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.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
$55K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 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
$70K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$987K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$987K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$259K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$987K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$987K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$987K
FY2023▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$754K
FY2023$987K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$259K
FY2023-0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$252K

From the FY2023 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

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $822K Management & general 15% · $150K 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

11 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$55,000Pt 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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 · $822K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Foster source served well over 4000 foster and kinship caregivers and children with holistic, wrap-around services to stabilize and retain placements. In the learning source, 3054 class surveys were received from 966 caregivers that were active in 2023.

$822Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$987K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$991K
Money outPt IX
$987K
Ln 25
Programscol B$822K
Managementcol C$150K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$259K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$991K
Government grantsLn 1e$453K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$121K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Total revenueLn 12$987K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$259K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$259K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Total assetsLn 16$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$259K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K$259K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$318K$329K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$260K$259K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$28K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$153K$87K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$7K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$9K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$261$5K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$546$9K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$4K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K$378
TravelLn 17$8K$3K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$8K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$683K$667K$4K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$601$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$987K$822K$150K$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 Viewing $987K$987K−$411$259K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 $987,011 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $880,079$991,103
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$4,092
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $880,079$987,011
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $162,332$236,008
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $591,552$751,414
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $753,884$987,422
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $126,195−$411
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $987,011 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,418
VIII-1e Government grants$452,619
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$528,066
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$121,480
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$991,103
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,092−$4,092
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$4,092$987,011
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $987,422 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,500 · Management $27,500$55,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $87,416 · Management $65,585$153,001
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,761 · Management $5,487$12,248
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,699 · Management $7,060$15,759
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,529$12,529
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $261 · Management $5,469$5,730
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $546 · Management $9,132$9,678
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,003 · Management $2,624 · Fundraising $3,240$9,867
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,587 · Management $378$3,965
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,611 · Management $5,439$8,050
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,183$5,183
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,125 · Management $3,933$12,058
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $666,804 · Management $4,041 · Fundraising $11,746$682,591
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $601 · Management $1,162$1,763
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $822,097 · Management $150,339 · Fundraising $14,986$987,422
Part X · Balance sheet $329,005 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $234,612$258,804
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $23,399$52,923
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,461$17,278
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $317,799$329,005
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,121$69,738
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,121$69,738
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $159,678$192,477
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$66,790
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $259,678$259,267
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $317,799$329,005
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $259,267 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$987,011
XI-2 Total expenses$987,422
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$411
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$259,678
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$259,267

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