Family Support Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Family Support Services's programs serve families, youth and children whose health and welfare are vulnerable as a result of a variety of circumstances. We provide assistance to families struggling to take care of children who are medically fragile, in foster care, or have developmental disabilities; we offer supportive services to grandparents and other relatives who provide an alternative to traditional foster care; we intervene in and prevent maltreatment of children in families that have been identified as being at high risk by local counties; and we provide mentoring, after-school and summer programming to foster children and youth.
- Income
- $6.0 million
- Spending
- $5.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 79%
- Employees
- 112
- Volunteers
- 12
- Highest pay
- $165,469, chief financial officer
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: 83 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 38% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% 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 257 of 8 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)
- $2.1 million spent. Respite Care Services - During Fiscal Year July 2024 through June 2025, the San Francisco Respite Program provided in-home, out-of-home, and site-based respite and child care services to Resource Family Approval (RFA) parents (formerly known as foster parents), CalWORKs parents, caregivers with medical needs, and caregivers of medically fragile, drug-exposed, abused or neglected, and at-risk children throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Across all contracts, the program delivered a total of 18,164.00 hours of child care and respite services and supported 205 unduplicated children, helping families maintain stability, attend work or medical appointments, and reduce caregiver stress.
- $1.5 million spent. Family Preservation Services -Family Support Services (FSS) provides home, office and community-based support services to Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) families who have children with disabilities in their care. The program provides support that helps students overcome barriers to school attendance and educational challenges in Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) School Districts. Our Growing Up Strong (GUS) Program provides therapeutic services to children who are experiencing emotional, behavioral or social challenges. The GUS Program also provides family therapy and collateral services to the children's parents/caregivers. In our Child Abuse Prevention Intervention Treatment (CAPIT) American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Program, we provided financial support and case management to families, youth and children that are underserved in the community that are resource deprived. The Encouraging Parents in the Community (EPIC) Fathers Program provided support and a space for fathers and father figures in the community to discuss their challenges as they strive to overcome the impact of trauma on parenting and connection with their children. Program Services Accomplishments:1. Regional Center of the East Bay (RCEB) Family Collaborative Program provided support to approximately 96 families and 101 children.2. Positive Attendance Care Team (PACT) Program provided support to approximately 62 students.3. Growing Up Strong (GUS) Program - provided services to 7 families4. Child Abuse Prevention Intervention Treatment (CAPIT) American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Program provided support to approximately 78 families and 115 children 5. Encouraging Parents in the Community (EPIC) Fathers provided support to approximately 48 fathers and 96 children. We had about 40 sessions for about a total of 100 hours.
- $1.1 million spent. Kinship Support Services Program (KSSP) provides wrap-around services to kinship, guardianship, and foster care families who are caring for a relative child or a minor who is identified as non-related extended family member. Services include information and referral, case management, family advocacy, workshops and trainings for caregivers, weekly caregiver support groups, year around programming for children and youth, and linkage to community resources. Key services provided in the 2024 2025: Case Management and assistance with navigating support systems:o 111 unduplicated families Support Groups for Caregiverso Provided 46 support groupso Averaged 11 caregivers per group: 1,061 participants hours Youth Programming: Academic and Summer Program o Supported 150 unduplicated youth, grades PreK 12: 5,301 participants hours.
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 November 6, 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 December 1994.
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 November 4, 2026.
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