Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,864,472

Total expenses

$2,590,102

Contributions and grants received

$2,634,396

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$269,777

Other revenue

-$39,701

Total assets, end of year

$13,596,078

Total liabilities, end of year

$130,880

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$13,465,198

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,221,848

Management and general expenses

$138,161

Fundraising expenses

$230,093

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,221,848

Program services were 85.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• THE MEMPHIS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (CAC) SUPPORTS SAFETY FOR CHILDREN THROUGH PREVENTION, COMMUNITY COLLABORATION, AND A TEAM APPROACH TO HEALING AND JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER SEVERE ABUSE.THE SHELBY COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIVE TEAM (CPIT) IS HEADQUARTERED AT THE MEMPHIS CAC. CPIT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES; THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY GENERAL'S SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT; ALL SHELBY COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES; SHELBY COUNTY CRIME VICTIMS AND RAPE CRISIS CENTER; LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL; AND JUVENILE COURT. THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REVIEW, INVESTIGATION, TREATMENT, AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER SEVERE ABUSE. IN FY24, CPIT REVIEWED 3,692 REPORTED CASES OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER SEVERE ABUSE. MEMPHIS CAC FORENSIC INTERVIEWERS USE A NATIONALLY ACCEPTED PROTOCOL WHEN INTERVIEWING CHILDREN AFTER REPORTED ABUSE. THE FACTFINDING INTERVIEWS ARE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, UNBIASED, AND LEGALLY SOUND. IN FY2024, THE MEMPHIS CAC CONDUCTED FORENSIC INTERVIEWS WITH 655 CHILDREN. EACH DIGITALLY RECORDED INTERVIEW WAS OBSERVED IN REAL TIME BY INVESTIGATORS VIA CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION.IN FY24, MEMPHIS CAC THERAPISTS HELD 1,250 SESSIONS WITH CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND CAREGIVERS. THE MEMPHIS CAC PROVIDES TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND OTHER EVIDENCE BASED THERAPIES. OUTCOME EVALUATION INDICATES THAT MEMPHIS CAC THERAPY SERVICES RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN WHO COMPLETE THERAPY. EVALUATION ALSO SHOWS THAT PARENTS/CAREGIVERS FEEL BETTER EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT THEIR CHILD.MEMPHIS CAC FAMILY ADVOCATES ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION TO CAC SERVICES, ASSIST WITH CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION APPLICATIONS, ACCESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM. IN FY24, CAC FAMILY ADVOCATES WORKED WITH 655 FAMILIES AND PROVIDED 633 REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.IN ADDITION TO CRITICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED, THE MEMPHIS CAC PROVIDES PREVENTION SERVICES. IN FY24, THE MEMPHIS CAC PROVIDED STEWARDS OF CHILDREN CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING TO 1,199 SHELBY COUNTY ADULTS. THE TRAINING IS RESEARCH INFORMED. IT IS DESIGNED FOR PARENTS AND ADULTS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS, AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE 2011, OVER 31,000 UNDUPLICATED SHELBY COUNTY ADULTS HAVE TAKEN THE TRAINING. SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP SURVEYS INDICATE TRAINEES SHOW SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT PROTECT CHILDREN. THE MEMPHIS CAC ALSO OFFERS POLICY WORKSHOPS AND CONSULTATION FOR YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS.THE MEMPHIS CAC WAS ONE OF FIRST 25 CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS TO OPEN IN THE U.SNOW THERE ARE NEARLY 1,000. THE CAC WAS CERTIFIED AS A CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AGENCY BY THE STATE OF TENNESSEE IN 2001. A FULL MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE SINCE 1992, THE CENTER MEETS THE RIGOROUS MEMBERSHIP STANDARDS AND WAS REACCREDITED IN 2020. RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE INSTITUTING UPDATED STEWARDS OF CHILDREN TRAINING IN JANUARY 2024. ON APRIL 25, 2024, THE MEMPHIS CAC HOSTED A RECEPTION AT THE MEMPHIS CAC FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS RESULTED IN NEW AND STRONGER CONNECTIONS, RAISING AWARENESS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO HAD NOT VISITED THE MEMPHIS CAC.ALSO IN FY24, THE MEMPHIS CAC HELD FAMILY NIGHT ON MAY 9, 2024 (42 ATTENDEES) AND OCTOBER 19, 2023 (50 ATTENDEES). FAMILY FUN NIGHT STARTED IN 2022 AND HELPS KIDS AND PARENTS CONNECT IN A NORMALIZING, PARTY ATMOSPHERE. THE MEMPHIS CAC RECENTLY BECAME PART OF A NEW, IMPROVED RESPONSE TO CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING. MULTIPLE AGENCIES HAVE PARTNERED TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE, COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN WEST TN. THE TEAM INCLUDES THE MEMPHIS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER, LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, THE COURT SYSTEM, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. ON OCTOBER 3, 2022, THE SHELBY COUNTY CPIT PROTOCOL WAS UPDATED, AND LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OFFICIALLY JOINED THE TEAM.ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2022, THE MEMPHIS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER HOSTED A PREVENTION TOWN HALL AT THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE URBAN CHILD INSTITUTE AND THE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION OF MEMPHIS. IT WAS ATTENDED BY 65 TARGETED COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM THE FAITH COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT, THE COURT SYSTEM, MEDICAL SETTINGS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND MORE. IN 2021, THE CENTER WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A CITY CURRENT SPARK AWARD FOR IGNITING CHANGE AND MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE GREATER MEMPHIS COMMUNITY. THE CENTER ALSO RECEIVED THE MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF'S AWARD IN 2021 FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE BEST PRACTICE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE AT THE MEMPHIS CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER, VISIT MEMPHISCAC.ORG.

  Expenses $2,221,848 · Revenue $59,759

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

Listed in Part VII

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

5 May 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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