Child Protection Connection

Tax-deductible

Dallas, TX501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 75-2594338

Prevention of child abuse.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 240 volunteers and 5 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$434K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$458K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$803K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$996K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$529K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$803K
FY2024▼ -12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$880K
FY2021$830K
FY2022$803K
FY2023$912K
FY2024$803K
Expenses
$996K
FY2024▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$705K
FY2021$660K
FY2022$659K
FY2023$831K
FY2024$996K
Net assets
$529K
FY2024▼ -27%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$436K
FY2022$579K
FY2023$722K
FY2024$529K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1995.

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% · $827K Management & general 11% · $114K Fundraising 6% · $55K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $434K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Legal Svcs (see Sch O)
$198,638Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations and Training
$133,097Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Systems & Creative Svcs
$102,543Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Elias-Perciful Jd’s $199K as Director of Legal Svcs (see Sch O) is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara Elias-Perciful Jd$198,638$207,924———
Barbara Elias Perciful Jd——$149,500$149,500$149,500
Kristen Bell Jd$133,097————
Michael Garrett$102,543————
Micahael Garrett—$79,877$66,612$70,980$68,400

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

Child Protection Connection is a legal and crime-related nonprofit based in Dallas, TX.

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3 program services account for $827K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provides online resource materials and communication tools to texas judges and attorneys who handle child abuse cases. Thousands of judges and attorneys use these services. These judges and attorneys estimate their cases involve over 150,000 CHILDREN.CREATED the functionality for an online resource center for judges, attorneys, and…

$827Kprogram expense
02

Provides pro bono attorneys to serve as education advocates for foster children to help remove barriers to academic success.

Pt IX · col B
03

Provides training on key child abuse topics to judges, attorneys, and child welfare professionals.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$45K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$803K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$788K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$996K
Ln 25
Programscol B$827K
Managementcol C$114K
Fundraisingcol D$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$529K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$552K
Total assetsLn 16$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$458K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$788K
Government grantsLn 1e$514K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$214
Total revenueLn 12$803K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$552K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$552K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Other assetsLn 15$352K
Total assetsLn 16$978K
LiabilitiesLn 26$458K
Net assetsLn 32$529K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6240
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$686K$552K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$489K$458K
Net assetsLn 32$722K$569K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$495K$438K$29K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$45K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$35K$817$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$113K$112K$343$683
OccupancyLn 16$33K$31K$2K
TravelLn 17$20K$19K$44$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$121K$121K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$17K$12K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$3K$3
Total functional expensesLn 25$996K$827K$114K$55K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $803K$996K−$193K$529K 990 PDF
FY2023 $912K$831K$81K$722K 990 PDF
FY2022 $803K$659K$143K$579K 990 PDF
FY2021 $830K$660K$170K$436K 990 PDF
FY2020 $880K$705K$175K$24K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $803,013 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,281
VIII-1e Government grants$514,394
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$251,395
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$788,070
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15,175$15,175
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $214$214
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$446−$446
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,389 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$446$803,013
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $995,900 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $437,808 · Management $28,812 · Fundraising $28,785$495,405
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $45,420 · Management $1,972$47,392
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,574 · Management $817 · Fundraising $2,059$37,450
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,429$42,429
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $111,523 · Management $343 · Fundraising $683$112,549
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,645 · Management $2,320$32,965
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,620 · Management $44 · Fundraising $1,555$20,219
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,238$7,238
IX-20 InterestManagement $17,108$17,108
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $120,507$120,507
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,507$5,507
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,360 · Management $11,860 · Fundraising $21,894$51,114
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,200 · Management $2,814 · Fundraising $3$6,017
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $826,895 · Management $114,026 · Fundraising $54,979$995,900
Part X · Balance sheet $1,027,676 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $685,747$551,555
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $136,820$82,755
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,384$4,835
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $45,059$36,521
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $338,154$352,010
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,210,164$1,027,676
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,684$47,667
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $56,640$37,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $488,524$458,382
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $681,640$544,294
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,000$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $721,640$569,294
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,210,164$1,027,676
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $569,294 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$803,013
XI-2 Total expenses$995,900
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$192,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$721,640
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$40,541
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$569,294

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