Child & Family Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Child & Family Center is a nonprofit providing prevention, early intervention, and treatment services for children, youth, and families, including mental and behavioral health care, outpatient substance use treatment, and domestic violence shelter and support services.
- Income
- $19.7 million
- Spending
- $16.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 6.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 94%
- Employees
- 182
- Volunteers
- 168
- Highest pay
- $210,155, 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
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 17% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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 37% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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 (5)
- $10.8 million spent. Mental Health: Outpatient counseling services to mainly low- and moderate-incomechildren, adolescents, adults, and families, including special education children,and children who are victims of, or in danger of, abuse and neglect.
- $1.3 million spent. Substance Abuse Prevention and Control Programs (Prevention, Education, and Substance Abuse Treatment - Drug-Medical and Adolescent): These programs include services for alcohol and substance abuse prevention and education, and services for substance abuse outpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, and adolescent prevention services.
- $1.0 million spent. Family Preservation: It is a collaborative program aimed at helping families thathave a Department of Children and Family Services case opened to resolve problemscausing child safety concerns and facilitate successful reunification of childrenwith their families.
- $681,184 spent. Domestic Violence Programs: The programs provide comprehensive, specialized servicesthat include groups, individual therapy, peer counseling, parenting classes, courtadvocacy, case management, emergency shelter and a 24 hour hotline.
- $225,956 spent. Other Programs: Treatments for abused children and other programs.Program expenses were $225,956, including Grants of $0 and Revenue of $0.
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 August 1985.
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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