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Sarah a Reed Children's Center

Erie, PA · EIN 25-0965486 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Sarah a Reed Children's Center reported $18.1 million in revenue and $19.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.38 went to program services, $21.01 to management and general costs and $1.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 93.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $360,387 (MEDICAL DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 12% 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 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $18M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
77.4%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
21.0%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.6%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.44$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
4.0%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.9%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
93.9%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$360,387$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.84%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
46
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.96.8
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
$6.8M expenses · 44.8% of program spending · revenue $6.7M

Our agency provides an intensive psychiatric residential treatment facility for boys and girls from 5 to 18 years old. This program serves children who have experienced a wide range of serious traumas and as a result have significant diagnostic, therapeutic and safety concernsthat require 24 hour treatment. Each child's individualized treatment plan is developed by the treatment team and includes the child, family, psychiatrist, therapist, nurse, case manager, education representative, and representatives from child-serving agencies.this fiscal year, we served 71 different children providing…

$3.4M expenses · 22.4% of program spending · revenue $8.0M

The center offers partial hospitalization services to clientsthroughout erie county. Program services include acute partial forchildren in grades kindergarden age through grade 12 and a school based partialprogram for children in grades k-12.the non-acute partial program provides children/adolescents andtheir families an opportunity to engage in a comprehensive treatmentexperience designed to treat the "whole" child. The program offers alevel of care that enables stabilization of the child's emotional andbehavioral disturbances with a therapeutically supported diversion frominpatient care.…

$1.5M expenses · 10.0% of program spending · revenue $2.3M

Our outpatient behavioral health department provides individual and family therapy, psychological assessment and testing, and psychiatric services.outpatient services are available to children, adults, and families needing psychiatric or therapeutic intervention due to loss, trauma, or crisis. Interventions include comprehensive evaluation; individual and family therapy enhanced by clinical case management; psychiatric assessment; medication management and support; as well as advocacy, referral, and linkage to other needed services.the outpatient clinic provides individual and family therapy…

$3.5M 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
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$320,183$0$40,204$360,387
PRESIDENT/CEO
Officer, 37.50 hrs/week
$156,403$0$16,197$172,600
CHIER OPERATING OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$106,879$0$9,527$116,406
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$112,831$0$1,802$114,633

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sarah a Reed Children's Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $682K (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$18M$20M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$18M$20M77.4%$13M$360,387
FY2024 ⓘ$20M$19M77.9%$14M$351,778
FY2023 ⓘ$19M$19M77.9%$14M$339,968
FY2022 ⓘ$22M$19M81.5%$13M$338,415
FY2021 ⓘ$19M$19M81.2%$12M$347,771
FY2020 ⓘ$20M$20M86.2%$10M$344,440

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 5354
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6149

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
COMPASS GROUP LOCK BOX
Food service
$504,403
CURA HOSPITALITY
Food service
$393,740
NORTHWEST TRI-COUNTY IU
Contracted instructors
$356,536
TECHWORX LLC
It services
$345,628
DEERFIELD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Contracted mh professionals
$221,717

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Sarah a Reed Children's Center totaling $10,065 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 Sarah a Reed Children's 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 Sarah a Reed Children's Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Sarah a Reed Children's Center's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Sarah a Reed Children's Center reported that 77.4% of its $19.6 million in expenses went to program services, 21.0% to management and general and 1.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Sarah a Reed Children's Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Sarah a Reed Children's Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $360,387, for the role of MEDICAL DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Sarah a Reed Children's Center get its money?

Of $18.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.0% came from contributions and grants (including 0.9% from government grants) and 93.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Sarah a Reed Children's Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 25-0965486 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202601349349303680 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521289349302887 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401419349301600 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311299349303261 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201339349307435 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101239349300345 · read the filing

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