Congregations for Kids (CFK) exists to mobilize Church and community to care for children & families connected to the foster care system. With other agencies, CFK empowers them to wrap around foster families, support youth in foster care, and appreciate social workers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 368 volunteers and 9 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $207K a year · 24% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $126K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$32K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$529K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$914K
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$673K
FY2024$863K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$498K
FY2021$793K
FY2022$967K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
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 Feb 2019.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.1M Management & general 5% · $63K Fundraising 3% · $30K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gen Bowden’s $95K as Exec Director is at the 30th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Nicole Taylor—$97,050$92,954
Gen Bowden$95,000$74,336—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Mobilizes churches and communities to support foster families and children in need.

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3 programs · $562K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Through its Foster Pathway, Congregations for Kids equips and encourages foster and kinship parents caring for vulnerable children. In 2025, CFK recruited and trained 55 new foster parents and expanded support to families across multiple counties in Charlotte.

$246Kprogram expense
02

Through its Mentor and Serve pathways, CFK mobilizes volunteers to suppost youth in foster care and the professionals who serve them. In 2025, 368 volunteers contributed more than 1,600 service hours through programs that encouraged social workers, supported foster families, and strengthened community engagement.

$189Kprogram expense
03

Through its Give Pathway, CFK operates the Landing Platform, which connects community members to urgent tangible needs for children and families involved in foster care. In 2025, the organization mobilized volunteers to meet more than 1,023 requests valued at over $97,000, providing essential items such as clothing, beds, diapers, and…

$127Kprogram 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
Ballantyne BallFY2025$116K
Retailroi INCFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$126K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$69K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$348K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6368
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$1.4M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$32K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$465K$442K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$61K$58K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$78K$74K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$28K$22K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$556$556
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$24K$3K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$41K$34K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$52K$44K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$10K$8K$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$21K$15K$2K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$347K$347K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$19K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$63K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.2M$65K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $914K$863K$50K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$673K$412K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $646K$521K$125K$967K 990 PDF
FY2021 $703K$408K$295K$793K 990 PDF
FY2020 $529K$235K$295K$498K 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 $1,258,920 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,076,078$1,314,395
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,634$15,804
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,966$20,948
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$166,874−$92,227
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $913,804$1,258,920
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $465,860$603,940
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $397,546$589,631
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $863,406$1,193,571
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,398$65,349
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,258,920 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$348,085
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$966,310
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$69,084
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,314,395
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,804$15,804
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20,948$20,948
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$92,227
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,752 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,258,920
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,193,571 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $441,600 · Management $23,237$464,837
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $58,035 · Management $3,054$61,089
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,113 · Management $3,901$78,014
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $22,061 · Management $2,758 · Fundraising $2,757$27,576
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $556$556
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,600$7,600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,559 · Management $3,366 · Fundraising $6,731$33,656
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,602 · Management $1,201 · Fundraising $1,201$12,004
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $34,361 · Management $3,533 · Fundraising $3,532$41,426
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,503 · Management $4,482 · Fundraising $4,482$52,467
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,264 · Management $1,034 · Fundraising $1,033$10,331
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,477 · Management $1,723 · Fundraising $3,417$20,617
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,780$3,780
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,106$6,106
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $347,389$347,389
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,019 · Fundraising $7,104$26,123
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,100,763 · Management $62,551 · Fundraising $30,257$1,193,571
Part X · Balance sheet $1,527,363 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,354,720$1,287,090
X-4 Accounts receivable$100,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$19,520
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $120,753$120,753
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,475,473$1,527,363
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45,351$31,892
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,351$31,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,430,122$1,495,471
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,430,122$1,495,471
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,475,473$1,527,363
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,495,471 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,258,920
XI-2 Total expenses$1,193,571
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$65,349
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,430,122
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,495,471

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