Family Guidance Centers
Family Guidance Centers reported $56.8 million in revenue and $53.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.76 went to program services, $24.24 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: 99.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $453,100 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 29 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 38% 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 $53MFor 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 $57MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.8% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 24.2% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.3% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $453,100 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.85% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 29 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.6 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 5 | 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
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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 EXECUTIVE OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $0 | $438,054 | $15,046 | $453,100 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Director/trustee, officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $0 | $376,401 | $15,046 | $391,447 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $0 | $282,832 | $9,346 | $292,178 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $0 | $270,948 | $13,846 | $284,794 |
| VP OF SCHOOLS / PRINCIPAL Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $166,770 | $0 | $0 | $166,770 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 47.50 hrs/week | $0 | $146,428 | $15,069 | $161,497 |
| VP - HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 47.50 hrs/week | $0 | $135,480 | $13,269 | $148,749 |
| CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $0 | $134,064 | $9,341 | $143,405 |
29 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Family Guidance Centers (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).
6 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–1b5 · 3 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 2Yes
- 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 5626
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Of every $100 Family Guidance Centers spent in FY2025, $75.76 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Family Guidance Centers's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Family Guidance Centers reported that 75.8% of its $53.4 million in expenses went to program services, 24.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Family Guidance Centers pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Family Guidance Centers reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $453,100, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Family Guidance Centers get its money?
Of $56.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 99.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Family Guidance Centers a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2690275 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 202621359349311257 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349302915 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421369349305712 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331329349308428 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230269349300113 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101379349306440 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2690275: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.