Childrens Harbor INC

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Ft Lauderdale, FL501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 31-1471766Revenue $5.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSchildrensharbor.org19410 Sw 58th Pl, 33332-1301 · Ft Lauderdale, FLTax-exempt since Dec 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We make sure foster children stay united as a family by keeping siblings together, raising them as our own and giving them the professional guidance they need to rebuild their lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 104 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$283K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $3.7M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.2M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$5.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Dec 1996.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $4.6M Management & general 7% · $373K Fundraising 10% · $558K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $283K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Presidentceo
$166,058Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$116,598Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tiffani Dhooge’s $166K as Presidentceo is at the 80th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tiffani Dhooge$166,058$153,307$156,404$140,738$150,504$140,517
Erik Chafin$116,598$113,344$111,713———
Rachel Pires—————$90,480

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Keeps foster siblings together, raising them and providing guidance to rebuild their lives.

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3 programs · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Residential Program

Childrens harbor provides nurturing, family group homes for YOUTH/SIBLINGS and PREGNANT/PARENTING teens in the foster care system on our beautiful 8 acre campus in pembroke pines, florida. We have four homes dedicated to caring for YOUTH/SIBLING groups.

$3.8Mprogram expense
02

Family Strengthening Program

Childrens harbor helps prevent child abuse through the family strengthening program. Each year, approximately 200 families across broward county receive in-home counseling to improve parenting. The nurturing parenting program, a best practice model, emphasizes the importance of raising children in a warm, trusting, and caring household.

$752Kprogram expense
03

Academic and Life Skills

The academic program provides the tools to promote academic success in the organizations residential program. This program incurred total expenses of $4,772.

$5Kprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$82K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$5.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$373K
Fundraisingcol D$558K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$957K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$60K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$324K
Investment incomeLn 3$82K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$957K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$957K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$516K
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5104
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$957K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$551K$516K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$814K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$305K$287K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.5M$170K$226K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$321K$278K$15K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$243K$211K$13K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$25K$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$255K$191K$55K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$60K$60K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$8K$8K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$82K$78K$3K$840
TravelLn 17$49K$41K$2K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$128K$112K$12K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$115K$96K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$696K$628K$33K$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$263K$109K$19K$134K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M$4.6M$373K$558K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.2M$5.5M−$316K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.8M$4.9M−$88K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$4.2M$53K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.8M−$3K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.4M$4.0M$427K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.9M$4.7M$137K$2.0M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,184,067 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,690,107$5,099,462
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $60,434$81,728
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,556$2,877
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,776,097$5,184,067
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,332,249$3,770,557
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,532,225$1,729,409
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,864,474$5,499,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$88,377−$315,899
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $5,184,067 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,405 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$323,976
VIII-1e Government grants$3,756,265
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,019,221
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,099,462
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $73,323$73,323
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,877$2,877
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $84,605$5,184,067
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,499,966 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $287,363 · Fundraising $17,801$305,164
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,506,271 · Management $169,629 · Fundraising $225,542$2,901,442
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $278,374 · Management $15,204 · Fundraising $27,659$321,237
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $210,776 · Management $12,924 · Fundraising $19,014$242,714
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25,000$25,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,714$22,714
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $191,167 · Management $54,871 · Fundraising $8,607$254,645
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $60,000$60,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,654 · Management $7,627 · Fundraising $18,497$33,778
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $77,967 · Management $3,031 · Fundraising $840$81,838
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,779 · Management $1,921 · Fundraising $6,686$49,386
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $112,166 · Management $12,164 · Fundraising $4,040$128,370
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $96,140 · Management $18,811$114,951
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $628,218 · Management $32,692 · Fundraising $34,850$695,760
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $109,423 · Management $19,088 · Fundraising $134,456$262,967
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,569,012 · Management $372,962 · Fundraising $557,992$5,499,966
Part X · Balance sheet $3,371,232 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,441,022$956,526
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$15,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $503,944$611,632
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $234,697$263,909
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $551,344$515,604
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $735,458$1,008,561
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,466,465$3,371,232
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $524,840$565,622
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $263,544$248,372
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,579$220,635
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $813,963$1,034,629
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,417,482$2,153,818
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $235,020$182,785
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,652,502$2,336,603
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,466,465$3,371,232
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,336,603 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,184,067
XI-2 Total expenses$5,499,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$315,899
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,652,502
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,336,603

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