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Family Connections reported $25.9 million in revenue and $25.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.98 went to program services, $1.02 to management and general costs and $3.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.5% of the total. Government grants made up 90.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $312,497 (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER). 20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 107% 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 $25MFor context, the median across 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 management, $0.00 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 $26MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.0% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.0% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.5% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 90.5% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.9% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $312,497 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.23% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 20 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.7 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDepartment of children and families - family support and reunification: giving families the tools and support they deserve so that they can stay together, to bond and thrive. These family support programs include (1) therapeutic, supervised visitation and support services throughout essex, passaic, morris and sussex counties; (2) supportive housing, counseling and care management in essex, passaic, hudson, bergen, and union counties, for families in which parents have a history of co-occuring substance use and mental illness; (3) the strong mothers and strong fathers programs: gender-specific…
Certified community behavioral health clinic (ccbhc) services have allowed US to combine our mental health and substance use services together with basic primary heathcare and other resources to create our integrated behavioral health services (ibhs): these programs include outpatient mental health; bi-lingual clinical services; culturally-competent mental health services for local veterans and their families; wellness house intensive outpatient treatment for people living with serious and persistent mental illness; outpatient substance use programs; medication assisted treatment for…
There are multiple programs at Family Connections supported through the department of children and families (dcf).1) school-based youth programs: school-based youth services programs(sbysps) provide on-site services in five schools to meeting pre-teens and teens in their own environment in a safe, welcoming space, to share challenges and learn effective coping strategies. The program delivers mental health counseling, life skills training, prevention programming, recreational activites, academic support and employment support. The locations of the programs are (1) the space at orange high…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $269,913 | $0 | $42,584 | $312,497 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $190,718 | $0 | $58,630 | $249,348 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $174,084 | $0 | $28,822 | $202,906 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $157,786 | $0 | $37,008 | $194,794 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $165,435 | $0 | $25,901 | $191,336 |
| PROVIDER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $161,541 | $0 | $27,530 | $189,071 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $147,564 | $0 | $40,789 | $188,353 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $170,275 | $0 | $14,246 | $184,521 |
20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Family Connections (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.2M (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b14 · 14 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 11aNo
- 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 5249
- Volunteers Part I, line 640
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| 7 GLENWOOD ASSOCIATES LLC Rent | $439,747 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Family Connections totaling $377K 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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Every number above is copied from Family Connections's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Family Connections, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Family Connections spent in FY2025, $95.98 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Family Connections's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Family Connections reported that 96.0% of its $25.5 million in expenses went to program services, 1.0% to management and general and 3.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Family Connections pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Family Connections reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $312,497, for the role of CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Family Connections get its money?
Of $25.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 94.5% came from contributions and grants (including 90.5% from government grants) and 2.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Family Connections a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 22-1865826 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, 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 202601129349300245 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520389349300017 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320559349300232 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241329349305544 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110989349300706 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 22-1865826: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.