Chris 180 helps children, youth, adults, and families across metro atlanta move forward, find stability, and build what comes next. We support our community in three ways: mental health services, foster care and adoption services, and support for young people facing homelessness. Since 1981, we have served more than 250,000 neighbors, powered by a 200+ person team. Find support, get involved and learn more at Chris180.org. Chris 180's mission is to heal children, strengthen families, and build community. Our vision is that high-quality, trauma-informed behavioral health services and supports are available to all children, adults, and families. "Chris" is an acronym for our values: creativity, honor, respect, integrity, and safety.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.2M 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
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 surplus $268K a year · under 1% 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
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
$1.2M
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.6M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$34.8M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$33.7M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$22.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$34.8M
FY2022▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$32.1M
FY2021$30.7M
FY2022$34.8M
FY2023$34.8M
FY2024$31.4M
FY2025$29.2M
Expenses
$33.7M
FY2022▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$28.5M
FY2021$30.7M
FY2022$33.7M
FY2023$40.5M
FY2024$33.8M
FY2025$24.1M
Net assets
$22.2M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21.2M
FY2021$21.1M
FY2022$22.2M
FY2023$16.5M
FY2024$15.8M
FY2025$21.0M

From the FY2022 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 Mar 1982.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $28.0M Management & general 14% · $4.6M Fundraising 3% · $1.2M

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

36 people listed on the 990-T; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$294,515Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Clinical Officer
$177,820Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$139,800Pt VII · Sec A
VP School-Based Mental Health
$119,653Pt VII · Sec A
COO (~6/15/22)
$118,154Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer (~9/9/22)
$118,007Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Marketing Officer
$116,823Pt VII · Sec A
Cfo(~5/1/22)
$88,554Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Stone’s $280K as President & CEO is at the 71st 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
Katherine Colbenson—————$298,193
Kathy Colbenson—$239,860$254,921$294,515$296,829—
Catherine Stone$280,230—————
Nina Mena$206,497$250,097————
Cindy Simpson————$200,201$213,232
Anne Cornell—$189,443$177,360$177,820——
Warren Binderman$178,808—————
Sheila Katz Cohen———$88,554$171,301$127,806

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 trauma-informed counseling, family support services, and youth homelessness programs to help children and families heal and build safe, resilient communities.

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3 programs · $26.7M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Behavioral Health Services

CHRIS 180 provided trauma informed behavioral health services for children, adults and families throughout the greater metro Atlanta area to help them through difficult times so that they could feel and function better.

$12.1Mprogram expense
02

Residential and Housing Services

During 2022, CHRIS 180 operated traditional foster homes, foster to adopt homes, homes for siblings in foster care, two specialized homes for very high acuity youth in foster care, and a program for unaccompanied minor children and minor girls with babies in federal foster care who will be reunited with a relative or sponsor.

$8.7Mprogram expense
03

Community Services

CHRIS 180 offers an expanding array of trauma informed community services designed to help children, adolescents and adults heal, strengthen families and build safe, resilient communities. See Schedule O for more details.

$5.9Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 10 grants · $4.0M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,277,726
Unitemized GrantFY2024$392,054
Unitemized GrantFY2023$576,584
Unitemized GrantFY2023$171,354
Unitemized GrantFY2022$714,843
Unitemized GrantFY2022$195,645
Unitemized GrantFY2021$535,630
Unitemized GrantFY2021$68,225

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$34.8M
Fees for services$17.7M
Gifts and grants$17.0M
Investment income$391K
Money out
$33.7M
Programs$28.0M
Management$4.6M
Fundraising$1.2M
Owns and owes
$22.2M
net assets
Cash and savings$8.0M
Total assets$30.8M
Liabilities$8.6M
People
36
listed
Paid9
Voting board27
Independent27
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$17.0M
Government grants$11.4M
Fees for services$17.7M
Investment income$391K
Total revenue$34.8M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$8.0M
Total assets$30.8M
Liabilities$8.6M
Net assets$22.2M
Operations
Employees386
Volunteers600
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $29.2M$24.1M$5.1M$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $31.4M$33.8M−$2.4M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $34.8M$40.5M−$5.7M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $34.8M$33.7M$1.1M$22.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $30.7M$30.7M−$77K$21.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $32.1M$28.5M$3.6M$21.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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