Foster Children Safe Haven INC

Tax-deductible

Bakersfield, CA501(c)(3)Since 2005Human ServicesEIN 65-1245955Revenue $4.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRS4201 Ardmore Ave Ste 7, 93309-4987 · Bakersfield, CATax-exempt since Sep 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Organization finds secure loving homes for displaced Children while theirparents take the necessary steps to reunite the family

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 25 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
−$251K
-20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.6M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$719K
FY2023$863K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 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 2005.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $4.0M Management & general 6% · $245K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides safe, loving homes for children while families work toward reunification.

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1 program · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Organization has fostered hundreds of children and helped in the reuniting of their families.

$4.0Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$97
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$245K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26−$251K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$97
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$641K
SavingsLn 2$595K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26−$251K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26−$76K−$251K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.0M$245K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$127K$127K
Payroll taxesLn 10$101K$101K
Legal feesLn 11b$63K$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$35K
OccupancyLn 16$166K$166K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$274K$274K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$2.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M$4.0M$245K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.6M$4.3M$319K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.3M$4.0M$314K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$4.2M$21K$863K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$3.2M−$710K$719K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$2.7M−$61K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.5M$479K$1.2M 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
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Part I · Summary $4,613,458 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,613,361$4,613,361
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$97
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,613,361$4,613,458
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,413,911$1,498,424
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,544,172$2,796,183
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,958,083$4,294,607
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $655,278$318,851
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,613,458 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,613,361
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,613,361
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $97$97
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $97 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,613,458
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,294,607 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,025,316 · Management $245,000$1,270,316
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $126,653$126,653
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $101,455$101,455
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $62,586$62,586
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,258$7,258
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,149$35,149
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $166,143$166,143
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,285$8,285
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $274,003$274,003
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,198,834$2,198,834
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $43,925$43,925
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,049,607 · Management $245,000 · Fundraising $0$4,294,607
Part X · Balance sheet $1,246,418 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $794,396$641,140
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $298,298$594,917
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,361$10,361
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,103,055$1,246,418
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$49,621−$225,109
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$26,252−$26,252
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$75,873−$251,361
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,178,928$1,497,779
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,103,055$1,246,418
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,497,779 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,613,458
XI-2 Total expenses$4,294,607
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$318,851
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,178,928
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,497,779

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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