Childrens Center of Wayne County Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 79 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE CHILDREN'S CENTER'S MISSION IS TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SHAPE THEIR OWN FUTURES.
- Income
- $16.0 million
- Spending
- $18.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 83%
- Employees
- 231
- Volunteers
- 939
- Highest pay
- $206,519, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 79 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 2533 of 33 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 September 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 (3)
- $10.3 million spent. THE CHILDREN'S CENTER PROVIDES EVIDENCE BASED CLINICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, EVALUATION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF ALL AGES AND HISTORIES. OUR CLINICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES, INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND THOSE WITH A HISTORY OF TRAUMA. ALL SERVCIES ARE DELIVERED IN A CHILD AND FAMILY CENTERED APPROACH. SERVICING AN EXPANSIVE AGE RANGE, WE BEGIN WORKING TO SUPPORT HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DURING PREGNANCY AND CONTINUING WITH SERVICES THROUGH A YOUNG PERSON'S 21ST BIRTHDAY. THIS INCLUDES SERVICES TARGETED TO INCREASE INDEPENDENCE AND LIFE SKILLS FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS. SERVICES ARE DELIVERED BOTH ON OUR CAMPUS AND WITHIN THE HOME, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND VIA TELEHEALTH BASED ON THE CLIENT'S NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) UNDERSTANDING THAT THE HOME AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL'S OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING, OUR SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES LIKE SUPPORTS COORDINATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT, WRAPAROUND, AND PARENT PEER SERVICES. WE ASSIST FAMILIES WITH ACCESSING RESOURCES BOTH INTERNALLY AND BY COLLABORATING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. IN THESE COLLABORATIONS, WE ALSO SOMETIMES FIND IT MOST OPTIMAL TO HAVE CLINICAL STAFF PLACED DIRECTLY ONSITE TO PROVIDE OUR SERVCIES. THUS, WE HAVE STAFF LOCATED WITHIN PEDIATRIC CENTERS, HEAD START PROGRAMS, AND DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY DISTRICT SCHOOLS. OUR GENERAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH MILD TO CHRONIC MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. THESE SERVICES ADDRESS MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, FAMILY AND GROUP SESSIONS. WRAPAROUND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR HIGH ACUITY CLIENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR ABILITY TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOME SETTING AND AVOID PLACEMENT IN A LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL OR INPATIENT SETTING. WRAPAROUND FACILITATORS ASSIST THE FAMILY IN BUILDING A CARE TEAM OF NATURAL SUPPORTS TO SUSTAIN GAINS MADE DURING TREATMENT. SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND YOUNG ADULTS THAT HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTELLECTUAL AND/OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, INCLUDING THOSE WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. COORDINATION SERVICES ARE BUILT INTO THE PROGRAM TO ENSURE FAMILIES ARE LINKED TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND SUCCESS AND ARE PROVIDED IN THE HOME AND COMMUNITY. CLINICAL SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP SESSION. OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES OFFERED IN THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS, SKILL BUILDING, AND PEER SUPPORTS BY CERTIFIED PARENT SUPPORT PARTNERS.
- $3.1 million spent. CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM PROVIDES FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT AND ADOPTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOME DUE TO ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT. OUR SERVCIES INCLUDE RECRUITING AND LICENSING SAFE HOMES TO FOSTER OUR CLIENTS. WE ALSO FACILITATE THE ADOPTION PROCESSES FOR CHILDREN WHOSE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS' BIRTH RIGHTS HAVE BEEN TERMINATED, HELPING THEM SECURE A SAFE AND PERMANENT FAMILY TO SUPPORT THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. YOUNG ADULTS, AGES 18 22 WHO ARE COURT WARDS, MAY OPT TO REMAIN UNDER THE COURT'S JURISDICHTION THROUGH THE AGE OF 22 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE BENEFITS AND SUPPORTS IN BECOMING INDEPENDENT. FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, WE RECRUIT AND LICENSE HOST HOMES FOR THEM TO SAFELY RESIDE AND GROW.
- $612,359 spent. TAU BETA FAMILY SUCCESS CENTER - IS A CERTIFIED MICHIGAN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER. OUR CENTER PROVIDES CHILDREN AND CARETAKERS WITH A SAFE PLACE TO ENGAGE AND LEARN. SERVICES INCLUDE QUALITY EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT NURTURE HEALTHY MENTAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS CENTER CONDUCTS AND PROVIDE PARENTING CLASSES, HEALTH AND NUTRITION CLASSES, ART THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING, HOMEWORK HELP, PROMOTE LITERACY THROUGH READING GROUPS, AND PARENT SUPPORT SERVICES, AND OTHER AD HOC ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) IN ADDITION TO DIRECT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, TCC ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND LEAD INITIATIVES THAT HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO WE SERVE. SOME OF WHICH INCLUDES: THE DETROIT WAYNE INTEGRATED HEALTH FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE, DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDREN AND STRONG MALE ROLE MODELS. CRISIS TO CONNECTION WHICH IS A COMMUNITY IMPACT GROUP TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON MEETING THE NEEDS OF BLACK BOYS, THE MOST PREVALENT AND VULNERABLE CLIENT OF OUR POPULATION. THE TRAUMA CARE TEAM WHICH PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPPORT TO A CHILDRENS CENTER OF WAYNE COUNTY INC. 38-1359505 SPECIFIC GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS IN AN ORGANIZED SETTING, SUCH AS A SCHOOL OR BUSINESS, WHO HAS EXPERIENCED A RECENT TRAUMA.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 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 September 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 1950.
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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