Advokids EIN 94-3157218

Advokids FY2021 filing

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Advocates for foster children's safety, security, and permanent homes, teaching others to do the same. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $929K in revenue, $675K in expenses, and $496K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Unclassified
Location
Corte Madera, CA
Website
www.advokids.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$929KFY2021
Expenses
$675K
Net assets
$496K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  94-3157218 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Corte Madera, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for foster children's safety, security, and permanent homes, teaching others to do the same.
Leadership
Margaret Coyne JD · E.d. & Director · $86K
Money in and out
$929K revenue, $675K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$929K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$675K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$496K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $254K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$929K
FY2021
Expenses
$675K
FY2021
Total assets
$511K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$16K
FY2021
Total revenue
$929K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$675K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$496K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$254K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$511K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $526K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Telephone Hotline

Legal and social work consultations with individuals concerned about the welfare of a specific child in foster care; provision of information and assistance on how to get concerns about that child before the juvenile court; referrals to attorneys in some cases; legal consultations for child welfare attorneys.

$332Kprogram expense
02

Website (www.advokids.org) providing educational and legal information on the foster care system, child development and infant mental health, and instruction on use of various tools available to individuals to bring information concerning a foster child to the attention of the juvenile court.

$114Kprogram expense
03

Trainings for child welfare professionals, attorneys, social workers, therapists, foster parents, relative caregivers, and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) on law, psychology, child development, and neuroscience as they apply to the rights and needs of children in foster care.

$80Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAdvokids
EINHdr · item D94-3157218
Principal addressHdr · item CCorte Madera, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.advokids.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFUnclassified (Z99Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
E.d. & Director
$86,280Pt VII · Sec A
D.d. & Director
$86,280Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Margaret Coyne Jd$95,875$99,500$95,752$90,504$86,280
Janet Sherwood$49,750$49,750$66,531$90,304$86,280

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$859K · 92%
Program service revenue$66K · 7%
Contributions & grants92%$859K
Program service revenue7%$66K
Investment income$31
Other revenue$4K
Total revenueLn 12$929K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.11
Program services76%$511K
Management & general13%$90K
Fundraising11%$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25$675K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$509K
Total assetsLn 16$511K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$16K
Total net assetsLn 32$496K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $509K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $675K · Less non-cash grants $19K · Cash operating expenses/yr $656K
9.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $511K · Total expenses $675K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $90K · Total expenses $675K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $73K · Total expenses $675K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $73K · Solicited contributions $859K
$0.09 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $859K · Total revenue $929K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $929K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $66K · Total revenue $929K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $31 · Total revenue $929K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $66K · Total expenses $675K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $929K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $496K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $929K · Expenses $675K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $511K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $496K · Total assets $511K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $511K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Margaret Coyne Jd · Reported title E.D. & Director · Highest reported compensation $86K · Total expenses $675K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $516K · Total expenses $675K
76%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$840K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$851K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$828K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$762K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$929K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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