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The Child and Family Guidance Center

Bridgeport, CT · EIN 06-0669106 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Child and Family Guidance Center reported $13.3 million in revenue and $12.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.24 went to program services, $10.55 to management and general costs and $2.21 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 80.5% of the total. Government grants made up 78.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $271,053 (APRN). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 37% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

For 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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.2%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.5%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
2.2%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.03$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
80.5%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
78.7%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
16.7%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$271,053$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.15%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
46
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
4.66.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
13 of 13100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$2.6M expenses · 23.4% of program spending · grants $49,833 · revenue $312K

Family support services-provides in home case management and support to parents and the entire family

$3.2M expenses · 28.8% of program spending · revenue $1.9M

Outpatient behavioral health services-provides individual group and family psychotherapy to children under the age of 18

$5.2M expenses · 47.8% of program spending · revenue $120K

Crisis and system of care services-provides urgent care to children who are at risk of harm to themselves or others as well as children with complex needs who need coordination of services

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
APRN
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$262,824$0$8,229$271,053
PRESIDENT & CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$206,324$0$15,057$221,381
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 15.00 hrs/week
$209,500$0$0$209,500
UNIT DIRECTOR
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$124,132$0$4,034$128,166
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$90,415$0$9,897$100,312

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Child and Family Guidance Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $389K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$13M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$13M$13M87.2%$4.9M$271,053
FY2024 ⓘ$11M$11M88.4%$4.1M$250,296
FY2023 ⓘ$11M$11M90.0%$4.0M$205,446
FY2022 ⓘ$11M$10M89.9%$3.8M$210,515
FY2021 ⓘ$9.7M$9.5M90.3%$2.9M$214,510
FY2020 ⓘ$9.7M$9.6M90.1%$2.7M$200,382

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b13 · 13 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 4No
  • 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 5147
  • Volunteers Part I, line 615

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INC
Behavioral health care
$641,113
BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL
Behavioral health care
$291,581
FAMILY & CHILDREN'S AGENCY
Behavioral health care
$190,225
ADP
Payroll processing fees
$187,683

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

5 private foundations reported grants to The Child and Family Guidance Center totaling $43,036 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from The Child and Family Guidance Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Child and Family Guidance Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The Child and Family Guidance Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Child and Family Guidance Center reported that 87.2% of its $12.6 million in expenses went to program services, 10.5% to management and general and 2.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Child and Family Guidance Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Child and Family Guidance Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $271,053, for the role of APRN (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Child and Family Guidance Center get its money?

Of $13.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 80.5% came from contributions and grants (including 78.7% from government grants) and 16.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Child and Family Guidance Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 06-0669106 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641319349303939 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349300923 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349311711 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331359349301463 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211329349305656 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131329349303403 · read the filing

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