Family & Children's Service
Family & Children's Service reported $15.7 million in revenue and $21.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.63 went to program services, $10.76 to management and general costs and $2.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 138.8% of the total. Government grants made up 120.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $214,626 (CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 192% 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 $22MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$12.57 $2.9M
- Government grants$83.35 $19M
- Program service revenue$2.17 $493K
- Investment income$1.91 $435K
Other revenue was negative: −$7.0M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.6% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.8% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 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 | 138.8% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 120.6% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.1% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $214,626 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.00% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.9 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 39 of 39 | 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 expenseEconomic empowerment & stability ------------------------------------ primary impact: economic empowerment & stability programs serve nearly 1,500 clients and achieve an average 94% success rate in helping them overcome barriers to employment and reduce their dependence on government assistance. Connecting forward : funded by a grant from the tn department of human services, connecting forward is a network of primary and secondary partners with the shared vision to create a comprehensive, connected social services network through which families can leave - continued on schedule o
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $184,851 | $0 | $29,775 | $214,626 |
| CFO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $131,681 | $0 | $24,274 | $155,955 |
| CHRO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,398 | $0 | $20,441 | $135,839 |
| CAO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,547 | $0 | $22,419 | $125,966 |
| CPO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,831 | $0 | $18,816 | $120,647 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Family & Children's Service (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $822K (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–1b39 · 39 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 5244
- Volunteers Part I, line 640
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Family & Children's Service totaling $1.3M 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 Family & Children's Service's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Family & Children's Service, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Family & Children's Service's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Family & Children's Service reported that 86.6% of its $21.5 million in expenses went to program services, 10.8% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Family & Children's Service pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Family & Children's Service reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $214,626, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Family & Children's Service get its money?
Of $15.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 138.8% came from contributions and grants (including 120.6% from government grants) and 3.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Family & Children's Service a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-0499284 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 202620989349301022 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520439349301902 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411149349302256 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310679349301576 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200629349301600 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349310967 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-0499284: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.