Families First of Palm Beach County Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 0% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TO CULTIVATE FINANCIAL RESOURCES DEDICATED TO BUILDING STRONGER FAMILIES AND STRONGER COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS OF FAMILIES FIRST. CONTRIBUTING TO THE FOUNDATION IS AN INVESTMENT IN A SAFE, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN.
- Income
- $290,389
- Spending
- $163,532
- Spent on programs
- 0%
- Reserves
- 96 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 65%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $178,275, 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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 96.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 44% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 150% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 95 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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)
- $83 spent. FAMILIES FIRST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY FOUNDATION, INC. WAS CREATED SPECIFICALLY TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE MISSION, GOALS, AND ACTIVITIES OF THE CHILDREN'S CASE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, INC., DBA FAMILIES FIRST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, SUPPORTING THE CORE PROGRAMS: MATERNAL AND INFANT MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT INCLUDES TARGETED OUTREACH FOR PREGNANT WOMEN (TOPWA), HEALTHY FAMILIES, CHILD FIRST, INFANT MENTAL HEALTH. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS DEPARTMENT INCLUDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, KIN SUPPORT PROJECT, BRIDGES TO SUCCESS.
- HEALTHY FAMILIES PALM BEACH, PART OF HEALTHY FAMILIES FLORIDA, AND UNDER OUR MATERNAL AND INFANT MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED FAMILY SUPPORT AND COACHING PROGRAM THAT HELPS PARENTS PROVIDE THE SAFE AND STABLE ENVIRONMENTS CHILDREN NEED FOR HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE PROGRAM IMPROVES CHILDHOOD OUTCOMES AND INCREASES FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY EMPOWERING PARENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. PARENTS VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATE IN SERVICES PROVIDED IN THEIR HOMES SO THEY CAN LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO THEIR BABIES' CHANGING DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS, USE POSITIVE DISCIPLINE TECHNIQUES, COPE WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY STRESS OF PARENTING IN HEALTHY WAYS, AND SET AND ACHIEVE SHORT-AND LONG-TERM GOALS. SPECIALLY TRAINED FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS AND ACHIEVE GOALS THAT INCREASE FAMILY STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN 2025, 396 FAMILIES WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM. DURING THE YEAR, THIS PROGRAM MET OR EXCEEDED ALL ITS GOALS. IN 2025, 92% OF PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED AT LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF HOME VISITS ACCORDING TO THE PARTICIPANT LEVEL. 98% OF TARGET CHILDREN WERE UP TO DATE WITH WELL-CHILD CHECKS AT 24 MONTHS OF AGE. 100% OF TARGET CHILDREN ENROLLED SIX MONTHS OR LONGER WERE LINKED TO A MEDICAL PROVIDER. 100% OF CHLDREN REMAINED FREE FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT DURING SERVICE. 100% OF CHILDREN WERE FREE FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT POST SERVICE ONE-YEAR FOLLOW UP. COST SAVINGS: UP TO $105,131 FOR EVERY CHILD REMAINING WITH THEIR FAMILY AND OUT OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 1,134 CHILDREN AND ADULTS.CHILD FIRST IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAM THROUGH THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION (COA) FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS NATIONALLY ACCREDITED THROUGH CHILD FIRST. THIS PROGRAM IS ALSO UNDER OUR MATERNAL AND INFANT MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. CHILD FIRST IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED, TWO-GENERATIONAL MODEL THAT WORKS WITH VERY VULNERABLE YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, PROVIDING INTENSIVE HOME-BASED SERVICES. WHEN YOUNG CHILDREN GROW UP IN ENVIRONMENTS WITH VIOLENCE, NEGLECT, MENTAL ILLNESS, OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE STRESS CAN BE TOXIC TO THEIR DEVELOPING BRAINS. BUT WE CAN INTERVENE TO PREVENT THIS DAMAGE. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF WE: 1. WORK TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO THE NEEDED CCOMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES NEEDED TO DECREASE STRESS, AND 2. BUILD STRONG, LOVING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS THAT PROTECT AND HEAL THE BRAIN FROM TRAUMA AND STRESS. OUR GOAL IS A YOUNG BRAIN FOCUSED ON LEARNING RATHER THAN A BRAIN FOCUSED ON SURVIVAL. IN 2025, 67 FAMILIES WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR CHILD FIRST PROGRAM. 100% OF THE SERVICE NEEDS FOR FAMILIES WERE IDENTIFIED AND MET FOR CLIENTS OPENED FOR FOUR OR MORE MONTHS. 100% OF THE EARLY CARE MENTAL HEALTH OBSERVATIONS WERE COMPLETED. 93% OF FAMILIES COMPLETED SERVICES SUCCESSFULLY. OF THE FAMILIES DISCHARGED, 100% OF THOSE FAMILIES IMPROVED IN AT LEAST ONE DOMAIN. COST SAVINGS: FOR EVERY $1.00 SPENT ON EARLY INTERVENTION, $7.00 IS SAVED IN LONG-TERM CARE. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 323 CHILDREN AND ADULTS.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (BHS) IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAM THROUGH THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION (COA) FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS WELL IS UNDER OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS DEPARTMENT. