To recruit and retain foster and adoptive families. To provide resources for said foster and adoptive families to allow for long-term and permanent child placement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 2% 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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $218K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$352K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$379K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$197K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$352K
FY2021▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$416K
FY2021$352K
FY2022$567K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$507K
FY2025$473K
Expenses
$379K
FY2021▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$408K
FY2023$683K
FY2024$530K
FY2025$453K
Net assets
$197K
FY2021▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$197K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$60K
FY2025$81K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 2015.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $239K Management & general 30% · $114K Fundraising 7% · $27K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$85,268Pt VII · Sec A
President/Founder
$21,498Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Kouri’s $56K as Founder/Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynn Floyd$38,173$92,152$22,904———
Amanda Keeter———$25,016$85,268$58,404
Julie Kouri$55,521—$37,689$28,876$21,498$49,818
Joe Strychalski$29,553—————

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

Recruits and supports foster and adoptive families to ensure permanent homes for children.

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1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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From the time families are exploring their role in the foster and adoptive communities to the day when they may be deep in the trenches of caring for a child who has experienced trauma, the organization helps them get involved, surrounds them with ongoing meaningful support, and provides practical trauma-informed coaching so together…

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$352K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Money outPt IX
$379K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$114K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$197K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$343K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Total revenueLn 12$352K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$197K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$219K$207K
Total assetsLn 16$226K$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$224K$197K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$76K$36K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$111K$70K$33K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$25K$12K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$10K$5K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$5K$2K$575
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$12K$6K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$6K$3K$701
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$2K$531
Information technologyLn 14$28K$18K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$10K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$563$355$169$39
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$615$144
Total functional expensesLn 25$379K$239K$114K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $473K$453K$19K$81K 990 PDF
FY2024 $507K$530K−$23K$60K 990 PDF
FY2023 $411K$683K−$272K$83K 990 PDF
FY2022 $567K$408K$160K$357K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $352K$379K−$27K$197K 990 PDF
FY2020 $416K$332K$85K$224K 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 $351,913 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $354,734$343,040
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,890$8,873
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,815$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $416,439$351,913
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $257,825$286,748
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,860$92,505
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $331,685$379,253
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,754−$27,340
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $351,913 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$343,040
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$343,040
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,873
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,873 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$351,913
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $379,253 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,268 · Management $36,318 · Fundraising $8,474$121,060
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,774 · Management $33,226 · Fundraising $7,753$110,753
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,677 · Management $11,751 · Fundraising $2,742$39,170
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,932 · Management $4,729 · Fundraising $1,104$15,765
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,178 · Management $2,466 · Fundraising $575$8,219
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,219 · Management $5,819 · Fundraising $1,358$19,396
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,307 · Management $3,003 · Fundraising $701$10,011
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,777 · Management $2,271 · Fundraising $531$7,579
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,653 · Management $8,406 · Fundraising $1,961$28,020
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,500 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $1,167$16,667
IX-17 TravelPrograms $355 · Management $169 · Fundraising $39$563
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,291 · Management $615 · Fundraising $144$2,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,931 · Management $113,773 · Fundraising $26,549$379,253
Part X · Balance sheet $207,119 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $218,757$207,119
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,668$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $225,731$207,119
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,435$10,163
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,435$10,163
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $224,296$196,956
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $224,296$196,956
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $225,731$207,119
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $196,956 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$351,913
XI-2 Total expenses$379,253
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,340
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$224,296
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$196,956

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