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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FOSTERFUL.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,831,562
Total expenses
$2,810,541
Contributions and grants received
$378,840
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,552,260
Investment income
-$41,701
Other revenue
-$57,837
Total assets, end of year
$418,215
Total liabilities, end of year
$252,750
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$165,465
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,189,074
Management and general expenses
$473,388
Fundraising expenses
$148,079
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,189,074

Program services were 77.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $221,002

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $157,838

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $2,552,260 · related or exempt $2,552,260

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,566 · excluded $3,566

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $45,267

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$45,267

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$45,267 · related or exempt -$45,267

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $9,660

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $221,002

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $67,619

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$57,959 · excluded -$57,959

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $122

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $122 · related or exempt $122

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $98,450 · management and general $98,450

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,810,762 · program services $1,629,686 · management and general $76,957 · fundraising $104,119

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $278,937 · program services $251,043 · management and general $11,855 · fundraising $16,039

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $164,940 · program services $148,446 · management and general $7,010 · fundraising $9,484

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $855 · management and general $855

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $86,768 · management and general $86,768

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $49,336 · management and general $49,336

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,575 · program services $196 · management and general $8,374 · fundraising $5

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $51,707 · program services $7,041 · management and general $44,666

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,596 · program services $248 · management and general $16,348

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $94,248 · program services $59,376 · management and general $20,028 · fundraising $14,844

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,666 · management and general $11,574 · fundraising $92

  • 20 · Interest

    total $6,875 · management and general $6,875

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $546 · management and general $546

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $59,519 · program services $53,567 · management and general $2,530 · fundraising $3,422

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $32,767 · program services $32,767

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $27,548 · program services $151 · management and general $27,397

  • 24c · Other expenses: FEES

    total $7,140 · program services $6,385 · management and general $727 · fundraising $28

  • 24d · Other expenses: DONOR CULTIVATION

    total $2,806 · program services $168 · management and general $2,592 · fundraising $46

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $500 · management and general $500

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $233,779 · end of year $291,485

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $116,616 · end of year $122,390

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $4,000

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,280

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,940

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $46,153 · end of year $340

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,104 · end of year $2,750

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $250,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $144,444 · end of year $165,465

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

FOSTERFUL, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, IS A COMMUNITY OF QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS PARTNERING WITH SOCIAL WORKERS AND FOSTER CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT AND A CARING COMPANION TO CHILDREN EXPERIENCING FOSTER CARE. OUR VOLUNTEERS KEEP CHILDREN OCCUPIED AND SAFE, ACTING AS COMPANIONS WHEN IT'S NEEDED MOST THROUGH QUALITY CHILDCARE BOTH IN THE FOSTER HOME AND IN THE CHILD-WELFARE OFFICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED, PERSONALIZED SUPPORT TO FOSTER CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS, CREATING STABILITY AND BELONGING THROUGH MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS AND VITAL RESOURCES.

  • CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROJECT: PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT TO FOSTER AND KINSHIP CAREGIVERS. SERVICES INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE CONCIERGE FOR CAREGIVERS; A 24/7 CRISIS HOTLINE WITH IN-PERSON RESPONSE CAPABILITY; RESPITE CARE SOURCING; AND BEHAVIORAL CASE AIDES WHO DELIVER TRAUMA-INFORMED, IN-HOME SUPPORT FOR FOSTER CHILDREN, INCLUDING POSITIVE BEHAVIOR STRATEGIES, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE.HEART AND HOME SERVICES: STRENGTHENS FOSTER AND KINSHIP FAMILIES THROUGH SKILLBUILDING, COMMUNITY, AND TANGIBLE SUPPORT. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES CAREGIVER AND YOUTH WORKSHOPS (SUCH AS TEXTURED HAIR CARE AND TEEN CAREER DEVELOPMENT), CAREGIVER COLLECTIVE SUPPORT GROUPS AND APPRECIATION EVENTS, SEASONAL ITEM DISTRIBUTIONS (HALLOWEEN COSTUMES, HOLIDAY GIFTS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES), AND HANDS-ON HOME CLEAN-UP PROJECTS.

    Expenses $1,970,167 · Revenue $2,256,403

  • SIDEKICKS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: PAIRS TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WITH CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE FOR CONSISTENT MONTHLY ENGAGEMENT. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, MENTORING, AND GENERAL COMPANIONSHIP, OFFERING CHILDREN A RELIABLE AND SUPPORTIVE ADULT PRESENCE.CARING COMPANIONS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: MOBILIZES ON-CALL VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AT CRITICAL MOMENTS IN THE CHILD WELFARE PROCESS. VOLUNTEERS SIT WITH CHILDREN DURING PLACEMENT AND SERVICE TRANSITIONS, PROVIDE AGE APPROPRIATE GO BAGS FILLED WITH ESSENTIALS AND COMFORT ITEMS, ASSIST CASEWORKERS BY ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN TO FACILITATE PLACEMENT, AND OFFER ON-SITE CHILDCARE AT A PARTNER MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY SO FAMILY MEMBERS CAN RECEIVE COUNSELING SERVICES.

    Expenses $218,907 · Revenue $250,712

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sarah Desjarlais

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $98,450
    From this org
    $98,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Zach Desjarlais

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dawn Redmond

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Hart Green

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimberly Anderson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tracy Woods

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dara Alexander

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mike Lee

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brondalyn Clark

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Victor Cato

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
7 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202601319349305970

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