Sunrise Children's Services
Sunrise Children's Services reported $25.9 million in revenue and $27.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.42 went to program services, $16.10 to management and general costs and $3.48 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 81.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $211,168 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 7% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $27MFor 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 August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $26MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.1% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.24 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 15.3% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 81.7% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $211,168 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.77% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 16.8 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 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 expenseSunrise Children's services provides therapeutic residential centers and a psychiatric residential treatment facility (prtf) across kentucky. In FY 2025, sunrise acquired use of property on the old st. Catherine college campus in springfield to eventually open one bridge to hope (obth). Obth will operate as an alternatives to detention program, offering a compassionate and structured environment for young women referred by the kentucky department of juvenile justice which includes young females who are victims of human trafficking. In FY 2025, sunrise provided 15,673 days of residential…
Sunrise Children's services provides therapeutic foster care to children from birth to age 21. Sunrise foster care is made up of a tremendous staff of dedicated, caring professionals. They embody excellence and exude compassion, partnering with foster families to provide around-the-clock assistance and comprehensive training. Sunrise provides a christ-centered ministry that helps shine a bright light of hope and healing to foster kids and families in every region of kentucky. Sunrise also provides foster-to-adopt services. In FY 2025, sunrise provided 63,227 foster care days to 416 children…
Sunrise family services program is a growing network of caring mental health professionals who support families in an outpatient therapy setting. The goal is to preserve families while helping them work through and overcome challenging life circumstances. Sunrise team members are there to assist families in coping with an immediate crisis, a troubling experience, or a longer-term problem, ultimately helping them heal. In FY 2025, sunrise helped 409 children and family members by providing 6,588 outpatient clinical services
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, 40.00 hrs/week | $201,433 | $0 | $9,735 | $211,168 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,579 | $0 | $6,554 | $131,133 |
| COO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $96,098 | $0 | $13,413 | $109,511 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sunrise Children's Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $429K (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–1b20 · 20 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5391
- Volunteers Part I, line 6119
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| 84 LUMBER COMPANY Construction | $298,189 |
| SHEPHERD CONSTRUCTION LLC Construction | $265,691 |
| BIGFOOT FOUNDATIONS AND POURED WALLS LL Construction | $249,882 |
| PREMIER EDUCATION AND CONSULTING SERVICE Consulting services | $103,950 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Sunrise Children's Services totaling $70,001 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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Of every $100 Sunrise Children's Services spent in FY2025, $80.42 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Sunrise Children's Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Sunrise Children's Services reported that 80.4% of its $27.4 million in expenses went to program services, 16.1% to management and general and 3.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sunrise Children's Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sunrise Children's Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $211,168, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sunrise Children's Services get its money?
Of $25.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 15.3% came from contributions and grants and 81.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sunrise Children's Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 61-0597273 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 August 31, 2025, object 202523529349301762 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202443559349300014 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202410179349300706 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202331889349300328 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202201969349301200 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202121969349300242 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 61-0597273: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.