Child Focus INC FY2020 filing

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Wayne, NJ501(c)(3)Since 2007Human ServicesEIN 20-8456398Revenue $1.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRSchildfocusnj.org415 Hamburg Turnpike Suite D2, 07470-2129 · Wayne, NJTax-exempt since Jul 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Child Focus champions the best interests of children involved with the child welfare, foster care and court systems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $228K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $638K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$183K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$566K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.5M
Net assets
$566K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$794K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $909K Management & general 7% · $71K Fundraising 7% · $71K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$94,061Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erica Fischer-Kaslander’s $216K as Executive Dir. is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erica Fischer-Kaslander$215,615$167,955$133,523$114,207$104,400$94,061

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for abused and neglected children, providing essential support beyond existing systems.

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1 program · $909K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The organization's activities principally consist of recruiting, training and supervising volunteers who are appointed by a family court judge to advocate for children who are under the jurisdiction of the court due to abuse AND/OR neglect.

$909Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$909K
Managementcol C$71K
Fundraisingcol D$71K
Owns and owesPt X
$566K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$474K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$183K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$793K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$471K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$474K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$183K
Net assetsLn 32$566K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 6190
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K$474K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$467K$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$183K
Net assetsLn 32$409K$566K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$94K$3K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$615K$530K$46K$39K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$12K$954$873
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$74K$65K$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$16K$14K$1K$983
Information technologyLn 14$18K$16K$1K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$63K$55K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$9K$663$607
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$761$697
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$72K$701$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$33K$1K$899
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$909K$71K$71K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$3.5M$279K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$2.7M$255K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.2M$132K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.8M$320K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.4M$228K$794K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$157K$566K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,207,043 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $913,964$1,199,488
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,126$3,283
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $248$4,272
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $921,338$1,207,043
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $542,302$804,354
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $15,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $168,621$245,755
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $725,923$1,050,109
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $195,415$156,934
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,207,043 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$198,858
VIII-1e Government grants$793,472
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$207,158
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,199,488
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,283$3,283
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,272
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $3,283$1,207,043
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,050,109 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,819 · Management $2,530 · Fundraising $5,058$101,407
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $529,801 · Management $45,760 · Fundraising $39,150$614,711
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,315 · Management $954 · Fundraising $873$14,142
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,524 · Management $4,996 · Fundraising $4,574$74,094
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,200$6,200
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,868 · Management $1,074 · Fundraising $983$15,925
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,033 · Management $1,242 · Fundraising $1,137$18,412
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,674 · Management $4,234 · Fundraising $3,876$62,784
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,567 · Management $663 · Fundraising $607$9,837
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,826 · Management $761 · Fundraising $697$11,284
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,121 · Management $701 · Fundraising $12,949$85,771
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,229 · Management $1,414 · Fundraising $899$35,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $908,777 · Management $70,529 · Fundraising $70,803$1,050,109
Part X · Balance sheet $749,276 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,422$3,422
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $312,312$470,968
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $105,049$229,573
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,432$7,217
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,663$3,480
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,275$27,657
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,000$6,959
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $467,153$749,276
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,666$31,316
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$132,800
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $24,923$19,327
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,254$183,443
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $408,899$565,833
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $408,899$565,833
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $467,153$749,276
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $565,833 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,207,043
XI-2 Total expenses$1,050,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$156,934
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$408,899
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$565,833

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