Child INC FY2024 filing

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Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Since 1963Human ServicesEIN 51-0101188Revenue $7.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSchildinc.com507 Philadelphia Pike, 19809-2177 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Sep 1964Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To be the leading advocate for delaware's children. We provide creative prevention and treatment programs that meet the changing needs of families. We serve dependent, neglected, and abused children and their parents. We provide programs for those involved in domestic violence situations, especially children. By protecting the victims and treating those responsible for acts of domestic violence, we help children heal.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$219K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $539K a year · 8% 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
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
$219K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $152K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$242K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.4M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$6.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$12.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.4M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.2M
Expenses
$6.3M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$6.4M
Net assets
$12.3M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$11.2M
FY2022$10.6M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$12.3M
FY2025$13.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 Sep 1964.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $5.2M Management & general 17% · $1.1M Fundraising 0% · $455

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

16 people listed on the 990; $219K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$169,142Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$50,231Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori Sitler’s $174K as Executive Director is at the 83rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lori Sitler$174,384$169,142$151,329$145,634$126,792$121,000
Thomas Strayer$111,055$50,231————

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

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

Programs and updates

Protects and heals abused children and families through prevention and treatment programs.

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

Domestic violence services includes 2 shelters for female victims of intimate partner violence (ipv) and their children and provides motel sheltering for male victims. During 2024, 275 adults and children were sheltered. The agency also operates a 24-HOUR multi-lingual domestic violence hotline which served 1,630 calls during 2024.

$3.2Mprogram expense
02

Emergency housing for CHILDREN/YOUTH provides temporary housing for children and youth in the custody of the division of family services due to abuse, neglect, and dependency issues. During 2024, 76 youth were sheltered. In addition, 76 youth were provided counseling services by an on-site psychotherapist.

$777Kprogram expense
03

Family support and parenting education services provides statewide parenting education classes and workshops and COMMUNITY/AGENCY based family support programming. Programming includes case management, counseling and the operation of family resource centers. During 2024, 7,028 individuals (not unduplicated) were served under this program.

$619Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$152K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $624K · 2024–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$293,483
Unitemized GrantFY2024$321,365
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,015

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Money outPt IX
$6.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$455
Owns and owesPt X
$12.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$825K
Total revenueLn 12$7.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$63K
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$242K
Net assetsLn 32$12.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5161
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$925K$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.4M$8.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$11.6M$12.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$245K$242K
Net assetsLn 32$11.4M$12.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$330K$330K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$266K$266K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.4M$3.0M$393K$423
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$237K$211K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$622K$577K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$279K$233K$46K$32
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89K$53K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K$62
Office expensesLn 13$301K$245K$56K
OccupancyLn 16$94K$85K$9K
TravelLn 17$41K$39K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$10K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$84K$20K$64K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$22K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$303K$248K$54K
All other expensesLn 24e$78K$58K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.3M$5.2M$1.1M$455

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.2M$6.4M$820K$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $7.4M$6.3M$1.1M$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.7M$6.2M$540K$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.5M$5.2M$297K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.8M$5.5M$261K$11.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.4M$5.2M$204K$10.2M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,387,535 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,420,956$6,145,582
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $130,142$153,752
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $181,665$1,103,717
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,187−$15,516
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,731,576$7,387,535
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $382,744$330,380
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,555,464$4,832,327
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,253,780$1,114,843
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,191,988$6,277,550
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $539,588$1,109,985
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $7,387,535 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$130,483
VIII-1e Government grants$5,496,953
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$518,146
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,145,582
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $153,752$153,752
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $278,757$278,757
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $824,960$824,960
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$16,918−$16,918
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,402$1,402
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $153,752 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,088,201$7,387,535
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,277,550 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $330,380$330,380
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $265,518$265,518
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,035,940 · Management $392,924 · Fundraising $423$3,429,287
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $210,590 · Management $26,624$237,214
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $576,755 · Management $44,852$621,607
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $232,811 · Management $45,858 · Fundraising $32$278,701
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,200$41,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,739 · Management $36,143$88,882
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,404 · Management $62$15,466
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $245,276 · Management $55,680$300,956
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,362 · Management $9,133$94,495
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,416 · Management $1,876$41,292
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,688 · Management $9,262$18,950
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,952 · Management $63,762$83,714
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,848 · Management $27,660$49,508
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $248,205 · Management $54,320$302,525
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $58,400 · Management $19,455$77,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,182,766 · Management $1,094,329 · Fundraising $455$6,277,550
Part X · Balance sheet $12,582,910 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $547,872$62,600
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $376,820$1,831,745
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,107,621$720,783
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,164,633$1,118,263
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,409,672$8,832,570
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,923$16,949
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,625,541$12,582,910
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $165,390$161,459
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $79,499$80,091
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $244,889$241,550
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,458,362$11,163,311
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $922,290$1,178,049
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,380,652$12,341,360
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,625,541$12,582,910
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,341,360 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,387,535
XI-2 Total expenses$6,277,550
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,109,985
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,380,652
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$149,277
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,341,360

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