Parents and Children Together
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER IS: WORKING TOGETHER WITH HAWAII'S CHILDREN, INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES TO CREATE SAFE AND PROMISING FUTURES.
- Income
- $33.6 million
- Spending
- $56.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- -2.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 91%
- Employees
- 444
- Volunteers
- 524
- Highest pay
- $236,898, 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
Weak: 30 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 131% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 69% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 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 (4)
- $40.3 million spent. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START ARE FEDERALLY-FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT OFFER COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE, INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. FAMILIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CLASSROOM, AND AT PARENT WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS, AND SOCIALIZATIONS. EARLY HEAD START PROVIDES CENTER-BASED AND FAMILY CHILDCARE HOME SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS AND HOME-BASED SERVICES TO PRENATAL PARENTS AND PARENTS WITH INFANTS AND TODDLERS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON EDUCATING PARENTS ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT, IMPORTANCE OF PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION, AND THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN. EARLY HEAD START SERVICES ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT OAHU AND THE HILO AND PUNA DISTRICTS OF HAWAII ISLAND. HEAD START PROVIDES CENTER-BASED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AGES THREE THROUGH FIVE AND THEIR PARENTS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON SCHOOL READINESS WITH THE GOAL OF PREPARING CHILDREN TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN READY TO LEARN. HEAD START CLASSROOMS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT OAHU AND ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. PACT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE HEAD START FUNDED EARLY HEAD START CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND PARTNERS WITH KAMAAINA KIDS TO PROVIDE EARLY HEAD START FULL DAY/FULL YEAR CENTER-BASED SERVICES ON THEIR PREMISES IN LEEWARD OAHU.
- $4.7 million spent. FAMILY PEACE AND PRESERVATION SEVERAL PROGRAMS FOCUS ON THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HANA LIKE HOME VISITING SERVICES ASSISTS FAMILIES WITH RISK FACTORS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED PRENATALLY AND IN HOSPITALS AND WHO VOLUNTARILY ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN PARENTING SUPPORT AND EDUCATION. THE EVIDENCED BASED SERVICES PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND MODEL BEHAVIORS DEVELOPED FROM PROVEN BEST PRACTICES THAT TEACH FAMILIES HOW TO PROVIDE THEIR CHILDREN A NURTURING, HEALTHY, AND SAFE HOME ENVIRONMENT. ADDITIONALLY, FOUR PROGRAMS SUPPORT THE STATE TIERED CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM (CWS). FIRSTLY, THE VOLUNTARY CASE MANAGEMENT (VCM) PROGRAM RESPONDS TO MEDIUM TO HIGH RISK LEVEL OF ALLEGED CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND IS REFERRED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. VCM STAFF ASSESS FOR SAFETY OF CHILDREN STILL IN THE HOME THROUGH FAMILY GOAL PLANNING, MONITORING AND PROVISION OF PARENTAL GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO ENSURE THE CHILD'S WELL-BEING. HOOMAU HOME VISITING WORKS TO PREVENT ABUSE OR RE-ABUSE OF CHILDREN BY STRENGTHENING FAMILIES "AT-RISK." FAMILIES ARE REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM FROM THE PROVIDERS OF THE STATE TIERED CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM (CWS). HOME VISITORS WORK CLOSELY WITH PARENTS OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO FIVE YEARS OLD TO ADDRESS RISK FACTORS; PROMOTE OPTIMAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT; AND PROVIDE PARENTING EDUCATION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND LINKS TO RESOURCES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON OAHU. ULUPONO FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAM IS THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE STATE TIERED CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM (CWS). FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS WORK TO ASSESS CHILD SAFETY AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY STRENGTHENING FAMILIES. FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ON MAUI AND OAHU WORK WITH PARENTS/CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO 17 YEARS OLD TO PROVIDE PARENTING EDUCATION; PROMOTE CHILD HEALTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SAFETY; OFFER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; AND LINK FAMILIES TO RESOURCES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. FAMILIES ARE REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM BY CWS. FAMILIES RECEIVE SHORT-TERM HOME VISITING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE VOLUNTARY. PACT ALSO PARTNERS WITH DHS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHO ARE SEEKING REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR CHILDREN ON OAHU (COMPREHENSIVE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES) AND LANAI (INTEGRATED SUPPORT SERVICES). THESE ARE MORE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION THROUGH PERMANENCY PLACEMENT SUPPORT. SERVICES INCLUDE OUTREACH, PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING, COUNSELING, SUPPORT, REFERRAL, SUPERVISED VISITATION, AND SUPPORT FOR FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS. PACT PARTNERS WITH TWO OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEX TRAFFICKING VIA THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TVAP). SERVICES INCLUDE EMERGENCY INTERVENTION AND SUPPORTIVE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR ACTIVELY TRAFFICKED INDIVIDUALS. FAMILY PEACE CENTERS PROMOTE FAMILY PEACE BY TEACHING NON-VIOLENT SKILLS TO ASSURE VICTIM AND CHILD SAFETY AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY AND WORKING TO BREAK FAMILY CYCLES OF VIOLENCE. THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES PARTNERSHIP, EQUALITY, AND RESPECT AMONG AND BETWEEN ALL FAMILY MEMBERS. VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTION GROUPS FOR OFFENDERS ARE PROVIDED ON OAHU, MAUI, AND LANAI. