Foster youth support - see part III line 1 for mission statement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$3.6M
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$774K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$9.8M
FY2024$5.3M
FY2025$5.1M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$774K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$774K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$7.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Oct 2012.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.1M Management & general 10% · $361K Fundraising 2% · $81K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maggie Stevens PHD’s $129K as CEO/President is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Maggie Stevens PHD$128,642$125,926—
Monika Mala PHD$118,249$100,016—
Travis Tester Ma Cfre$109,758$104,825—
Maggie Stevens——$108,682

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports foster youth by providing resources and guidance.

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3 programs · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Educational success from research to practice, foster success works to build pathways for educational success for students who have experienced foster care. One of the primary programs for this work is the indiana education and training voucher program (etv) - a federally-funded, state-administered program that provides financial and…

$2.6Mprogram expense
02

Financial stability foster success supports teens and young adults grow their financial skills and knowledge as they transition out of foster care. Programs include a series of self-guided online classes focused on banking basics, managing credit and debt, and budgeting; creditbuild which is focused on helping participants build and…

$311Kprogram expense
03

Youth engagement youth affected by foster care have multiple ways of engaging with foster success and communities across indiana communities. The indiana youth advisory board (iyab) provides a space where more hoosier foster youth lend their voice and gifts to improve indiana's foster care system.

$162Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $4.6M · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,541,501
Unitemized GrantFY2024$202,620
Unitemized GrantFY2024$176,776
Unitemized GrantFY2024$112,030
Unitemized GrantFY2024$43,962
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,103,205
Unitemized GrantFY2023$155,745
Unitemized GrantFY2023$146,236
Unitemized GrantFY2023$113,422
Unitemized GrantFY2023$21,579

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$272
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$361K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$774K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$741K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$272
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$741K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$741K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$149K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$774K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 649
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$850K$741K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$161K$149K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$775K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$762K$774K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$681K$427K$204K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$98K$66K$25K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$37K$16K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$47K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$204K$141K$56K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$73K$54K$14K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$31K$20K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$24K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$655
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$1K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.3M$2.3M$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$3.1M$361K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.1M$4.4M$675K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.3M$4.9M$436K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.8M$4.9M$4.9M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.0M$5.0M$42K$816K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.6M$3.5M$13K$774K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,552,429 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,089,590$3,552,157
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$272
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,089,590$3,552,429
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 $709,455$836,496
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,204,833$2,703,388
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,914,288$3,539,884
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $175,302$12,545
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-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 $3,552,429 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,154,346
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$397,811
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,552,157
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $272$272
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $272$3,552,429
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,539,884 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $427,122 · Management $204,427 · Fundraising $49,473$681,022
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $65,768 · Management $24,528 · Fundraising $7,909$98,205
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,094 · Management $16,103 · Fundraising $4,072$57,269
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $47,181 · Management $5,339$52,520
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $140,507 · Management $55,978 · Fundraising $7,587$204,072
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $53,628 · Management $14,097 · Fundraising $4,994$72,719
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,706 · Management $19,535 · Fundraising $6,004$56,245
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,397 · Management $2,644$27,041
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,956 · Management $655$3,611
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,287 · Management $13,411$14,698
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,006 · Management $1,001$10,007
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,258,125 · Management $3,151 · Fundraising $1,199$2,262,475
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,097,777 · Management $360,869 · Fundraising $81,238$3,539,884
Part X · Balance sheet $1,822,992 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $850,084$741,057
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $481,484$926,575
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,253$2,820
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $160,752$148,540
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $42,651$4,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,537,224$1,822,992
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $74,173$79,552
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $567,799$969,043
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $133,400$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $775,372$1,048,595
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $729,654$774,397
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,198$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $761,852$774,397
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,537,224$1,822,992
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $774,397 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,552,429
XI-2 Total expenses$3,539,884
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$761,852
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$774,397

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