Methodist Children's Home equips children, youth and families to flourish by offering hope through christian-centered relationships, services, and support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 63 volunteers and 368 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
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30.3M a year · 49% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $677.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $163K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.7M
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$70.4M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$38.9M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$763.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$70.4M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$75.7M
FY2022$63.4M
FY2023$36.5M
FY2024$62.3M
FY2025$70.4M
Expenses
$38.9M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$26.6M
FY2022$28.6M
FY2023$29.9M
FY2024$32.4M
FY2025$38.9M
Net assets
$763.2M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$637.4M
FY2022$584.4M
FY2023$640.4M
FY2024$713.1M
FY2025$763.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 1942.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $27.5M Management & general 24% · $9.3M Fundraising 5% · $2.1M

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; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/CEO
$278,702Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Finance/CFO
$217,901Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Programs
$211,014Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Advancement
$204,711Pt VII · Sec A
VP for Organizational Effectiveness
$181,475Pt VII · Sec A
Treatment Director
$132,313Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director for Property
$131,261Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. VP for Programs
$122,854Pt VII · Sec A

Trey Oakley’s $279K 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Trey Oakley$278,702————
Lon Trey Oakley—$255,801$246,727$237,952$265,666
Judy Broadway————$250,960
Traci Wagner$211,014$197,252$225,048$177,720$165,885
Julie Mitchell$217,901$200,799$194,550$187,253$186,638
Lyle Mason$204,711$187,338$179,188$169,978$168,399
Bryan Mize——$201,524$181,285$202,600
Brooke Davilla$181,475$149,832$127,223$116,795—

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

Provides Christian-centered support and services to help children, youth, and families thrive.

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3 programs · $27.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Residential Group Care

Youth generally ages 11-18 are provided with care that enables them to experience life to the fullest. By building relationships with caring and professional staff members, residents grow physically, spiritually, intellectually and emotionally.

$15.0Mprogram expense
02

Family Outreach Programs

MCH family outreach offers hope to thousands of children and their families each year in 14 locations throughout texas and new mexico through family support, foster care and foster-to-adopt (in some locations) and other family services.

$9.8Mprogram expense
03

Transition Services

Young adult ages 18-25 are assisted with preparation for college, vocational school, or employment in order to make a successful transition into independent living. Staff work with youth during their junior and senior years of high school to prepare for this program.

$2.3Mprogram expense

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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 · 13 grants · $3.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,891,338
Unitemized GrantFY2024$253,862
Unbound NowFY2024$75,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$215,373
Unbound GlobalTX · FY2023$75,000
Transformation WacoTX · FY2023$60,000
On-Ramp College StationTX · FY2023$6,000
On-Ramp WylieTX · FY2023$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$237,777
Serenity Life CelebrationsFY2022$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$234,102
Unitemized GrantFY2020$221,217

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$70.4M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$44.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$15.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.0M
Money outPt IX
$38.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$27.5M
Managementcol C$9.3M
Fundraisingcol D$2.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$763.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.9M
Total assetsLn 16$767.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$106K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$974K
Investment incomeLn 3$44.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$15.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$21.3M
Total revenueLn 12$70.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$245K
SavingsLn 2$9.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$677.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52.9M
Other assetsLn 15$27.1M
Total assetsLn 16$767.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32$763.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5368
VolunteersI 663
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.0M$9.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$574.3M$677.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47.0M$52.9M
Total assetsLn 16$717.8M$767.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.7M$4.7M
Net assetsLn 32$713.1M$763.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$75K$75K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.1M$2.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$1.2M$253K$85K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17.1M$13.2M$2.9M$974K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$867K$707K$119K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.4M$2.8M$466K$159K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.3M$1.1M$190K$77K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3.9M$3.9M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$604K$544K$50K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$418K$31K$17K$371K
Office expensesLn 13$197K$164K$7K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$881K$636K$164K$80K
OccupancyLn 16$2.4M$2.0M$342K$41K
TravelLn 17$528K$389K$117K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.2M$2.0M$178K$64K
InsuranceLn 23$436K$292K$121K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$614K$303K$156K$156K
All other expensesLn 24e$166K$166K
Total functional expensesLn 25$38.9M$27.5M$9.3M$2.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $70.4M$38.9M$31.4M$763.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $62.3M$32.4M$29.8M$713.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $36.5M$29.9M$6.6M$640.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $63.4M$28.6M$34.8M$584.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $75.7M$26.6M$49.1M$637.4M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $70,365,427 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,919,726$10,009,728
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,212,531$973,539
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36,099,286$44,053,910
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,058,148$15,328,250
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $62,289,691$70,365,427
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $637,361$2,220,200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,245,441$24,252,433
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,566,060$12,460,064
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $32,448,862$38,932,697
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,840,829$31,432,730
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $70,365,427 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,009,728
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$105,821
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,009,728
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $973,539$973,539
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,747,996$22,747,996
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $15,050,858$15,050,858
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $79,367$79,367
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $113,306 · Excluded from tax $21,192,608$21,305,914
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $198,025$198,025
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,284,870 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,070,829$70,365,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $38,932,697 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $75,000$75,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,145,200$2,145,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,206,424 · Management $252,755 · Fundraising $84,856$1,544,035
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,216,619 · Management $2,910,900 · Fundraising $974,262$17,101,781
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $707,142 · Management $118,854 · Fundraising $40,525$866,521
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,770,558 · Management $465,667 · Fundraising $158,773$3,394,998
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,078,222 · Management $189,794 · Fundraising $77,082$1,345,098
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $28,976$28,976
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,500$30,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,941,731$3,941,731
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $544,464 · Management $50,322 · Fundraising $8,879$603,665
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,841 · Management $16,822 · Fundraising $370,517$418,180
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $163,693 · Management $6,932 · Fundraising $26,038$196,663
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $635,949 · Management $164,303 · Fundraising $80,331$880,583
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,012,388 · Management $342,061 · Fundraising $41,025$2,395,474
IX-17 TravelPrograms $389,005 · Management $117,326 · Fundraising $22,091$528,422
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,977,417 · Management $177,546 · Fundraising $64,360$2,219,323
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $291,747 · Management $120,680 · Fundraising $23,368$435,795
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $302,604 · Management $155,604 · Fundraising $156,212$614,420
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $166,332$166,332
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $27,547,273 · Management $9,257,105 · Fundraising $2,128,319$38,932,697
Part X · Balance sheet $767,944,529 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,096,570$245,330
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,870,218$9,684,015
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$332,617
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $83,321$80,050
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $68,388$117,975
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,961,181$52,878,958
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $449,832,777$463,665,349
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $124,480,072$213,850,964
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $75,427,766$27,089,271
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $717,820,293$767,944,529
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,594,180$2,629,683
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,079,549$2,089,829
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,673,729$4,719,512
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $684,164,857$734,786,139
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,981,707$28,438,878
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $713,146,564$763,225,017
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $717,820,293$767,944,529
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $763,225,017 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$70,365,427
XI-2 Total expenses$38,932,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,432,730
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$713,146,564
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18,645,723
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$763,225,017

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