. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES A VARIETY OF CLINICAL, CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE CLIENTS' NEEDS. PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROVIDES SIX HOURS OF MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAMMING PER DAY IN THE FORM OF GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND FAMILY THERAPY, AS WELL AS PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADES. THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR OTHER CONTRACTED PROVIDER, AND CONCERN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDES THE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT COMPONENT. CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES PROVIDE A RAPID RESPONSE TO CRISIS SITUATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO EXHIBIT ACUTE SYMPTOMS. CLIENTS ARE PROVIDED APPROPRIATE COUNSELING, CONSULTATION, REFERRAL, RESOLUTION, LINKAGE, AND FOLLOWUP. CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES INCLUDE: TELEPHONE, MOBILE, AND WALK-IN SERVICES. CRISIS STAFF WILL TRAVEL TO MEET THE CLIENT AND RENDER SERVICES ONSITE, IN THE HOME, AND/OR IN THE COMMUNITY. TELEPHONE AND MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE PROVIDED 24 HOURS PER DAY, 7 DAYS PER WEEK WITH WALK-IN SERVICES AVAILABLE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 5,500 CLIENTS.
- $6.2 million spent. TRADITIONAL FOSTER CARE PROVIDES OUT OF HOME FOSTER CARE TO YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED, ABUSED AND/OR DELINQUENT. THE SERVICE INCLUDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND FOSTER PARENT(S) WHO PROVIDE THE CHILD/YOUTH WITH A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE ENRICHED AND GROW. TRADITIONAL FOSTER CARE AIMS TO SURROUND THE CHILD/YOUTH WITH A NURTURING AND STABLE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. THE CHILD/YOUTH IS PROVIDED WITH EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE TYPICAL OF MORE TRADITIONAL FAMILY LIFE. INTENSIVE FOSTER CARE IS A SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHOSE SPECIAL NEEDS CANNOT BE MET IN THEIR OWN FAMILIES AND THEREFORE REQUIRES OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT. CONCERN'S SPECIALLY TRAINED FOSTER PARENTS CREATE A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT THAT FOCUSES ON TREATMENT THAT ENHANCES THE CHILD'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR MORE NORMALIZED DAILY LIVING EXPERIENCES. CHILDREN IN THIS PROGRAM MAY EXHIBIT SIGNIFICANT BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, AND/OR VARYING DEGREES OF SOCIAL OR EMOTIONAL DYSFUNCTION. INTERMEDIATE TREATMENT FOSTER CARE PROVIDES OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO GENERALLY DO NOT REQUIRE MORE INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. MEDICAL LEVEL FOSTER CARE PROVIDES HOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH ACUTE PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HOSPITALIZATION OR INSTITUTIONALIZATION. CONCERN IDENTIFIES PARTICULARLY FOSTER PARENTS WHO ARE CAPABLE OF MEETING THE CHILD'S SPECIAL NEEDS AND WHO ARE TRAINED IN THE SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITION(S) OF THE CHILD. THIS PROGRAM IS REFERRED TO AS MEDICALLY FRAGILE FOSTER CARE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. FOSTER TO ADOPT AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PERMANENCY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SETTING. AS AN ADOPTION AGENCY LICENSED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND AFFILIATED WITH THE STATEWIDE ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY NETWORK (SWAN), CONCERN IS COMMITTED TO HELPING CHILDREN FIND A PERMANENT FAMILY THEY CAN CALL THEIR OWN. OUR STAFF WORKS WITH FAMILIES WHO WISH TO ADOPT THEIR FOSTER CHILD OR A CHILD PLACED THROUGH A KINSHIP PLACEMENT. MOTHER/INFANT FOSTER CARE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO AN ADOLESCENT OR EXPECTANT MOTHER IN HER EFFORTS TO DEVELOP A GOOD PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIP, WHILE FOCUSING ON THE COMPETENCIES OF PARENTING SKILLS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING.THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 280 CLIENTS AND THE ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 325 CLIENTS.
- $2.2 million spent. CONCERN TREATMENT UNIT FOR BOYS (CTUB) ARE STAFF SECURE, TREATMENT ORIENTED FACILITIES FOR ADOLESCENT MALES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO CHANGE THE MINDSETS AND BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OF THE YOUTH SO THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FUNCTION APPROPRIATELY IN SOCIETY AND RETURN TO THE COMMUNITY AS HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES DAILY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND PHYSICAL GROWTH. THIS NOT ONLY MINIMIZES THE LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUED NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR, BUT ALSO PREPARES THE YOUTH FOR RESPONSIBLE SOCIAL LIVING. THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 55 CLIENTS.
- COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES: CONCERN'S COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES PROVIDE REUNIFICATION AND VISITATION SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGENCIES IN ORDER TO PREVENT OUT-OF HOME PLACEMENT OR TO REUNITE THE CHILDREN WITH THEIR FAMILIES. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE VISIT COACHING, SUPERVISED VISITATION, CASEWORK COUNSELING, IN-HOME SERVICES, PARENTING EDUCATION/NURTURING PARENTING, INTENSIVE FAMILY REUNIFICATION SERVICES, AND INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONAL YOUTH. MANY OF THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO THE BIOLOGICAL FAMILY IN THEIR HOMES. THE VISIT COACHING, PARENTING EDUCATION, AND INTENSIVE REUNIFICATION PROGRAMS UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED TOOLS AND ASSESSMENTS TO MONITOR THE FAMILIES' PROGRESSION IN SERVICES AND READINESS FOR REUNIFICATION. THE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 200 CLIENTS.
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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