Walden is a therapeutic foster family and adoption agency, which is engaged in the recruitment, certification and training of foster and adoptive parents, the placement of foster and adoptive children and a transitional housing program for foster youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$418K 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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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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$418K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.9M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$17.9M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$17.9M
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17.1M
FY2021$17.9M
FY2022$18.1M
FY2023$17.6M
FY2024$17.3M
FY2025$24.1M
Expenses
$17.9M
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.3M
FY2021$17.9M
FY2022$17.8M
FY2023$16.6M
FY2024$17.6M
FY2025$18.5M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$11.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Nov 1977.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $15.7M Management & general 9% · $1.7M Fundraising 3% · $534K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $418K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$159,815Pt VII · Sec A
$156,905Pt VII · Sec A
$101,323Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sue Evans’s $163K as COO is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Teresa Stivers$158,329$179,661$173,620$163,597$156,905$132,327
Sue Evans$162,744$175,322$169,552$169,666$159,815$157,947
David Kvendru$158,778$120,597————
Darjene Graham-Perez$110,157$118,528————
Mary Frame———$109,912——
Kathryn Redding Stephens—$109,278$104,699———
Sue Garcia———$106,893$101,323$97,774
Melissa Navarro——$105,036———

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

Provides therapeutic foster care and adoption services, training parents and placing children.

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3 programs · $15.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Transitional Housing Placement (thp) Programs

Unlike the nearly 65% of youth who leave foster care with no place to call home and no connection to the community, youth in Waldens transitional housing programs learn how to live on their own in the community, build relationships with mentors, and earn a college degree or learn a vocation.THP for Non-Minor Dependents (THPP NMD:Waldens…

$9.8Mprogram expense
02

Foster & Adoption Services

Children and youth enter foster care when their families are not able to safely care for them. Waldens foster care and adoption program enables infants and sibling groups, youth who identify as LGBTQ, and teens and children with development disabilities, emotional and behavioral challenges, and special healthcare needs to grow up knowing…

$4.7Mprogram expense
03

San Bernardino County ProgramsOur San Bernardino and Victorville offices provide a variety of programs to prepare young people for college, career, and community life, and to support parents in developing the skills to build positive relationships with their children.Nurturing Parenting Program - First 5 San Bernardino:Walden offers free…

$1.2Mprogram 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$18K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$17.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.7M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$534K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.2M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$17.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$17.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
Other assetsLn 15$190K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5129
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M$5.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$317K$92K$119K$106K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.7M$4.6M$859K$249K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$811K$193K$74K
Payroll taxesLn 10$409K$308K$73K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$481$6K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$680K$524K$118K$38K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$44K$28K$15K$896
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$99K$73K$20K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.3M$9.1M$192K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$184K$110K$66K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.9M$15.7M$1.7M$534K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $24.1M$18.5M$5.6M$11.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.3M$17.6M−$248K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.6M$16.6M$951K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.1M$17.8M$277K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $17.9M$17.9M$80K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $17.1M$16.3M$865K$4.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $17,948,073 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,785,790$17,933,592
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,908$14,481
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$676,797$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,130,901$17,948,073
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,537,379$7,494,078
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,728,776$10,374,250
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,266,155$17,868,328
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $864,746$79,745
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $17,948,073 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$17,100,546
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$833,046
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,933,592
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,481$14,481
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $14,481$17,948,073
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,868,328 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,316 · Management $118,578 · Fundraising $105,826$316,720
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,582,215 · Management $858,738 · Fundraising $249,216$5,690,169
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $811,192 · Management $193,263 · Fundraising $73,789$1,078,244
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $307,660 · Management $73,299 · Fundraising $27,986$408,945
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $481 · Management $6,085 · Fundraising $19,148$25,714
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $524,380 · Management $117,520 · Fundraising $37,759$679,659
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,204 · Management $14,857 · Fundraising $896$43,957
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,060$15,060
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $73,336 · Management $19,750 · Fundraising $5,693$98,779
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,128,889 · Management $192,291 · Fundraising $6,046$9,327,226
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $110,441 · Management $65,827 · Fundraising $7,587$183,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,674,174 · Management $1,660,208 · Fundraising $533,946$17,868,328
Part X · Balance sheet $7,781,775 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,253,237$2,208,192
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,397,151$2,947,734
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $118,556$32,404
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,712,906$1,916,271
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $465,343$447,088
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,808$40,028
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $200,491$190,058
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,173,492$7,781,775
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,227,655$1,669,891
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $981,550$988,850
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $251,561$330,563
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,460,766$2,989,304
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,661,395$4,762,150
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $51,331$30,321
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,712,726$4,792,471
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,173,492$7,781,775
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,792,471 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,948,073
XI-2 Total expenses$17,868,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,745
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,712,726
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,792,471

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