Village Family Service Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the Village Family Service Center is to improve the quality of life through services designed to strengthen individuals, families and organizations.
- Income
- $16.3 million
- Spending
- $14.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 75%
- Employees
- 191
- Volunteers
- 123
- Highest pay
- $242,907, ceo
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
Good: 75 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 41% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 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.
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 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)
- $8.3 million spent. COUNSELING: The Village provides counseling services to thousands of individuals, families and couples every year. This includes traditional talk therapy, play-based therapy models such as Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), attachment therapy for traumatized children, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for adults and kids dealing with trauma. Our professional counselors provide groups and classes that teach coping skills for depression, anxiety, anger management, and other issues, including an Intensive Outpatient Program for mental health. Counseling services may be offered in home, school, office, and community settings as well as online.Family Centered Engagement and Family Group Decision Making services bring together families and service providers to develop plans that address the safety and wellbeing of children and reduce the number of children in foster care.
- $1.4 million spent. VILLAGE BUSINESS INSTITUTE (VBI): VBI provides worksite-based programs and products, including employee assistance programs, human resource consultation, executive coaching, career transition, organizational consulting, crisis planning, and workplace mediation. More than 60,000 employees are covered by a Village EAP.
- $756,471 spent. FIRST STEP RECOVERY - provides outpatient treatment for substance use disorders.
- $239,952 spent. Big Brothers Big Sister mentoring program that matches carefully screened adult volunteers with children, ages 6-14 years, who have special needs for personal growth and development. Supportive, one-to-one mentoring defends the potential of the child, helping to build self-confidence and self-esteem in the child, as volunteers and kids spend time together;
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 October 1957.
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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