Childrens Center of Surry Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE CHILDREN'S CENTER OF SURRY, INC. IS DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO FOSTER RESILIENCY THROUGH COMPASSION, INNOVATION, AND COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT.
- Income
- $2.6 million
- Spending
- $2.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 4.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 65%
- Employees
- 63
- Volunteers
- 121
- Highest pay
- $99,710, executive di
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
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 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
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 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 (5)
- $155,276 spent. STRENGTHENING FAMILIES (SF-JCPC): IS A SEVEN (7) SESSION, EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTING SKILLS AND TEEN LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM THAT INVOLVES PARENTS AND CHILDREN AGES TEN TO FOURTEEN (10-14), BOTH SEPARATELY AND TOGETHER. INCREDIBLE YEARS (IY): IS A SIXTEEN (16) WEEKLY SESSION, EVIDENCED-BASED PARENTING PROGRAM FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN FOUR (4) TO SIX (6) YEARS OF AGE, HELD TO EDUCATE, SUPPORT AND COACH PARENTS IN SURRY AND YADKIN COUNTIES.
- $359,092 spent. TEEN COURT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND RESTITUTION: A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE DIVERSION PROGRAM WITH A TRIBUNAL ASPECT, YOUTH MAKE RESTITUTION FOR HARM THEY HAVE CAUSED THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, LETTERS OF APOLOGY, ESSAYS, JURY DUTIES AND EDUCATION ASSIGNMENTS.
- $136,826 spent. FRESH START WAAY TO SUCCESS PROGRAM: EVIDENCE BASED GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE LEVEL 2 TEENS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
- $1.2 million spent. WHY TRY: RESILIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR AT RISK TEENS INVOLVED IN THE COURT SYSTEM. TEENS GO THROUGH A TEN (10) WEEK SERIES WITH TRAINED FACILITATORS. NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM (NPP) IN SURRY, YADKIN, AND STOKES COUNTY: PROVIDES FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE AND AT RISK OF CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT AND/OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE PARENT EDUCATOR/HOME VISITOR WILL PROVIDE PARENTING EDUCATION THROUGH "THE NURTURING PROGRAM" DEVELOPED FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS THROUGH WEEKLY HOME VISITS IN THE FAMILIES' HOME ENVIRONMENT AND MONTHLY GROUP MEETINGS. SMART START NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM (NPP) IN YADKIN COUNTY: PROVIDES FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE AND AT RISK OF CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT AND/OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE PARENT EDUCATOR/HOME VISITOR WILL PROVIDE PARENTING EDUCATION THROUGH "THE NURTURING PROGRAM" DEVELOPED FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS THROUGH WEEKLY HOME VISITS IN THE FAMILIES' HOME ENVIRONMENT AND MONTHLY GROUP MEETINGS. RESPITE: PROVIDES PARENTS, CHILDREN AND REFERRING AGENCIES WITH A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO STAY WHILE FAMILIES RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND REDUCE STRESS. ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM: ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO PROVIDE CHILDREN RESIDING AT THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AND AT RISK YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY WITH STRENGTH- BASED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND TUTORING TO ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. REAL WORLD: TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY, SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS TO YOUTH AGES 14 TO 18 THROUGH A REAL LIFE SIMULATION AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM: PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES FOR THOSE ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN MEDICAID OR NC HEALTHCHOICE. THE PROGRAM HELPS CLIENTS ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE THE RESULT OF EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL TURMOIL IN THEIR LIVES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED CLINICIANS AND USE A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL APPROACH TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS, SET GOALS, AND TEACH NEW COPING SKILLS THAT CAN IMPROVE CURRENT LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING. INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS (LINKS): TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES, THE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN (NC LINKS) PROVIDES SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO: YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY IN FOSTER CARE AGES 13-17, YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-21 AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN FOSTER CARE 18 TO 21, AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE AT AGE 18 AND ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN FOSTER CARE 18 TO 21. STRENGTHENING FAMILIES-DHHS: IS A FOURTEEN (14) WEEK SESSION, EVIDENCE- BASED PARENTING SKILLS, CHILDREN'S LIFE SKILLS, AND FAMILY SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM THAT INVOLVES PARENTS AND CHILDREN AGES SIX TO ELEVEN (6-11), BOTH SEPARATELY AND TOGETHER. SURRY YADKIN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING: PROVIDES UNDER-SERVED VICTIMS OF CRIME WITH TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN SURRY AND YADKIN COUNTIES. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES SUPERVISED VISITATION: PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR THE PARENT OR PARENTS TO VISIT WITH THEIR CHILD OR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED IN OTHER CARE BY DSS. PARENTS AND CHILDREN ARE SUPERVISED BY EMPLOYEES AND TRANSPORTED TO CCNWNC FROM THEIR PLACEMENT OR CHILDCARE FACILITY AND TRANSPORTED BACK. SUPERVISED VISITATION CLIENTS ARE ORDERED BY DSS AND OR THE COURT SYSTEM.
