Our mission is to provide relevant training, resources and support to Foster parents from a trauma-informed approach, giving them skills and confidence to spark healing in vulnerable children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 4% 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$58K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$880K
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$754K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$260K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$880K
FY2022▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$987K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$754K
FY2022▲ +81%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$754K
FY2023$987K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$260K
FY2022▲ +95%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$252K

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 Jan 2017.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $643K Management & general 13% · $96K Fundraising 2% · $15K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$49,833Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Renee Bernhard’s $70K as Executive Di is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Renee Bernhard$70,000$73,692$55,000$49,833$41,500

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains foster parents with trauma-informed skills to help vulnerable children heal.

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1 program · $643K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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We distributed 1050 boxes of diapers AND/OR wipes, 646 gift cards, 139 weighted items, 186 mattresses, 125 bunk beds, 175 car seats and 3269 additional items ranging from strollers, cribs, specialized therapies, etc. We hosted 30 free trainings AND/OR support groups for foster and kinship parents, those in person with free childcare.

$643Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$880K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$880K
Money outPt IX
$754K
Ln 25
Programscol B$643K
Managementcol C$96K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$260K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$880K
Government grantsLn 1e$363K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$78K
Total revenueLn 12$880K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
Net assetsLn 32$260K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$235K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$136K$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$58K
Net assetsLn 32$133K$260K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$43K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$74K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$10K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$100$5K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$150$27K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$138$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$1K$400
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$521K$507K$3K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$119$1K$591
Total functional expensesLn 25$754K$643K$96K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.4M−$173K$252K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.3M$165K$424K 990 PDF
FY2023 $987K$987K−$411$259K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $880K$754K$126K$260K 990 PDF
FY2021 $511K$416K$95K$133K 990 PDF
FY2020 $333K$333K−$101$56K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $880,079 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $511,844$880,079
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$615$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $511,229$880,079
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $89,109$162,332
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $326,907$591,552
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $416,016$753,884
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $95,213$126,195
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $880,079 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$362,614
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$517,465
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$77,772
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$880,079
VIII-12 Total revenue$880,079
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $753,884 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,355 · Management $6,478$49,833
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,584 · Management $20,509$94,093
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,841 · Management $8,565$18,406
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,166$14,166
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,192$2,192
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $100 · Management $5,322$5,422
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $150 · Management $27,455 · Fundraising $2,856$30,461
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $138 · Management $2,801$2,939
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,130 · Management $1,008 · Fundraising $400$3,538
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,456$3,456
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,921 · Management $3,311$6,232
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $506,813 · Management $3,135 · Fundraising $11,406$521,354
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $119 · Management $1,082 · Fundraising $591$1,792
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $642,607 · Management $96,024 · Fundraising $15,253$753,884
Part X · Balance sheet $317,799 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $113,070$234,612
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$23,399
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,663$37,327
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$22,461
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $135,733$317,799
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,250$58,121
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,250$58,121
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $133,483$159,678
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $133,483$259,678
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $135,733$317,799
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $259,678 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$880,079
XI-2 Total expenses$753,884
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$126,195
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$133,483
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$259,678

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