To improve the lives of children, youth and older people through intergenerational collaboration, public policies and programs for the enduring benefit for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 21 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$813K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 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
$927K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.7M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1997.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $4.0M Management & general 8% · $368K Fundraising 0% · $21K

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

24 people listed on the 990; $813K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director (until 8/11/25)
$177,766Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Grandfamilies & Kinship
$155,583Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Executive Director
$153,305Pt VII · Sec A
$124,073Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$105,259Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (from 8/11/25)
$96,963Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donna Butts’s $178K as Executive Director (until 8/11/25) is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Donna Butts$177,766$218,238$203,254$207,853$184,016$156,682
Ana Beltran$155,583$156,107$148,400$148,182$132,639—
Jaia Peterson Lent$153,305$147,090$140,196$137,644$132,439$114,673
Sheri Steinig$124,073$119,323$114,424$100,830——
Adam Hlava—$66,396$112,666———
Lauren Hackney$105,259$27,553————
Jamal Clark—$104,440————
Jamarl Clark——$101,045———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects generations to improve lives through programs and policy.

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3 programs · $3.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Grandfamilies Projects

The organization's national center on grandfamilies works to promote policies and programs to help grandfamilies address the range of challenges they face including those related to housing, legal, education, health and mental health, family relationships, and financial ISSUES.THE grandfamilies & kinship support network is a national…

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Public Education

The program includes identifying best intergenerational practices, producing reports, speaking and writing, working with the media, and sharing information about the benefits of intergenerational programs, the importance of vaccinations across generations, and the need for support for grandparents raising grandchildren.

$459Kprogram expense
03

Intergenerational Programs

The organization supports the development and expansion of intergenerational programs bringing children, youth, and older adults together, acts as a clearinghouse for information on different types of intergenerational programs, provides technical assistance, and makes a case for local programs across the country and around the world.

$398Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Fosterclub INCFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 43 grants · $3.6M · 2020–2025
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$824K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$368K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$944K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$927K
PeoplePt VI, VII
24
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$656
Fees for servicesLn 2g$824K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
SavingsLn 2$801K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$944K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$751K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$456K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$927K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$884K$944K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$673K$751K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$927K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$721K$721K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$421K$336K$79K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.3M$10K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$71K$69K$2K$378
Other employee benefitsLn 9$211K$203K$6K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$146K$138K$7K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$473$473
Accounting feesLn 11c$132K$20K$112K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$512K$407K$106K
Office expensesLn 13$82K$79K$3K$407
Information technologyLn 14$36K$34K$1K$223
OccupancyLn 16$222K$209K$11K$2K
TravelLn 17$100K$99K$2K$40
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$297K$295K$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$25K$943$148
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$4.0M$368K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.7M$4.4M$346K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.3M$4.2M$76K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.5M−$264K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.2M$3.6M$621K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$2.4M−$694K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.8M$119K$1.9M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,700,596 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,707,121$3,836,496
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $593,135$824,087
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,748$35,439
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,447$4,574
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,316,451$4,700,596
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $771,201$721,414
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,199,439$2,199,993
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,270,183$1,432,930
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,240,823$4,354,337
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,628$346,259
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $4,700,596 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,379,852
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,456,644
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$656
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,836,496
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $824,087$824,087
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,745$31,745
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,694$3,694
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,574$4,574
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $824,087 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40,013$4,700,596
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,354,337 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $721,414$721,414
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $335,603 · Management $79,152 · Fundraising $6,144$420,899
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,331,442 · Management $9,911 · Fundraising $8,606$1,349,959
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $68,696 · Management $2,303 · Fundraising $378$71,377
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $203,404 · Management $6,471 · Fundraising $1,612$211,487
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $138,111 · Management $6,968 · Fundraising $1,192$146,271
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $473$473
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20,020 · Management $112,234$132,254
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,713$5,713
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $406,534 · Management $105,545$512,079
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $78,678 · Management $2,621 · Fundraising $407$81,706
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,161 · Management $1,212 · Fundraising $223$35,596
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $209,159 · Management $10,979 · Fundraising $1,862$222,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $98,830 · Management $1,598 · Fundraising $40$100,468
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $294,609 · Management $2,099$296,708
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,821$3,821
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,128$3,128
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,573$12,573
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,320 · Management $943 · Fundraising $148$26,411
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,965,981 · Management $367,744 · Fundraising $20,612$4,354,337
Part X · Balance sheet $2,903,880 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $282,744$142,942
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $601,721$800,895
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $532,776$636,431
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $150,577$107,152
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,717$5,455
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,935$3,807
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $672,637$750,735
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $661,665$456,463
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,917,772$2,903,880
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $350,329$220,072
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $19,895$21,910
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $821,993$548,740
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,332,734$927,368
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,089,672$1,299,327
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $495,366$677,185
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,585,038$1,976,512
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,917,772$2,903,880
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,976,512 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,700,596
XI-2 Total expenses$4,354,337
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$346,259
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,585,038
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$45,215
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,976,512

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