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED CARE, COMPREHENSIVE, FAMILY-DRIVEN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND FLEXIBLE TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR AT-RISK AND HIGH-RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES ACROSS PALM BEACH COUNTY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED TRAUMA INFORMED THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SERVICES TO HIGH-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH FROM AGE FIVE TO TWENTY-TWO TO INCLUDE YOUNG ADULTS IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL SETTINGS. SINCE 2022 SERVICES HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO YOUTH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND THOSE AT RISK OF ENTERING THE DJJ SYSTEM. IN 2025, FAMILIES FIRST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM SERVED 254 FAMILIES. 96% OF CHLDREN/YOUTH HAD A REDUCTION IN MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS BASED ON CFARS. 97% OF CHILDREN/YOUTH MAINTAINED STABLE BEHAVIORS IN THEIR HOME. 95% OF CHILDREN/YOUTH MAINTAINED STABLE BEHAVIORS IN THEIR SCHOOL. COST SAVINGS: $1.00 INVESTED IN PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION YIELDS $7.00 IN SAVINGS IN HEALTH COSTS, CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE COSTS AND LOW PRODUCTIVITY.THIS PROGRAM SERVED $1,078 CHILDREN AND ADULTS.OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: MATERNAL & INFANT MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT:TARGETED OUTREACH FOR PREGNANT WOMEN (TOPWA) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE BY PROVIDING PREGNANCY AND HIV TESTING. THE GOAL OF TOPWA IS TO LOWER THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN WITH PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE AND HIVINFECTION. THE PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORTIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND CLIENT-CENTERED OUTREACH SERVICES TO LOWER THE RISK FOR HIV INFECTION AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IN 2025, 232 PREGNANT, HIGH-RISK WOMEN, RECEIVED A HEALTH ASSESSMENT WHICH CONSISTED OF HIV TESTING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT IF NEEDED, AND ACCESS TO PRENATAL CARE. 100% OF AT-RISK PREGNANT WOMEN WERE LINKED WITH NEEDED MEDICAL CARE AND/OR ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. 100% OF PREGNANT WOMEN WERE LINKED WITH A MEDICAL PAYER SOURCE TO RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE. 100% SUCCESS RATE WITH BABIES BORN HIV NEGATIVE. SINCE 1999, 100% OF BABIES BORN TO HIV+ MOTHERS HAVE TESTED NEGATIVE FOR HIV. COST SAVINGS: $229,000 IN MEDICAL COSTS BY AVOIDING ONE HIV INFECTION. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 830 CHILDREN AND ADULTS.INFANT MENTAL HEALTH IS THE DEVELOPING CAPACITY OF THE CHILD FROM BIRTH TO FIVE TO EXPERIENCE, REGULATE, AND EXPRESS EMOTIONS; FORM CLOSE AND SECURE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; EXPLORE AND MASTER THE ENVIRONMENT AND LEARN ALL IN THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURALEXPECTATIONS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. BY AGE FIVE, THE CHILD'S BRAIN HAS NEARLY GROWN TO 90% OF THEIR ADULT BRAIN. DECADES OF RIGOROUS RESEARCH SHOW THAT CHILDREN'S EARLIEST EXPERIENCES PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. PERSISTENT "TOXI
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS DEPARTMENTKIN SUPPORT PROJECT IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAM THROUGH THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THIS PROGRAM GUIDES RELATIVE CAREGIVERS RAISING A LOVED ONE'S CHILDREN IN FINDING AND ACCESSING LEGAL AND OTHER NEEDED SERVICES. ITS GOAL IS TO KEEP CHILDREN OUT OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. IN COLLABORATION WITH LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, INC., FAMILIES FIRST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY'S KIN SUPPORT PROJECT EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES AND SIBLINGS CARING FOR A RELATIVE'S CHILD BY INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND LEGAL SERVICES. PROGRAM STAFF COUNSEL ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES AND CONCERNS, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH INCLUDE OBTAINING ECONOMIC BENEFITS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, LEGAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL GUIDANCE, AND HEALTH INSURANCE. ACCESS TO SUPPORT GROUPS FOR RELATIVE CAREGIVERS AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES ARE OFFERED. IN 2025, 73 FAMILIES WERE SERVED THROUGH OUR KIN SUPPORT PROGRAM. 99% OF KINSHIP FAMILIES RECEIVED SOCIAL WORK/SUPPORTIVE COUNSELING TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS. 96% OF THE TARGETED 20 RELATIVE CAREGIVERS RECEIVED SUPPORT GROUP SERVICES. 100% OF FAMILIES WERE SUCCESSFULLY LINKED TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. 100% OF RELATIVE CAREGIVER CHILDREN REMAINED IN CARE OF THEIR RELATIVES AND NOT PLACED IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. COST SAVINGS: $105,131 FOR EVERY CHILD REMAINING WITH RELATIVE CAREGIVER FAMILIES AND OUT OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 267 CHILDREN AND ADULTS.BRIDGES TO SUCCESS IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROGRAM THROUGH THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THIS PROGRAM IS A COMBINATION OF HOUSING AND SERVICES INTENDED AS A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO HELP FAMILIES LIVE MORE STABLE, PRODUCTIVE LIVES, AND IS AN ACTIVE (COMMUNITY SERVICES AND FUNDING) STREAM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. BRIDGES TO SUCCESS PROVIDES TWENTY UNITS OF SCATTERED SITE PERMANENT HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO FAMILIES RESIDING IN PALM BEACH COUNTY (BELLE GLADE, PAHOKEE, AND ROYAL PALM BEACH). THE FAMILY SERVICE COORDINATORS HELPS EACH FAMILY SET THEIR OWN GOALS TO BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT. IN 2025, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 22 FAMILIES. 100% OF FAMILIES REMAINED HOUSING STABLE. 100% OF FAMILIES MAINTAINED OR INCREASED THEIR INCOME, INCLUDING WAGES AND BENEFITS. COST SAVINGS: HOMELESS SERVICES: $858,456 PER YEAR OF THE COST TO TAXPAYERS. THIS PROGRAM SERVED 88 CHILDREN AND ADULTS.
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 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 September 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 2014.
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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