Family Service Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to strengthen families and communities through counseling and education. Family Services has designed programs that help meet those needs since 1896.
- Income
- $1.3 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 9.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 65%
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 35
- Highest pay
- $82,232, executive 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
Fair: 63 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.7 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 32% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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 (5)
- $553,308 spent. Families Programs & Womanline - The Agency has been at the forefront of designing programs that meet the unique needs of individuals, families, and communities since 1896. Family Service Association provides programs that build strength and support healthy living. Mental Health Counseling is provided from our main office, satellite locations, and clients homes by licensed social workers, counselors and trained professionals utilizing the Ecological Counseling model. These staff work together to create a seamless system of service, intervention and advocacy that support the unique needs of the client. Friends Connection provides in-home assessment, case management, family conferencing, counseling and education to improve quality of life, reduce depression, improve access to resources and maintain self-sufficiency for aging adults. Closing the Circle is a school and community-based program that developes protective factors against school failure, juvenile deliquency, and substance abuse in adolescence. The program engages the school with the whole family in support of successful outcomes for the child. Parenting classes utilizes best practice curriculum and group process to improve knowledge, consider discipline options, encourage healthy parent-child interaction and teach skills that foster nurturing relationships within the family. Neighborhood organizers work within the communities by empowering residents to identify the unique problems within their neighborhood and implement revitalization solutions that can be sustained long-term by the residents. Reentry Services provide individuals returning to the family/community from incarceration with mental health advocacy, case management and referral support that will increase reentry success, reduce recidivism and uphold community safety.
- $516,092 spent. Community Services for the Deaf (CSD) is a program that provides a variety of services and advocacy to reduce isolation, ensure access to services and improve the lives of the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Interpreting services are available every day and include: American Sign Language, deaf-blind interpreting and other non-verbal and oral communication, and C-Print, which is computer-generated captioning that supports total access to and involvement with the class, meeting or other environment. Mental Health/Community Support Program provides home-based mental health and community support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing clients; eliminating isolation and supporting independence for this underserved population. KODA Camp and Teen Institute are services specifically for teens and youth to build leadership, support healthy peer relationships and provide drug and alcohol prevention. CSD also provide a number of In-service, Instruction and Advocacy services for the hearing community to teach skills, support understanding and ensure access to services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
- $395,603 spent. Abuse Programs - The Agency provides programs and services that improve family interaction, reduce child and partner abuse, and encourage healthy interaction at home and in community. The SCAN program provides specialized home-based services to families who are affected by child abuse and neglect through counseling, parenting and intervention services. The program strengthens families, improves interactions and reduces the potential for further abuse and neglect. Anger Management is a weekly group process that allows adult participants to consider the origin of their anger, discover management techniques and identify potential triggers for their anger. The August Project is a program designed to keep families safe by holding perpetrators of domestic violence responsible for their actions. The intensive, highly- structured group process helps perpetrators understand their coercive control issues and identify the impact of their violence has on the entire family. Family Conferencing brings together the immediate and extended family for a series of group conferences, to create a safety and communication plan, identify resources needed by the family and engage support networks that keep the family safe.
- Community Development - Help improve residents and the communities associated with the organization to better the relations and resources between the community and the organization.
- Community Development - Help improve residents 0. 0. 0.
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 March 1957.
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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