Strengthening families in our communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$122K 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $47K a year · 2% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
86% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 86% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
Spent
$5.5M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$331K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$5K
FY2023Not on file
Net assets
$331K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021−$104K
FY2022−$109K
FY2023−$152K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Sep 1976.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $4.4M Management & general 20% · $1.1M

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

15 people listed on the 990; $122K 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
Executive Director
$121,528Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Chief Operating Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/CFO Thru 12/2019
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CFO as of 01/2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles S McLister’s $690K as President/CEO is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
Charles S McLister$689,999——
Leonard J Kirby$395,534——
Nikole Cabrey$315,830——
Debra M Paul CPA MBA$231,598——
Stacie Johnson—$119,684$121,528

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 15aNo

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3 programs · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The Family Academy Preschool is a childcare center that provides early childhood education, including early intervention services to children ages 3-5.

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

Family School is a center-based parenting and early childhood education program which serves a population of children and families, referred by the Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS).

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

The school-based programs support working families by offering before- and after-school child care and half-day kindergarten to children. These programs, hosted in Randor and Haverford townships, are mission-specific, revenue producing programs that help to support our services for urban, low-income families otherwise not funded by state…

$308Kprogram 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 · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$223
Money outPt IX
$5.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$331K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$223
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$83K
Other assetsLn 15$165K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$331K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5178
VolunteersI 68
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$404K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$83K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$34K$331K
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$163K$163K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.2M$2.2M$36K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$58K$55K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$358K$357K$471
Payroll taxesLn 10$289K$257K$32K
Management feesLn 11a$663K$663K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$51K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$441K$404K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$24K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$69K$50K$18K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$931K$874K$57K
TravelLn 17$27K$24K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K$134
InterestLn 20$11K$10K$730
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$24K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$145K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M$4.4M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $0−$152K 990 PDF
FY2022 $0$5K−$5K−$109K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$3.8M−$435K−$104K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $5.8M$5.5M$299K$331K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,801,078 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$32,024
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,946,869$5,768,831
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,035$223
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,444$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,972,348$5,801,078
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,743,233$3,063,995
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,249,502$2,438,207
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,992,735$5,502,202
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,387$298,876
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,801,078 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$32,024
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,024
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,768,831$5,768,831
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $223$223
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,768,831 · Excluded from tax $223$5,801,078
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,502,202 across 30 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 staffManagement $162,913$162,913
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,160,622 · Management $35,976$2,196,598
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $55,054 · Management $2,953$58,007
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $357,263 · Management $471$357,734
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $256,910 · Management $31,833$288,743
IX-11a Management feesManagement $662,994$662,994
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,647$50,647
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $404,043 · Management $36,661$440,704
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,100$4,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,134 · Management $20,584$44,718
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $50,449 · Management $18,156$68,605
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $873,972 · Management $56,646$930,618
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,254 · Management $3,118$27,372
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,775 · Management $134$3,909
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,021 · Management $730$10,751
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,448$18,448
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,894 · Management $1,760$25,654
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,248 · Management $4,439$149,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,412,187 · Management $1,090,015 · Fundraising $0$5,502,202
Part X · Balance sheet $2,351,633 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $301,862$1,136,953
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,666$101,666
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $870,123$864,801
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,224$832
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,296$82,847
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $262,325$164,534
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,644,496$2,351,633
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $723,358$441,260
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $44,774$60,149
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $821,105$1,508,162
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,610,484$2,020,203
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,352$312,228
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,660$19,202
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,012$331,430
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,644,496$2,351,633
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $331,430 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,801,078
XI-2 Total expenses$5,502,202
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$298,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,012
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,458
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$331,430

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