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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON - SWWA.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,317,954
Total expenses
$1,742,024
Contributions and grants received
$5,041,796
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$242,238
Other revenue
$33,920
Total assets, end of year
$7,162,626
Total liabilities, end of year
$131,008
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,031,618
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,236,051
Management and general expenses
$219,156
Fundraising expenses
$286,817
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,236,051

Program services were 71.0% 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

    $352,974

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,688,822

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $6,093

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $242,238 · excluded $242,238

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $61,002

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

    $352,974

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $27,082

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $33,920 · excluded $33,920

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $128,186 · program services $89,730 · management and general $12,818 · fundraising $25,638

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $851,922 · program services $756,082 · management and general $83,718 · fundraising $12,122

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $21,075 · program services $18,797 · management and general $2,021 · fundraising $257

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $133,613 · program services $117,134 · management and general $13,151 · fundraising $3,328

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $78,859 · program services $69,010 · management and general $7,347 · fundraising $2,502

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $44,800 · management and general $44,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $231,606 · program services $305 · management and general $40,511 · fundraising $190,790

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,606 · fundraising $15,606

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,193 · program services $13,278 · management and general $21,626 · fundraising $9,289

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $39,842 · management and general $16,443 · fundraising $23,399

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,272 · program services $633 · management and general $16,639

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,836 · program services $3,565 · management and general $5,045 · fundraising $226

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,367 · management and general $7,367

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,527 · management and general $19,527

  • 24a · Other expenses: FRIENDS' EXPENSES

    total $30,333 · program services $30,333

  • 24b · Other expenses: CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES

    total $25,802 · program services $25,802

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $20,072 · program services $682 · management and general $19,390

  • 24d · Other expenses: FAMILY SUPPORT

    total $17,496 · program services $17,496

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,617 · program services $93,204 · management and general -$91,247 · fundraising $3,660

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $747,557 · end of year $5,256,220

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,770,791 · end of year $1,786,007

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,972 · end of year $2,260

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $16,786 · end of year $22,061

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

    $106,209

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

    $10,131

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $63,023 · end of year $96,078

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $141,314 · end of year $107,887

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,127 · end of year $23,121

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $761,327 · end of year $969,201

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,694,361 · end of year $6,062,417

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE COMMIT TO STANDING ALONGSIDE OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUTH AS THEY WORK TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. EACH CHILD RECEIVES 1:1 SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FROM A SALARIED, PROFESSIONAL MENTOR (CALLED A FRIEND), FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION - 12-1/2 YEARS, NO MATTER WHAT. FRIENDS WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH HIGH-PRIORITY YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO SET AND ACHIEVE INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS, AS WELL AS ADVOCATE FOR THEM IN THE SCHOOL, CHILD WELFARE, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER SYSTEMS THAT IMPACT THEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN IS A PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM HELPING THE CHILDREN FACING THE GREATEST RISK FACTORS TO DEVELOP THE RELATIONSHIPS, GOALS, AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, ABUSE AND VIOLENCE AND CHANGE THEIR LIFE'S TRAJECTORY. WE WORK WITH CHILDREN STARTING IN KINDERGARTEN AND STAY WITH THEM THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION - NO MATTER WHAT. EACH CHILD IS PAIRED WITH A "FRIEND" (A SALARIED, TRAINED, PROFESSIONAL, FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBER OF FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN) AND THEY SPEND 4 HOURS A WEEK TOGHETHER 1:1 - IN SCHOOL, AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

  • YOUTH IN THE FRIENDS PROGRAM FACE CONSIDERABLE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING PLACEMENT IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE. DESPITE THESE BARRIERS, PROGRAM YOUTH ENTER ADULTHOOD WITH STRONG FOUNDATIONS FOR CONTINUING ACHIEVEMENT: NATIONALLY 83% GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL OR EARN A GED, 93% AVOID THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND 98% AVOID TEEN PARENTING.

    Expenses $1,236,051

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michele Goodwin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kathleen Kee

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ludek Janousek

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cyndi Holloway

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Megan Croce

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laurell Davidson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Schwartz Sparks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abby Weast

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leah Black

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Dowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Schauer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marsha Dee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tina Foster

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Harden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison Pauletto

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $136,578
    From this org
    $127,086
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,492
    Hours/week
    40

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
2023
Filed
16 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541129349301529

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