Strengthening the community through quality Services to children and families. Provision of Services designed to prevent child abuse/neglect and offer youth opportunities and hope.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 71 volunteers and 408 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.5M 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $142K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.6M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$27.4M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$26.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$23.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$27.4M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$20.3M
FY2021$24.1M
FY2022$25.4M
FY2023$28.6M
FY2024$29.3M
FY2025$27.4M
Expenses
$26.1M
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$19.4M
FY2021$20.1M
FY2022$22.8M
FY2023$25.4M
FY2024$26.1M
FY2025$26.1M
Net assets
$23.6M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$13.6M
FY2023$17.0M
FY2024$21.4M
FY2025$23.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Aug 1987.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $22.0M Management & general 14% · $3.8M Fundraising 1% · $257K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $1.1M 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
President & CEO
$255,899Pt VII · Sec A
$207,840Pt VII · Sec A
$154,887Pt VII · Sec A
CEO (former)
$140,587Pt VII · Sec A
Program Officer
$122,746Pt VII · Sec A
COO (through 6/25)
$118,348Pt VII · Sec A
Program Officer
$115,513Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Lawson’s $256K as President & CEO is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Williams Former—$325,983————
Nicole Lawson$255,899$71,968————
Michael E Williams——$215,657$212,928$203,122$195,845
Troy Kulick$207,840$173,061$153,171$94,600——
Carmine Devivo———$133,518$159,938$151,337
Lisa Finger$154,887$130,010$118,880$115,533$102,850—
Michael Williams$140,587—————
Shannon Laskey—$122,863$128,018$106,445——

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

Provides quality services to children and families, creating safe environments and supportive communities for youth.

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3 programs · $21.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Family Preservation

The organization served over 8,600 individuals, including 4,110 uniquely identified children as well as their siblings and family members statewide in our adoption resource consultant services and across 12 counties in our direct home based service delivery programs throughout southeastern michigan: genesee, livingston, macomb, oakland…

$13.5Mprogram expense
02

Placement Services

Kinship, foster care, and independent living - we served over 1000 individuals including over 350 uniquely identified youth and 700 caregivers over the last year in our foster care programs, which are designed for children that cannot remain in their own homes due to abuse and neglect that has occurred in their homes.

$6.8Mprogram expense
03

Clinical services- sixteen licensed and credentialed clinicians completed 2,783 billable clinical sessions. In addition, the ageny has been contracted by the state of michigan health and human services to provide services related to comprehensive trauma assessments and domestic violence intervention.

$1.2Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $10.0M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,261,725
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,271,780
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,787,726
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,086,607
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,239,713
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,390,560

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$27.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Investment incomeLn 3$546K
Money outPt IX
$26.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$22.0M
Managementcol C$3.8M
Fundraisingcol D$257K
Owns and owesPt X
$23.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.4M
Total assetsLn 16$28.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$776K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$283K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$164K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$546K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$27.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$475K
Other assetsLn 15$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$28.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$23.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5408
VolunteersI 671
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$10.1M$10.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.1M$10.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$475K$475K
Total assetsLn 16$26.8M$28.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$21.4M$23.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.3M$2.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$805K$692K$97K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15.2M$13.2M$1.8M$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$218K$185K$28K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$980K$327K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M$1.1M$125K$14K
Management feesLn 11a$147K$35K$93K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$45K$45K
Accounting feesLn 11c$114K$114K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$779K$652K−$14K
Office expensesLn 13$499K$402K$80K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$965K$809K$149K$7K
TravelLn 17$931K$909K$22K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$144K$136K$7K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$345K$309K$34K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$290K$207K$65K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$104K$10K$93K$750
Total functional expensesLn 25$26.1M$22.0M$3.8M$257K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $27.4M$26.1M$1.3M$23.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $29.3M$26.1M$3.2M$21.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $28.6M$25.4M$3.1M$17.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $25.4M$22.8M$2.5M$13.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $24.1M$20.1M$3.9M$12.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $20.3M$19.4M$858K$8.1M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $27,399,243 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,198,022$775,638
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $27,728,343$26,109,832
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $492,094$546,278
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$91,639−$32,505
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $29,326,820$27,399,243
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,271,780$2,261,725
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,762,204$18,750,617
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,082,199$5,037,861
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,116,183$26,050,203
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,210,637$1,349,040
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $27,399,243 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$163,714
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$611,924
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$283,222
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$775,638
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,109,832$26,109,832
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $541,831$541,831
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $4,447$4,447
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$32,505−$32,505
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,109,832 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $513,773$27,399,243
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,050,203 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,261,725$2,261,725
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $692,044 · Management $96,564 · Fundraising $16,094$804,702
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,228,391 · Management $1,795,123 · Fundraising $155,786$15,179,300
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $185,171 · Management $27,789 · Fundraising $5,261$218,221
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $980,181 · Management $327,240 · Fundraising $10,943$1,318,364
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,091,516 · Management $124,923 · Fundraising $13,591$1,230,030
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $34,737 · Management $92,659 · Fundraising $19,786$147,182
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $44,664$44,664
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $113,785$113,785
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $37,000$37,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $778,732 · Management $652,424 · Fundraising −$13,510$1,417,646
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $401,569 · Management $79,616 · Fundraising $17,581$498,766
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $808,919 · Management $149,144 · Fundraising $7,074$965,137
IX-17 TravelPrograms $908,514 · Management $21,722 · Fundraising $1,251$931,487
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $135,619 · Management $7,330 · Fundraising $1,119$144,068
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $308,523 · Management $33,742 · Fundraising $2,521$344,786
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $206,558 · Management $64,744 · Fundraising $18,379$289,681
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,214 · Management $92,695 · Fundraising $750$103,659
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $22,032,413 · Management $3,761,164 · Fundraising $256,626$26,050,203
Part X · Balance sheet $28,186,394 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,133,507$10,384,213
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $342,838$297,011
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,674,858$3,400,284
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $404,523$491,328
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $475,404$474,725
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,089,145$10,170,753
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,697,626$2,968,080
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,817,901$28,186,394
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,616,710$1,457,449
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,816,055$3,112,509
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,432,765$4,569,958
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,822,951$23,121,329
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $562,185$495,107
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,385,136$23,616,436
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,817,901$28,186,394
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,616,436 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$27,399,243
XI-2 Total expenses$26,050,203
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,349,040
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,385,136
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$882,260
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,616,436

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