Buckner Children & Family Services
Buckner Children & Family Services reported $35.7 million in revenue and $42.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $81.34 went to program services, $10.23 to management and general costs and $8.43 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 76.8% of the total. Government grants made up 14.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $768,624 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 15% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $43MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $36MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.3% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.2% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 8.4% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.13 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 76.8% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 14.8% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 15.9% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $768,624 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.81% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 14 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 12.9 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseIn 2024, the family hope centers served 27,630 individuals in texas and 34,986 individuals internationally with family strengthening support including community support events, equipping classes, and personalized family coaching
Buckner Children & Family Services, inc. (bcfs) served 448 children through its foster care program and facilitated 89 adoptions through the cps waiting texas children, foster-to-adopt, and domestic infant adoption programs
Bcfs served 161 families through our family pathways program serving 570 children and parents. The family pathways program provides housing for single parents designed to strengthen families and promote self-sufficiency. Residents are enrolled in an academic, vocational or rehabilitation program. Assistance with childcare is also provided for residents' children
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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, 8.00 hrs/week | $0 | $578,205 | $190,419 | $768,624 |
| SVP/CFO THRU 7/24; EVP/COO AT 8/24 Officer, 6.00 hrs/week | $0 | $510,804 | $74,916 | $585,720 |
| SR. VP & GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY Officer, 8.00 hrs/week | $0 | $400,316 | $60,299 | $460,615 |
| BCFS PRESIDENT Officer, 37.00 hrs/week | $346,613 | $0 | $52,090 | $398,703 |
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer, 8.00 hrs/week | $0 | $269,150 | $21,771 | $290,921 |
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer, 8.00 hrs/week | $0 | $229,884 | $29,204 | $259,088 |
| VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 37.00 hrs/week | $215,424 | $0 | $26,830 | $242,254 |
| ASSISTANT SECRETARY Officer, 8.00 hrs/week | $0 | $165,554 | $9,574 | $175,128 |
14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Buckner Children & Family Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $641K (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
2024 · 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–1b8 · 8 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 15aNo
- 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5320
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,197
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BUCKNER INTERNATIONAL Management services | $2,011,075 |
| WELLSPRING CONSULTING LLC Consultant | $250,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
46 private foundations reported grants to Buckner Children & Family Services totaling $1.6M 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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Questions people ask
How much of Buckner Children & Family Services's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Buckner Children & Family Services reported that 81.3% of its $42.5 million in expenses went to program services, 10.2% to management and general and 8.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Buckner Children & Family Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Buckner Children & Family Services reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $768,624, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Buckner Children & Family Services get its money?
Of $35.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 76.8% came from contributions and grants (including 14.8% from government grants) and 15.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Buckner Children & Family Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 75-2571395 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502969349300835 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402929349301905 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332639349300013 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212659349301336 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102609349300905 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012799349300516 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 75-2571395: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.