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.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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
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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 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
$11.4M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 22 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$31.4M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$33.8M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$15.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$31.4M
FY2024▼ -10%
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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
$33.8M
FY2024▼ -17%
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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
$15.8M
FY2024▼ -4%
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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

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $26.2M Management & general 19% · $6.6M Fundraising 3% · $1.0M

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

32 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Medical Officer
$250,097Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO (thru Oct. 2024)
$239,860Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Clinical Officer
$189,443Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer
$168,964Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$121,971Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Marketing Officer
$118,049Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Spiritual Health
$107,124Pt VII · Sec A
Cdo (thru Aug. 2024)
$95,732Pt 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

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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

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 · $24.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Behavioral Health Services

CHRIS 180 provides trauma-informed behavioral health and wraparound support services for children, adults, and families across metro Atlanta. We meet clients where they are, offering care in counseling centers, schools, community settings, and via telehealth. Service locations include: .

$11.3Mprogram expense
02

Residential and Housing Services

CHRIS 180 provides a range of housing services to support youth and young adults experiencing homelessness or housing instability. These include the SPOT Drop-In Center, emergency, transitional, and permanent housing options throughout the community, and our permanent supportive housing program at Summit Trail Apartments for single and…

$7.8Mprogram expense
03

Community Services

CHRIS 180 offers a wide range of community-based services to help children, adolescents, and adults heal, strengthen families, and build safe, resilient communities. Using evidence-based models such as High Fidelity Wraparound, Multi-Systemic Therapy, and Functional Family Therapy, we support families in navigating complex systems and…

$5.8Mprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$789K
Money outPt IX
$33.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$26.2M
Managementcol C$6.6M
Fundraisingcol D$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$15.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$27.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$125K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$735K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$789K
Gains on assetsLn 7$636K
Total revenueLn 12$31.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$4.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$27.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.4M
Net assetsLn 32$15.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5386
VolunteersI 6600
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$4.0M$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.9M$7.2M
Total assetsLn 16$28.1M$27.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11.7M$11.4M
Net assetsLn 32$16.5M$15.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$392K$392K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$599K$491K$96K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18.9M$15.5M$3.0M$375K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$184K$154K$26K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.4M$1.2M$207K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.7M$1.5M$248K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$211K$68K$143K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$69K$69K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.1M$2.1M$470K$470K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$113K$51K$49K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$896K$663K$164K$70K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.9M$1.2M$713K$2K
TravelLn 17$381K$361K$19K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$141K$11K$130K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$709K$447K$262K$616
InsuranceLn 23$682K$325K$355K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.3M$1.7M$570K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$33.8M$26.2M$6.6M$1.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $29.2M$24.1M$5.1M$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $31.4M$33.8M−$2.4M$15.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $34.8M$40.5M−$5.7M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $31,407,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,139,874$15,813,425
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,752,144$15,359,451
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $190,165$788,572
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$288,171−$553,951
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,794,012$31,407,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $747,938$392,054
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,931,624$22,869,051
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $56,120$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $11,807,779$10,511,285
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $40,543,461$33,772,390
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,749,449−$2,364,893
Part VI · Governance 21 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $31,407,497 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$19,750
VIII-1c Fundraising events$735,042
VIII-1e Government grants$12,734,325
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,324,308
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$124,904
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,813,425
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,359,451$15,359,451
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $152,412$152,412
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $636,160$636,160
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$553,951−$553,951
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,359,451 · Excluded from tax $234,621$31,407,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,772,390 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $392,054$392,054
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $491,430 · Management $95,667 · Fundraising $11,746$598,843
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,496,466 · Management $3,040,228 · Fundraising $374,717$18,911,411
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $154,429 · Management $26,352 · Fundraising $3,009$183,790
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,215,529 · Management $207,422 · Fundraising $23,682$1,446,633
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,452,260 · Management $247,819 · Fundraising $28,295$1,728,374
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $67,812 · Management $143,316$211,128
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,392$5,392
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $69,349$69,349
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,141,758 · Management $469,743 · Fundraising $469,743$3,081,244
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $51,148 · Management $48,940 · Fundraising $12,684$112,772
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $662,799 · Management $163,503 · Fundraising $70,092$896,394
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,216,932 · Management $712,575 · Fundraising $1,677$1,931,184
IX-17 TravelPrograms $360,740 · Management $19,240 · Fundraising $1,076$381,056
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,183 · Management $129,651$140,834
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $446,889 · Management $261,676 · Fundraising $616$709,181
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $325,208 · Management $355,276 · Fundraising $1,032$681,516
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,702,658 · Management $569,794 · Fundraising $18,783$2,291,235
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $26,189,295 · Management $6,565,943 · Fundraising $1,017,152$33,772,390
Part X · Balance sheet $27,233,053 assets, 24 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $8,563,750; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,960,247$4,259,570
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,341,629$5,234,911
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $268,990$145,048
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,872,069$7,151,890
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,135,040$1,877,884
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,141,725$27,233,053
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,401,237$3,041,448
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,212,174$9,167
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $754,732$1,322,001
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,676,173$11,383,730
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,519,406$14,828,099
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,946,146$1,021,224
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,465,552$15,849,323
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,141,725$27,233,053
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,849,323 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$31,407,497
XI-2 Total expenses$33,772,390
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,364,893
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,465,552
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,748,664
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,849,323

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