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Saint Francis Ministries Group Return
Saint Francis Ministries Group Return reported $176.3 million in revenue and $172.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.60 went to program services, $18.17 to management and general costs and $0.23 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 92.9% of the total. Government grants made up 5.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $419,358 (PRESIDENT/CEO). Revenue fell 16% between FY2021 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 $172MFor 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 $176MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.6% | 85.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.2% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 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 | 6.6% | 26.4% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.3% | 14.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 92.9% | 69.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $419,358 | $324,111 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.24% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.6 | 6.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 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 expenseKansas family & children services: from 16 sites throughout kansas, Saint Francis Ministries provides programs and services for children and families that include: foster care, adoption, family preservation, behavioral health, residential programs, human trafficking prevention, family centered treatment, seeking safety, fatherhood fire, and independent living. In fiscal year 2024-2025, the organization's impact included 143 children who found a forever home, 436 children reunited with family, and 2,485 children served through foster care. Note: the organization also incurred additional…
Texas family & children services: Saint Francis Ministries serves 71 panhandle counties as the single source continuum contractor (sscc) provider. In fiscal year 2024-2025, the organization's impact included 174 children who found a forever home, 214 children reunited with family, and 1,724 children served through foster care. Note: the organization also incurred additional expenses of $9,602,615 not shown above as they were classified as management and general for functional expense purposes on p.10
Nebraska children & family services: saint fransis ministries also has a presence in the states of arkansas, ohio and oklahoma where the organization provides foster care, family preservation, and family centered treatment services. In mississippi, the organization provides services to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) that include both residential programs and day services. In fiscal year 2024-2025, the organization's impact included 378 families served through in-home prevention resulting in 98% of those families staying together, 204 children served through…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $398,751 | $20,607 | $419,358 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $253,081 | $23,157 | $276,238 |
| PRESIDENT OF TEXAS Key employee, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $229,195 | $15,632 | $244,827 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $203,415 | $31,380 | $234,795 |
| ASSOCIATE MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $175,471 | $18,780 | $194,251 |
| CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $176,814 | $13,475 | $190,289 |
| PRESIDENT OF KANSAS Highest compensated employee, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $162,761 | $10,548 | $173,309 |
| VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 0.0 hrs/week | $0 | $150,991 | $17,657 | $168,648 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Saint Francis Ministries Group Return (Part VII, line 2).
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–1b11 · 11 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 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 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FOSTERING LIFE YOUTH RANCH LLC Placement/ daycare services | $2,536,448 |
| THE BAIR FOUNDATION OF TEXAS Placement/ daycare services | $2,393,721 |
| CHILDRENS HOME OF LUBBOCK & FAMILY SERVICE Placement/ daycare services | $1,734,426 |
| BRIDGES TO PERMANENCY LLC Placement/ daycare services | $1,618,088 |
| ARROW CHILD & FAMILY MINISTRIES Placement/ daycare services | $1,545,459 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 82 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Saint Francis Ministries Group Return totaling $77 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 Saint Francis Ministries Group Return's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Saint Francis Ministries Group Return, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Saint Francis Ministries Group Return spent in FY2025, $81.60 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Saint Francis Ministries Group Return's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Saint Francis Ministries Group Return reported that 81.6% of its $172.3 million in expenses went to program services, 18.2% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Saint Francis Ministries Group Return pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Saint Francis Ministries Group Return reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $419,358, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Saint Francis Ministries Group Return get its money?
Of $176.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 6.6% came from contributions and grants (including 5.3% from government grants) and 92.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Saint Francis Ministries Group Return a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 48-1059281 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 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 202641409349300814 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501129349300300 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349308814 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301169349300915 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202222419349300232 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 48-1059281: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.