Triangle Family Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TRIANGLE FAMILY SERVICES FULFILLS ITS MISSION OF BUILDING A STRONGER COMMUNITY BY STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY THROUGH SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING CORE PROGRAM AREAS: FAMILY SAFETY, FINANCIAL STABILITY, HOUSING SECURITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH.
- Income
- $2.8 million
- Spending
- $3.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 52%
- Employees
- 90
- Volunteers
- 30
- Highest pay
- $185,201, president & ceo
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
Weak: 40 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 24% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% 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
Good: 75 out of 100.
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
0 of 10Did not give 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (3)
- $1.5 million spent. TFS FINANCIAL STABILITY PROGRAMS ARE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE WAKE COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE HOMELESS SERVICE SYSTEM AND PROVIDE A VARIETY OF INTERVENTIONS THAT INVOLVE A COMBINATION OF COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN HOUSING: STREET OUTREACH, RAPID REHOUSING, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND PREVENTION & DIVERSION. ADDITIONALLY, TFS IS A HUD-CERTIFIED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY OFFERING BUDGETING AND CREDIT REPAIR SERVICES IN ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP FORMATS. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 500 HOUSEHOLDS EACH YEAR.
- $561,506 spent. TFS FAMILY SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE A VITAL RESOURCE FOR COURT-REFERRED FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE DOSE PROGRAM IS A STATE-CERTIFIED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT SERVES AS A REHABILITATIVE ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION BY PROVIDING PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. THE TIME TOGETHER SUPERVISED VISITATION AND EXCHANGE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS AND RELATIVES TO MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN DURING TIMES OF FAMILY CRISIS OR SEPARATION AND MONITORED EXCHANGE FOR OFF-SITE VISITATION TO MINIMIZE CHILD EXPOSURE TO PARENTAL CONFLICT. COMBINED, THESE PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 600 FAMILIES EACH YEAR.
- $354,202 spent. THE TFS MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDES OUTPATIENT AND SCHOOL-BASED THERAPY TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, WITH A FOCUS ON OFFERING EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS.
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 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 June 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 March 1938.
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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