Deerfield Beach Community Cares
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION, CONNECTION, AND INCLUSION, TO PROMOTE WELLNESS THROUGH COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVES, AND TO INVEST IN SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LIVELIHOODS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THE VISION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO BUILD A MORE DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE REACHES THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY IMPROVING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
- Income
- $385,786
- Spending
- $555,818
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- 0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $70,000, president ce
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 44% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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 August 31, 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 (1)
- $382,545 spent. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH HUB IN ORDER TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND THE DEERFIELD BEACH COMMUNITY ON THE ARC OF WELLNESS JOURNEY. OUR FOUNDATIONAL VALUES INCLUDE: 1 RESPONDING TO THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY AS WE COMMENCE AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES, AND 2 TO EMBRACE SYSTEM OF CARE, WHICH IS A SPECTRUM OF EFFECTIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH THAT IS ORGANIZED INTO A COORDINATED NETWORK, BUILDS MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND YOUTH, AND ADDRESSES THEIR CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC NEEDS, IN ORDER TO HELP THEM TO FUNCTION MORE SUCCESSFULLY AT HOME, IN SCHOOL, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THROUGHOUT LIFE. 3 WE HAVE EMBEDDED THE WRAPAROUND PROCESS IN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL FABRIC. WRAPAROUND IS AN INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED CARE MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR YOUTH WITH SERIOUS OR COMPLEX NEEDS. 4. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THAT TRAUMA IMPACTS THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THEIR ARC OF WELLNESS JOURNEY. 5 THE ORGANIZATION ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM HAS IMPACTED AND CHANGED ALL OF US. EQUITY, AN IMPORTANT CORNERSTONE OF OUR ARC OF WELLNESS JOURNEY, MEANS THAT, IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, PEOPLE NEED TO BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY. OUR FOUNDATIONAL TREATMENT MODALITY IS THE PROVISION OF NATURAL SUPPORT. THIS MEANS THAT WE DO NOT OFFER FORMAL THERAPY. AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH HUB, OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND CONNECT NEIGHBORS WITH REQUISITE SERVICES. WE ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS TO ACCESS SERVICES AND RESOURCES FROM OUR OTHER INITIATIVES. CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUTH. WE INCLUDE HOMEWORK HELP, LINKAGE TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND MENTORING. NINA'S PLACE IS OUR NEIGHBOR CHOICE FOOD PANTRY. SINCE ITS INAUGURATION ON JANUARY 7, 2023, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 200,000 POUNDS OF FOODSTUFFS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE VALUE ADD ADDITIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS EACH SATURDAY, INCLUDING BROWARD HEALTHPOINT, SOUTH FLORIDA WELLNESS NETWORK, WOMEN IN DISTRESS, CENTER FOR HARD OF HEARING, EPILEPSY FOUNDATION, AND OTHERS. WE VIEW EACH GATHERING AS A COLLECTIVE IMPACT OPPORTUNITY IN ORDER TO BRING A VARIETY OF PROVIDERS TO INTERFACE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. BIKE CLUB IS A COMMUNITY-INITIATED ACTIVITY THAT BRINGS YOUTH TOGETHER IN A SAFE RIDING ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN BIKE SAFETY, BIKE REPAIR, AND TO ENJOY A VARIETY OF RIDING EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAM HAS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT ITS CORE. ANNUAL COMMUNITY FAIR IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE WHILE BRINGING APPROXIMATELY 100 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ONE CENTRAL LOCATION SO THE COMMUNITY CAN ACCESS THEM. ANNUALLY, THE EVENT INCLUDES A FARMERS' MARKET, YOUTH AND SENIOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES, AND HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 1,000 DEERFIELD BEACH RESIDENTS. OUR ANNUAL BABY SHOWER REPLICATES THE FORMULA OF OUR COMMUNITY FAIR, WHILE INVITING PREGNANT WOMEN, WOMEN WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF HAVING GIVEN BIRTH, AND THEIR SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT SYSTEM. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE LEARNING AND SUPPORTS TO WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES TO ADDRESS HEALTHY BABY DEVELOPMENT AND TO ADDRESS AND WARD OFF POST-PARTUM DEGRESSION. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH HUB IN ORDER TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND THE DEERFIELD BEACH COMMUNITY ON THE ARC OF WELLNESS JOURNEY. OUR FOUNDATIONAL VALUES INCLUDE: 1 RESPONDING TO THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY AS WE COMMENCE AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES, AND 2 TO EMBRACE SYSTEM OF CARE, WHICH IS A SPECTRUM OF EFFECTIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH THAT IS ORGANIZED INTO A COORDINATED NETWORK, BUILDS MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND YOUTH, AND ADDRESSES THEIR CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC NEEDS, IN ORDER TO HELP THEM TO FUNCTION MORE SUCCESSFULLY AT HOME, IN SCHOOL, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THROUGHOUT LIFE. 3 WE HAVE EMBEDDED THE WRAPAROUND PROCESS IN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL FABRIC. WRAPAROUND IS AN INTENSIVE, INDIVIDUALIZED CARE MANAGEMENT PROCESS FOR YOUTH WITH SERIOUS OR COMPLEX NEEDS. 4. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THAT TRAUMA IMPACTS THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THEIR ARC OF WELLNESS JOURNEY. 5 THE ORGANIZATION ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SYSTEMIC RACISM HAS IMPACTED AND CHANGED ALL OF US. EQUITY, AN IMPORTANT CORNERSTONE OF OUR ARC OF WELLNESS JOURNEY, MEANS THAT, IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, PEOPLE NEED TO BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY. OUR FOUNDATIONAL TREATMENT MODALITY IS THE PROVISION OF NATURAL SUPPORT. THIS MEANS THAT WE DO NOT OFFER FORMAL THERAPY. AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH HUB, OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT AND CONNECT NEIGHBORS WITH REQUISITE SERVICES. WE ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS TO ACCESS SERVICES AND RESOURCES FROM OUR OTHER INITIATIVES. CORE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT & LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IS A COMMUNITY BASED SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUTH. WE INCLUDE HOMEWORK HELP, LINKAGE TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND MENTORING. NINA'S PLACE IS OUR NEIGHBOR CHOICE FOOD PANTRY. SINCE ITS INAUGURATION ON JANUARY 7, 2023, WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 200,000 POUNDS OF FOODSTUFFS TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE VALUE ADD ADDITIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS EACH SATURDAY, INCLUDING BROWARD HEALTHPOINT, SOUTH FLORIDA WELLNESS NETWORK, WOMEN IN DISTRESS, CENTER FOR HARD OF HEARING, EPILEPSY FOUNDATION, AND OTHERS. WE VIEW EACH GATHERING AS A COLLECTIVE IMPACT OPPORTUNITY IN ORDER TO BRING A VARIETY OF PROVIDERS TO INTERFACE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. BIKE CLUB IS A COMMUNITY-INITIATED ACTIVITY THAT BRINGS YOUTH TOGETHER IN A SAFE RIDING ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN BIKE SAFETY, BIKE REPAIR, AND TO ENJOY A VARIETY OF RIDING EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAM HAS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES AT ITS CORE. ANNUAL COMMUNITY FAIR IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A CARNIVAL ATMOSPHERE WHILE BRINGING APPROXIMAT
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 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 August 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 December 2021.
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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