Consortium for Children
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CFC's mission is to help children and families flourish by training and supporting the child welfare professionals who serve them. We believe the best outcomes for children are advanced through the use of researched- based best practices to evaluate resource parents and to assist families in planning for and supporting the healthy development of children and youth.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 6.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 54%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $135,195, executive director
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: 89 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 22% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 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 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)
- $972,563 spent. Permanency Planning Mediation (PPM) and Covid-Relief PPM (CRPPM) are a child-focused, collaborative, confidential, and voluntary mediation process that assists birth families and potential adoptive or legal guardianship families in developing a contact plan that helps children maintain important connections post adoption or guardianship. CFC coordinates this process on behalf of the California Department of Social Services, connecting trained and experienced mediators with eligible families. Families build relationships that are in the children's best interest, which then expedite children to permanence and shorten their stays in foster care, thus providing significant cost savings to the Child Welfare System and the Courts.
- $652,045 spent. Consortium for Children's Structured Analysis Family Evaluation Program provides training in the SAFE home study methodology for multiple sectors, including for child welfare workers. For over 15 years, this accomplished program has been used throughout the United States and Canada by both public and private agencies. In addition to training, SAFE provides home study audits and technical assistance for all SAFE jurisdictions and users.
- In Collaboration with the Adoptions Branch of the CA Dept. of Social Services Permanency Bureau, CFC implemented a Post Adoption Contact Data Collection & Analysis Project through our Permanency Planning Mediation program that endeavors to determine how the Covid-19 Pandemic has Impacted Post-Adoption Services and Operations. By mining both existing data sources and creating new data retrieval pathways for long term collection & analysis, these metrics can be used to improve existing programs for families, counties and agencies, avoid future disruptions to critical services, and contribute to thoughtful & effective policy.
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 July 1999.
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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