Strengthening colorado communities one family at a time, Griffith Centers provides community-based programs such as family preservation, day treatment, education, truancy prevention and counseling services and community-based services to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Griffith Centers also provides residential based programs such as foster care, respite services, foster to adopt homes, residential facility and treatment. We are able to provide healing and hope to thousands as a non-profit agency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$334K 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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FY2020 · 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
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $109K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$334K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $302K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
71% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 71% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.7M
Spent
$8.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$772K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$10.6M
Expenses
$8.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$7.5M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$10.6M
Net assets
$772K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$772K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1955.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $7.4M Management & general 12% · $1.1M Fundraising 3% · $247K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $334K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$140,139Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$109,655Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$83,989Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Foundation Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Thru 12/19
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tania Sossi’s $145K as President/CEO is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 746 $10–100M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Murphy———$159,085$158,761$140,139
Tania Sossi$144,760$144,760$156,516$112,144$112,144$109,655
Lauren Campbell$108,800$108,800$103,945$59,806——
Ryan Brown———$105,300$97,232$83,989
Opheth Phommatha——$30,288———

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

Offers therapy and support to children and families facing challenges.

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3 programs · $6.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Community Programs

Griffith centers, through its chins up youth and family services division, provides family preservation services in metro denver, pikes peak region, pueblo, greeley and grand junction. The program is designed to work with families in crisis providing in-home intensive therapeutic service that is utilized to prevent out-of-home placement…

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

Residential Treatment Program

Residential treatment programs, offered in colorado springs, colorado, for residential child care facilities: adolescent boys ages 10-21. Total licensed capacity is 53 INDIVIDUALS.GRIFFITH center's residential program is nationally accredited by the council on accreditation (coa) and served 81 children in its residential treatment…

$2.6Mprogram expense
03

Special Education Program

Griffith center's special education program, in addition to coa, has received further national accreditation from advanced for our academic programs. Regular monitoring and evaluation is provided by the colorado department of EDUCATION.GRIFFITH centers provides on-site special education services to the children in our residential care…

$1.1Mprogram 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 3 funders$302K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$818
Money outPt IX
$8.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$247K
Owns and owesPt X
$772K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$566K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$818
Other incomeLn 4–11$110
Gains on assetsLn 7−$463
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$566K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$566K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$86K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$772K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5134
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$589K$566K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K$31K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$772K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$354K$116K$238K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.1M$3.7M$266K$134K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$432K$380K$39K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$331K$285K$36K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M$1.6M$208K$57K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$596$162
Office expensesLn 13$342K$295K$38K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$369K$317K$41K$11K
TravelLn 17$35K$30K$4K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$560$153
InterestLn 20$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$115K$99K$13K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$145K$124K$16K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$449K$337K$112K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.7M$7.4M$1.1M$247K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.6M$10.6M−$14K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.1M$10.1M$50K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.5M$9.3M$211K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.7M$8.2M$522K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.3M$7.5M$843K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $7.7M$8.7M−$956K$772K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,727,773 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,169$228,052
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,948,909$7,498,793
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $408,770$818
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,613$110
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,611,235$7,727,773
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,734,534$5,260,938
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,691,670$3,423,290
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,426,204$8,684,228
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $185,031−$956,455
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $7,727,773 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$228,052
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$228,052
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,498,793$7,498,793
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,281$1,281
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$463−$463
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $110$110
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,498,793 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $928$7,727,773
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,684,228 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,500 · Management $238,000$354,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,743,126 · Management $265,607 · Fundraising $134,432$4,143,165
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $379,878 · Management $38,656 · Fundraising $13,458$431,992
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $284,902 · Management $36,441 · Fundraising $9,938$331,281
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,550$11,550
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,428$37,428
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,623,240 · Management $207,624 · Fundraising $56,625$1,887,489
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,656 · Management $596 · Fundraising $162$5,414
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $294,547 · Management $37,675 · Fundraising $10,275$342,497
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $317,013 · Management $40,548 · Fundraising $11,059$368,620
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,008 · Management $3,838 · Fundraising $1,047$34,893
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,380 · Management $560 · Fundraising $153$5,093
IX-20 InterestManagement $17,672$17,672
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $98,989 · Management $12,661 · Fundraising $3,453$115,103
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $124,473 · Management $15,921 · Fundraising $4,342$144,736
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $336,715 · Management $112,125$448,840
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,535 · Fundraising $2,420$3,955
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,358,427 · Management $1,078,437 · Fundraising $247,364$8,684,228
Part X · Balance sheet $2,674,690 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $589,151$565,519
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $31,030$7,495
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $857,937$775,788
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,006$1,506
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $109,914$151,819
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,170,964$1,055,859
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $29,821$30,705
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $105,689$85,999
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,898,512$2,674,690
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $648,420$610,826
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,631$255
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $176,476$1,006,567
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $314,666$284,666
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,172,193$1,902,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,658,468$713,836
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $67,851$58,540
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,726,319$772,376
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,898,512$2,674,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $772,376 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,727,773
XI-2 Total expenses$8,684,228
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$956,455
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,726,319
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,442
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$70
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$772,376

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