The Family Initiative
The Family Initiative reported $191.0 million in revenue and $199.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.24 went to program services, $2.76 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.5% of the total. Government grants made up 93.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $479,047 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 24 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 177% between FY2022 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 $199MFor 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 $191MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.8% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.5% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 93.6% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.2% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $479,047 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.24% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 24 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -0.8 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 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 expenseTexas single source continuum contractor: texas Family Initiative is a single source continuum contractor (sscc) in region 2 and region 3e of texas. As a sscc provider we are responsible for finding and managing foster homes, kinship placements, and other residential care options for the youth in these regions. We are responsible for case management services where we provide ongoing support and oversight to each case from initial placement to family reunification or other permanency goals. Support services including therapeutic, educational, and other services are offered to the children and…
Residential and independent living service: the psychiatric residential treatment facility (prtf), qualified residential treatment facility (qrtp), and blue skies residential facilities work actively with families, child welfare agencies, hospitals, and community mental health centers, in collaborative partnership, to offer strengths based, culturally competent, and medically appropriate treatment designed to mee the individual needs of the resident, including those residents with severe emotional behavior issues. During this period and average of 22 youth were served each month at the prtf…
Resource foster care: while there are many different levels and types of resource care within the program, the primary focus is to work closely with each and every resource care family. Some of the services include: 24 hour on-call social worker, support meetings, free ongoing training, respite care.resource families provide an alternative home like setting for children who are not able to safely live with their parents. Resource parents undergo training and state licensure to ensure that they are knowledgble about the special challenges children who are placed with them might face, and to…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 33.80 hrs/week | $442,234 | $0 | $36,813 | $479,047 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 31.20 hrs/week | $271,169 | $0 | $16,464 | $287,633 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Highest compensated employee, 52.00 hrs/week | $221,209 | $0 | $15,877 | $237,086 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer, 26.00 hrs/week | $200,664 | $0 | $13,420 | $214,084 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 26.00 hrs/week | $189,034 | $0 | $17,430 | $206,464 |
| CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Officer, 26.00 hrs/week | $184,816 | $0 | $13,497 | $198,313 |
| VP, SOFTWARE Highest compensated employee, 52.00 hrs/week | $155,303 | $0 | $13,952 | $169,255 |
| SENIOR VP, EMPOWER Highest compensated employee, 52.00 hrs/week | $160,693 | $0 | $7,066 | $167,759 |
24 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Family Initiative (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
4 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–1b7 · 7 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 51,234
- Volunteers Part I, line 625
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| TRUSTED FAMILY FOUNDATION LLC Network provider | $4,636,265 |
| CK FAMILY SERVICES Network provider | $4,473,409 |
| NEW HORIZONS RANCH AND CENTER INC Network provider | $3,502,499 |
| ARROW CHILD & FAMILY MINISTRIES OF TEXAS Network provider | $2,603,386 |
| PATHWAYS YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES INC Network provider | $2,259,813 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 143 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from The Family Initiative's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Family Initiative, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of The Family Initiative's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Family Initiative reported that 97.2% of its $199.1 million in expenses went to program services, 2.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Family Initiative pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Family Initiative reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $479,047, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Family Initiative get its money?
Of $191.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.5% came from contributions and grants (including 93.6% from government grants) and 4.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Family Initiative a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 84-1880993 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 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 202641359349309039 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541359349312299 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441349349302974 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349303034 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 84-1880993: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.