Children's Friend and Service
Children's Friend and Service reported $35.7 million in revenue and $35.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.17 went to program services, $1.74 to management and general costs and $3.09 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 76.4% of the total. Government grants made up 71.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $233,372 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 1% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $36MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $36MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 95.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.7% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 76.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 71.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 22.9% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $233,372 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.65% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 14 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 9.3 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 19 of 19 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFamily support initiativeduring 2025, there were 324 families who received home visiting services from the early head start program. The family support programs target at-risk families with children between the ages of birth to 3 years living in providence, pawtucket and central falls, rhode island. Home based social, emotional, and child development services, crisis intervention, case management, health and nutrition education, prenatal education, counseling and parenting education are provided to the families in their primary language. In addition to weekly home visits, families participate…
Health and nutrition servicesspecial supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (wic) is a nutrition program that provides: healthy foods, nutrition education to improve family health, breastfeeding advice and support, referrals to doctors, dentists and other community services. Wic helps pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and new mothers with babies under six months old, fathers, grandparents, foster parents, babies, and children younger than five years old.the agency provides services under the wic program in central falls, providence and pawtucket. During 2025…
Family preservation servicefamily care community partnershipthe organization is part of a partnership of community-based agencies servicing the children and families within the urban core in rhode island. The catchment area includes providence, pawtucket, central falls and cranston. The partnership includes: family service of rhode island, as lead agency in direct contract with department of children, youth and families (dcyf), children's Friend and Service, comprehensive community action program, tides family services, the providence center and the socio-economic development center for…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,653 | $0 | $3,719 | $233,372 |
| CHIEF OF PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $153,010 | $0 | $26,141 | $179,151 |
| CHIEF OF PHILANTHROPY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,453 | $0 | $25,204 | $173,657 |
| CHIEF OF TALENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $157,205 | $0 | $13,289 | $170,494 |
| VP OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,418 | $0 | $2,142 | $136,560 |
| CHIEF OF FINANCE (AS OF 6/25) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $84,661 | $0 | $203 | $84,864 |
14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Children's Friend and Service (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $318K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b19 · 19 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5434
- Volunteers Part I, line 6451
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CAROUSEL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH AMERICA Technical support | $652,465 |
| QUINN & COMPANY INC Accounting & billing services | $464,411 |
| J&A GENERAL CONTRACTOR LLC Cleaning/bldg maint. | $461,253 |
| DAVID MONACO DBA ENCORE CATERING Food program catering | $454,807 |
| B&M CLAM BAKE CO INC Food program catering | $274,636 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 21 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
19 private foundations reported grants to Children's Friend and Service totaling $100K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Children's Friend and Service spent in 2025, $95.17 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Children's Friend and Service's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Children's Friend and Service reported that 95.2% of its $35.7 million in expenses went to program services, 1.7% to management and general and 3.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Children's Friend and Service pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Children's Friend and Service reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $233,372, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Children's Friend and Service get its money?
Of $35.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 76.4% came from contributions and grants (including 71.0% from government grants) and 22.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Children's Friend and Service a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 05-0258819 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202621199349301032 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501189349300310 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202441239349301619 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321239349301342 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202231309349301438 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102709349301380 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041959349301959 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 05-0258819: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.