Child and Family Charities
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To help protect children by strengthening their families, promoting healthy personality development and restoring positive social interaction among family members. To offer a broad program of child welfare services and to work with the community on those programs.
- Income
- $18.9 million
- Spending
- $10.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 16.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 73%
- Employees
- 150
- Volunteers
- 1,700
- Highest pay
- $187,417, chief executive off.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 46% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 76% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2519 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, 2024, 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)
- $1.8 million spent. Child Welfare Services, which integrates both the foster care and adoption programs. Total Expenses: $1,787,140Foster Care: The foster care program serves children who are removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. Foster care is provided by families recruited, trained, licensed, and supported by the agency. Adoption: The adoption program places children in permanent homes after parental rights have been terminated.
- $641,892 spent. Angel House: Provides residential care and support to pregnant and parenting girls in the foster care system. Total Expenses: $641,892
- $1.0 million spent. Behavioral Health Services: Services to provide confidential private outpatient counseling, including substance abuse counseling. Trained professional social workers counsel children, adults, couples, and families. Employee assistance and outreach counseling services are also provided. Total Expenses: $1,041,348
- $5.5 million spent. Teen Court and Home Based Treatment: Teen Court is a juvenile justice diversion program which serves young first-time offenders who have committed a minor offense. Home Based Adolescent Treatement provides in-home behavioral health services to adolescents with mental health and substance use disorders. Total Expenses: $199,806 Child Abuse Prevention: Primary services include Family Growth Center, Community Outreach & Public Awareness, Medicaid Outreach, and Foster Care Supportive Visitation. Total Expenses: $ 455,729 Higher Ground and T.R.U.E.: Higher Ground provides crisis intervention, non-residential/prevention counseling, case managment, and if necessary, temporary housing shelter for youth ages 12 to 17 and their families. T.R.U.E. (Teens Respecting and Understanding Each Other) is a support and activity based group that provides help and guidance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth between the ages of 14 and 18. Total Expenses: $390,288 Crossroads: Voluntary transitional living program for young people who are unable to live at home. Total Expenses: $908,308 Street Outreach Program: Provides homeless youth immediate access to services. Total Expenses: $237,613 Housing Young Families: Program for young people, ages 17 through 21, who are without permanent safe and stable housing and are either pregnant, parenting, or both. Total Expenses: $240,825 Rapid Rehousing: Provides joint transitional housing and repaid rehousing for homeless and vulnerable youth and their children. Total Expenses: $209,364 Operation Good Cheer: Program that provides Christmas gifts to children in foster care and has them delivered all over the state by way of airplanes. Total Expenses: $1,895,095
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 2021.
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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