- WHY TRY: RESILIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR AT RISK TEENS INVOLVED IN THE COURT SYSTEM. TEENS GO THROUGH A TEN (10) WEEK SERIES WITH TRAINED FACILITATORS. NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM (NPP) IN SURRY, YADKIN, AND STOKES COUNTY: PROVIDES FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE AND AT RISK OF CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT AND/OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE PARENT EDUCATOR/HOME VISITOR WILL PROVIDE PARENTING EDUCATION THROUGH "THE NURTURING PROGRAM" DEVELOPED FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS THROUGH WEEKLY HOME VISITS IN THE FAMILIES' HOME ENVIRONMENT AND MONTHLY GROUP MEETINGS. SMART START NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM (NPP) IN YADKIN COUNTY: PROVIDES FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO SEVENTEEN (17) YEARS OF AGE AND AT RISK OF CHILD ABUSE, NEGLECT AND/OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE PARENT EDUCATOR/HOME VISITOR WILL PROVIDE PARENTING EDUCATION THROUGH "THE NURTURING PROGRAM" DEVELOPED FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS THROUGH WEEKLY HOME VISITS IN THE FAMILIES' HOME ENVIRONMENT AND MONTHLY GROUP MEETINGS. RESPITE: PROVIDES PARENTS, CHILDREN AND REFERRING AGENCIES WITH A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO STAY WHILE FAMILIES RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND REDUCE STRESS. ALTERNATIVE LEARNING PROGRAM: ACADEMIC SUPPORT TO PROVIDE CHILDREN RESIDING AT THE CHILDREN'S CENTER AND AT RISK YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY WITH STRENGTH- BASED EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND TUTORING TO ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. REAL WORLD: TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY, SOCIAL AND LIFE SKILLS TO YOUTH AGES 14 TO 18 THROUGH A REAL LIFE SIMULATION AND INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM: PROVIDES CLINICAL SERVICES FOR THOSE ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN MEDICAID OR NC HEALTHCHOICE. THE PROGRAM HELPS CLIENTS ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT MAY BE THE RESULT OF EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL TURMOIL IN THEIR LIVES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY LICENSED CLINICIANS AND USE A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL APPROACH TO IDENTIFY BARRIERS, SET GOALS, AND TEACH NEW COPING SKILLS THAT CAN IMPROVE CURRENT LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING. INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS (LINKS): TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES, THE INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN (NC LINKS) PROVIDES SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO: YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY IN FOSTER CARE AGES 13-17, YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18-21 AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN FOSTER CARE 18 TO 21, AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE AT AGE 18 AND ARE NOT PARTICIPATING IN FOSTER CARE 18 TO 21. STRENGTHENING FAMILIES-DHHS: IS A FOURTEEN (14) WEEK SESSION, EVIDENCE- BASED PARENTING SKILLS, CHILDREN'S LIFE SKILLS, AND FAMILY SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM THAT INVOLVES PARENTS AND CHILDREN AGES SIX TO ELEVEN (6-11), BOTH SEPARATELY AND TOGETHER. SURRY YADKIN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING: PROVIDES UNDER-SERVED VICTIMS OF CRIME WITH TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN SURRY AND YADKIN COUNTIES. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES SUPERVISED VISITATION: PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR THE PARENT OR PARENTS TO VISIT WITH THEIR CHILD OR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN PLACED IN OTHER CARE BY DSS. PARENTS AND CHILDREN ARE SUPERVISED BY EMPLOYEES AND TRANSPORTED TO CCNWNC FROM THEIR PLACEMENT OR CHILDCARE FACILITY AND TRANSPORTED BACK. SUPERVISED VISITATION CLIENTS ARE ORDERED BY DSS AND OR THE COURT SYSTEM.
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 1996.
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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