The Village Family Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
See Schedule O for the full description:The Village Family Services, Inc. (TVFS/The Village) is an internationally accredited, leading bilingual family wellness organization that provides culturally competent, trauma-informed mental health, housing and foster care services to thousands of Los Angeles County's most vulnerable and underserved children, youth, and their families. We serve transitional age youth (18-25) who are in crisis and are recognized for our Community Response for Ending Youth Homelessness.
- Income
- $23.6 million
- Spending
- $21.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 84%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 88%
- Employees
- 177
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $754,460, 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
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 27% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1584% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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)
- $6.3 million spent. The Village's Behavioral Health Program is grounded in a trauma-informed approach, serving as the cornerstone of all client-facing services. Our bilingual, multi-cultural staff provide a range of coordinated and evidence-based practices designed for children, youth, and families who have been exposed to abuse, neglect, and violence. Services provided include case management, individual, group, or family therapy, school-based services, in-home counseling, assessments, and medication support. The Village's Wraparound behavioral health program delivers family-oriented, strengths-based, and needs-driven care to clients and families that require greater attention and collaboration in their treatment. By connecting families to services and support, we build their protective factors and functional life skills to achieve long-term permanency. The Adult Full-Service Partnership (FSP) program offers intensive community-based services to individuals experiencing severe and persistent mental illness. Clients enrolled in FSP have access to therapy, case management, and medication support services. This program also assists with securing housing, employment, education, and substance abuse treatment. In FY 24-25, the Village served 636 youth and adults through the outpatient behavioral health programs.
- $4.3 million spent. Through The Village's Drop-In Center, hundreds of Transition-Age Youth (TAY) experiencing homelessness receive a variety of critical service basic needs (i.e., warm food, clean clothing, laundry services, hot showers) to more comprehensive services (i.e., housing services, linkages to education, mental health, workforce education and placement, life skills workshops, LGBTQ services, etc.) in order to become independent and healthy adults. As the lead agency for the Los Angeles County Youth Coordinated Entry System (YCES), The Village is responsible for processing all TAY in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys for housing placement. The Village also oversees TAY bridge and transitional programs via a 38-bed shelter in Chatsworth and a rapid rehousing program. TAY enrolled in the housing programs remain connected to case management, peer support, and the comprehensive services through the Drop-In Center. In FY 24-25, the Housing programs served 462 TAY. The Drop-In Center served 570 TAY.
- $3.2 million spent. The Village's Foster Care & Adoptions program trains, certifies, and supports eligible households to provide loving care for foster children who have suffered abuse or neglect. We seek all types of families, especially Spanish-speaking, LGBTQ, and single parent homes in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura counties. Our expert staff work successfully to integrate case management, behavioral health interventions (individual, group, or family therapy), psychiatric assessments, and medication management as needed, and deliver in-home care and/or school-based therapies based on client need. The Village also offers Intensive Service Foster Care (ISFC), which places high-risk and special needs children in specialized and highly trained foster care homes. In FY 24-25, The Village placed 252 children and youth into loving homes and 24 "Forever Homes" through finalized adoptions.
- $2.0 million spent. Unaccompanied Children Transitional Foster Care Program - The Village served 105 UC TFC clients in FY 24-25 through our program with the Office of Refugee and Resettlement, serving to connect minor youth coming across the border with their sponsors in America and facilitate the reunification.
- $2.6 million spent. The Village delivered outreach to a network of 596 clients for Enhanced Care Management services in FY 24-25, providing a comprehensive care management plan encompassing a full array of stabilizing services such as health promotion, member and family support, and transitional care assisting with coordination of community and social services support.
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 1998.
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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