Sarah a Reed Home
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE SARAH A. REED'S CHILDREN'S CENTER IS TO ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, ADULTS ,AND FAMILIES, HELPING THEM TO REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND EXPERIENCE SUCCESS.
- Income
- $18.1 million
- Spending
- $19.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 2.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 94%
- Employees
- 354
- Volunteers
- 149
- Highest pay
- $360,387, medical director
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.
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 44 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.
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 13 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)
- $6.8 million spent. OUR AGENCY PROVIDES AN INTENSIVE PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS FROM 5 TO 18 YEARS OLD. THIS PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A WIDE RANGE OF SERIOUS TRAUMAS AND AS A RESULT HAVE SIGNIFICANT DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPEUTIC AND SAFETY CONCERNSTHAT REQUIRE 24 HOUR TREATMENT. EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN IS DEVELOPED BY THE TREATMENT TEAM AND INCLUDES THE CHILD, FAMILY, PSYCHIATRIST, THERAPIST, NURSE, CASE MANAGER, EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHILD-SERVING AGENCIES.THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE SERVED 71 DIFFERENT CHILDREN PROVIDING 10,390 DAYS OF TREATMENT.
- $3.4 million spent. THE CENTER OFFERS PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION SERVICES TO CLIENTSTHROUGHOUT ERIE COUNTY. PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE ACUTE PARTIAL FORCHILDREN IN GRADES KINDERGARDEN AGE THROUGH GRADE 12 AND A SCHOOL BASED PARTIALPROGRAM FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K-12.THE NON-ACUTE PARTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDES CHILDREN/ADOLESCENTS ANDTHEIR FAMILIES AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN A COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENTEXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO TREAT THE "WHOLE" CHILD. THE PROGRAM OFFERS ALEVEL OF CARE THAT ENABLES STABILIZATION OF THE CHILD'S EMOTIONAL ANDBEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES WITH A THERAPEUTICALLY SUPPORTED DIVERSION FROMINPATIENT CARE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO RESTORE A LEVEL OFFUNCTIONING THAT ENABLES THE CHILD TO SUCCESSFULLY RETURN TO A REGULARSCHOOL SETTING, RE-ENTER THE COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE OVERALL FAMILYFUNCTIONING.THE ACUTE PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION IS AN INTENSIVE 15 DAY, NON-HOSPITALBASED SERVICE WHICH FOCUSES ON SOLUTION-BASED, SHORT-TERM TREATMENTINTERVENTIONS TO HELP STABILIZE CHILDREN WITH SIGNIFICANTPSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES. PROFESSIONALSTAFF PROVIDES TREATMENT SERVICES IN A HIGHLY STRUCTURED, SAFEENVIRONMENT WITH CONSTANT SUPERVISION. SANCTUARY BASED PSYCHOEDUCATIONALONG WITH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES DELIVERY ARE PROVIDED DAILY TO TARGETTREATMENT GOALS THAT WILL PROVIDE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY WHILEKEEPING CHILDREN ACADEMICALLY STEADY.PROGRAM STAFF RECEIVES FORMAL TRAINING IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND WORKCLOSELY WITH A TEAM OF CLINICAL PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ANDTHERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT. THE INTENSIVE DAILY REGIMEN OF THERAPEUTICACTIVITIES AND SERVICES ARE BASED ON THE CLIENT'S INDIVIDUALIZEDTREATMENT PLAN AND GOALS. UPON DISCHARGE CHILDREN WILL HAVE DEVELOPEDPROACTIVE COPING AND SOCIAL SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM AT HOME INSCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY.UTILIZING THE SANCTUARY MODEL, THE PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAMEMBRACES THE 7 COMMITMENTS OF SANCTUARY AND THE S.E.L.F. MODEL.SERVICES OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND WEEK MAY INCLUDE ANYCOMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING: THERAPEUTIC ART ACTIVITIES, RECREATIONACTIVITIES, SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING, INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUPTHERAPY, SMALL AND LARGE PEER GROUPS, PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL GROUPS,INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AND PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT ANDMEDICATION MONITORING.ADDITIONALLY BOTH PROGRAMS UTILIZE OUR OUTPATIENT TESTING CLINICSERVICES TO RULE IN OR OUT PRE-DIAGNOSTIC IMPRESSIONS WHICH GUIDE THETREATMENT TEAM AND TREATMENT PLAN.OUR PROGRAM CONTINUES TO FOSTER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGEUNDERGRADUATES AND POSTGRADUATES. THIS INCLUDES OUR OWN LOCAL COLLEGESTUDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE IN OUR PRE-DOCTORAL PROGRAM WHO COME FROMUNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE RICHLY REWARDED WITHFRESH PERSPECTIVES TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT IDEAS, INCREASED STAFFINGPATTERNS WHILE OFFERING THE STUDENT A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISHFUTURE CAREER PATHWAYS.OUR PARTIAL PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO BE A HIGHLY SOUGHT-AFTER MENTAL HEALTHLEVEL OF CARE. OVER THIS PAST 2024-2025 FISCAL YEAR WE HAVE PROVIDEDTREATMENT TO A COMBINED 331 CHILDREN IN OUR ACUTE AND SCHOOL BASEDPARTIAL PROGRAMS.
- $1.5 million spent. OUR OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND TESTING, AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES.OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES NEEDING PSYCHIATRIC OR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION DUE TO LOSS, TRAUMA, OR CRISIS. INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY ENHANCED BY CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT; AS WELL AS ADVOCACY, REFERRAL, AND LINKAGE TO OTHER NEEDED SERVICES.THE OUTPATIENT CLINIC PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY THERAPY BOTH IN THE CLINIC AND ACROSS SIX SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ERIE COUNTY. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH A COUNTY SCHOOL TO OFFER A WEEKLY MEDICATION CLINIC, IMPROVING ACCESS TO PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS IN RURAL AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDE PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING WITHIN OUR OUTPATIENT CLINIC.OUR SERVICE DESCRIPTION WAS COMPLETED AND APPROVED THIS YEAR. SARAH A. REED CHILDREN'S CENTER OFFERS OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT MULTIPLE SITES THROUGHOUT THE ERIE AREA.THROUGH OUR OUTPATIENT PROGRAM, WE SERVED NEARLY 1,100 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE, THERAPEUTIC, AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES JUST OVER 500 NEW ADMISSIONS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.
- $3.5 million spent. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT - OUR AGENCY HAS DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEVERAL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPPORT SERVICES IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDINGS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE REFOCUS ROOMS IN FOUR DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS FOR STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SUPPORTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TWO ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. BECAUSE THE RECORDS FOR THESE SERVICES BELONG TO THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE DO NOT HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS SERVCED IN THESE PROGRAMS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, HOWEVER, WE TOUCH EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ERIE COUNTY.
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 November 6, 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 August 1941.
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 November 4, 2026.
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