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER SUPPORT, GROUP INTERVENTIONS FOR VICTIMS/SURVIVORS, SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE WITNESSED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PARENTING SKILL-BUILDING GROUPS, AND THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING. CHILD VICTIMS OF SEX ABUSE ARE SERVED IN A DEDICATED UNIT WITH THERAPEUTIC GROUP SUPPORT, AND ASSISTANCE FOR AFFECTED SIBLINGS AND FAMILY. FAMILY VISITATION CENTERS PROVIDE A SAFE SETTING FOR CHILDREN TO VISIT WITH THEIR NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS, OR TO TRANSITION FROM ONE PARENT TO THE OTHER. FAMILIES EXPERIENCING SEPARATION, DIVORCE, OR FAMILY VIOLENCE ARE SERVED IN VISITATION CENTERS ON OAHU AND KAUAI. OHIA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER OFFERS EMERGENCY HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO CAN NO LONGER REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF DANGER FROM A PARTNER. CRISIS RESPONSE IS AVAILABLE 24/7. TRAINED STAFF ASSIST WOMEN WITH SAFETY AND FUTURE LIFE-PLANNING, AND MAKE REFERRALS FOR HOUSING, LEGAL, AND MEDICAL NEEDS. HARRY & JEANETTE WEINBERG LEHUA TRANSITION HOUSE (LEHUA) OFFERS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR UP TO ONE YEAR TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS. RESIDENTS MUST HAVE NO CHILDREN, OR HAVE LOST CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILDREN, AND ARE WORKING TOWARDS REUNIFYING WITH THEIR CHILDREN. LEHUA ASSISTS SURVIVORS WHO HAVE LEFT A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATIONSHIP AND ARE SEEKING JOB TRAINING, SCHOOLING, OR ARE RETURNING TO WORK. TRAINED STAFF ASSIST WOMEN WITH DEVELOPING SELF-SUFFICIENCY INCLUDING THE LOCATION OF SAFE, PERMANENT HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY. THE HALE OLA TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM OFFERS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR UP TO TWO YEARS FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. SERVICES OFFERED AT THE PROGRAM INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, JOB TRAINING ASSISTANCE AND OR SCHOOLING. STAFF ASSIST THE SURVIVORS AND THEIR PRE-SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN DAY CARE COSTS, AS THE COST OF DAY CARE OFTEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTS A SURVIVOR'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. STAFF CAN ASSIST THE PARENT IN FINDING SAFE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY.
- $4.6 million spent. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH INTENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM ASSISTS FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE SERIOUS EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE PARENTAL PARTICIPATION AND INCLUDE MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY (MST), AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL, WHICH USES INTERVENTION METHODOLOGY THAT IS MORE INTENSIVE THAN HOME-BASED OR SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. MST HELPS THE FAMILY LEARN TO SUPERVISE AND SUPPORT THEIR CHILD'S ADJUSTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. MST SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON OAHU, MAUI, MOLOKAI, AND KAUAI. FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY (FFT) IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED FAMILY TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING ONE OF A WIDE RANGE OF EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR DISORDERS (E.G., CONDUCT, VIOLENCE, DRUG ABUSE) ALONG WITH FAMILY PROBLEMS (E.G. ANXIETY, DEPRESSION). FFT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE HOME, IN A CENTER-BASED SETTING, OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH. FFT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON OAHU, MAUI AND KAUAI.
- $2.3 million spent. COMMUNITY BUILDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPACT'S FAMILY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CENTER (FEOC) SUPPORTS THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY PREVENTION PROGRAMS. FAMILY CENTERS PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF PARENTING PROGRAMS, FAMILY SKILL BUILDING, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION, FAMILY ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WITHIN THE KUHIO PARK TERRACE/KUHIO HOMES AND KANEOHE COMMUNITIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE KUHIO PARK TERRACE FAMILY CENTER PROMOTES FAMILY STRENGTHENING AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS, BUILDS EMPLOYMENT SKILLS AND HELPS FAMILIES ADDRESS SOCIO-ECONOMIC BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THE FEOC FACILITATES COMMUNITY ACTION TO ENGAGE PUBLIC HOUSING RESIDENTS AND TACKLE COMMUNITY-WIDE SOLUTIONS. FEOC NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE OF KALIHI HELPS PARENTS WITH PARENTING ISSUES AND FAMILY STRENGTHENING. THE FEOC KANEOHE COMMUNITY FAMILY CENTER OFFERS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AND THE KANEOHE COMMUNITY. THE FEOC PARTNERS WITH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DOE) SCHOOLS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON FAMILIES ARRIVING FROM THE OUTER PACIFIC ISLANDS, (E.G. CHUUK AND THE MARSHALL ISLANDS). THE CENTERS ALSO ASSIST NEW MIGRANTS TO HAWAII AS THEY ORIENT TO THE FULL GAMUT OF HOUSING, JOB, ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, FINANCES, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH ACCESS IN HAWAII. THE TENACIOUS ROOTED YOUTH (TRY) PROGRAM IS AN OUT-OF-SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH AGES 5-18 WHO LIVE IN AND AROUND HAWAII'S LARGEST PUBLIC HOUSING COMPLEX, KUHIO PARK TERRACE AND KUHIO HOMES, AND IN PUUWAI MOMI, A LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECT IN HALAWA. ITS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY YOUTH, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING AN ABUNDANCE OF ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, SPORTS AND RECREATION, COMMUNITY SERVICE, SKILL BUILDING, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND EMOTIONAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.
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 March 1972.
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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