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Friendship House

Scranton, PA · EIN 24-0795422 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Friendship House reported $19.4 million in revenue and $20.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.47 went to program services, $12.53 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 97.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $282,288 (PSYCHIATRIST). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 9% 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 $20M

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 $19M

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)
87.5%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.5%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
Not reported$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
0.8%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
97.5%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$282,288$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.41%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
96
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.86.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
18 of 18100.0%

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
$9.2M expenses · 52.9% of program spending · revenue $8.8M

The other program services provided are group home, adoption, outpatient, early head start, blended case management, family based mental health services, psychiatric rehabilitation, peer support, early intervention service coordination, base service unit and court liaison

$4.1M expenses · 23.3% of program spending · revenue $6.7M

School based behavioral health program is a mental health program designed for youth ages 5 to 13 years who are experiencing social, emotional, and or behavioral difficulties that impair their ability to function in school and other settings

$2.7M expenses · 15.5% of program spending · revenue $3.3M

Applied behavior analysis services - approximately 168,666 units of service provided

$1.4M all other programs (line 4d)

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
PSYCHIATRIST
Listed in Part VII, 32.00 hrs/week
$282,288$0$0$282,288
PSYCHIATRIST
Listed in Part VII, 32.00 hrs/week
$259,586$0$0$259,586
PSYCHIATRIST
Listed in Part VII, 32.00 hrs/week
$254,351$0$0$254,351
PRESIDENT / CEO
Listed in Part VII, 20.00 hrs/week
$0$221,246$0$221,246
Listed person
Listed in Part VII, 32.00 hrs/week
$159,050$0$0$159,050
Listed person
Listed in Part VII, 32.00 hrs/week
$158,600$0$0$158,600
Listed person
Listed in Part VII, 32.00 hrs/week
$151,681$0$0$151,681
VICE PRESIDENT/CFO
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$135,691$0$0$135,691

9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Friendship House (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.9M (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$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$19M$20M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$19M$20M87.5%$16M$282,288
FY2024 ⓘ$20M$20M88.9%$17M$311,509
FY2023 ⓘ$19M$19M86.5%$17M$321,991
FY2022 ⓘ$21M$17M90.3%$16M$306,522
FY2021 ⓘ$20M$16M89.0%$12M$314,402
FY2020 ⓘ$18M$16M91.4%$7.6M$318,438

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–1b18 · 18 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 5254

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Friendship House totaling $82,650 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 Friendship House's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Friendship House, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Friendship House's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Friendship House reported that 87.5% of its $20.0 million in expenses went to program services, 12.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Friendship House pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Friendship House reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $282,288, for the role of PSYCHIATRIST (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Friendship House get its money?

Of $19.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.8% came from contributions and grants and 97.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Friendship House a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 24-0795422 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), 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 202543449349300104 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403489349300120 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202420869349300847 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310599349300831 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230569349300128 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120479349300317 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 24-0795422: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.