Ennis Center for Children
Also known as Ennis Counseling Services
Ennis Center for Children reported $17.0 million in revenue and $17.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $79.07 went to program services, $18.18 to management and general costs and $2.75 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.1% of the total. Government grants made up 95.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $167,085 (CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 20% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 79.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.8% | 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 | 99.1% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 95.9% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $167,085 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.94% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.5 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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 expenseThe foster care program places children, who are displaced from their home due to abuse or neglect, in a licensed foster home and provides case management services to the youth and their birth parents. Counseling, psychological and psychiatric services are provided as needed
The agency offers adoption services which facilitate the adoption of special needs youth, who are currently in foster care
Community based delinquency is a program where case workers work with delinquent youth on an outpatient, not institutionalized basis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 36.0 hrs/week | $120,268 | $30,066 | $16,751 | $167,085 |
| VP OF CHILD WELFARE Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $102,790 | $0 | $18,831 | $121,621 |
| VP OF DEVELOPMENT Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $109,185 | $0 | $7,151 | $116,336 |
| DIRECTOR OF DATA ANALYTICS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $104,003 | $0 | $9,381 | $113,384 |
| VP OF COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP - PART YEAR Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $103,287 | $0 | $5,202 | $108,489 |
| VP OF PROVIDER DEVELOPMENT Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $87,097 | $0 | $19,878 | $106,975 |
| VP OF ADMINISTRATION - PART YEAR Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $101,397 | $0 | $339 | $101,736 |
| CONTROLLER Officer, 45.0 hrs/week | $87,048 | $0 | $6,829 | $93,877 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ennis Center for Children (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $884K (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–1b9 · 9 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 5238
- Volunteers Part I, line 68
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Ennis Center for Children totaling $619K 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 Ennis Center for Children's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Ennis Center for Children, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Ennis Center for Children spent in FY2025, $79.07 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Ennis Center for Children's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Ennis Center for Children reported that 79.1% of its $17.8 million in expenses went to program services, 18.2% to management and general and 2.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ennis Center for Children pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ennis Center for Children reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $167,085, for the role of CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ennis Center for Children get its money?
Of $17.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 99.1% came from contributions and grants (including 95.9% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ennis Center for Children a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 38-2222428 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 September 30, 2025, object 202622199349301327 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502279349302135 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202401219349301215 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342239349302504 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202221329349304122 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202120359349300917 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 38-2222428: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.