Totals
- Total revenue
- $822,563
- Total expenses
- $789,010
- Contributions and grants received
- $816,102
- Grants paid
- $25,865
- Program service revenue
- $18,320
- Investment income
- -$501
- Other revenue
- -$11,358
- Total assets, end of year
- $226,112
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $24,259
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $201,853
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $478,170
- Management and general expenses
- $189,192
- Fundraising expenses
- $121,648
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $478,170
Program services were 60.6% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$109,991
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$706,111
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$214
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2a · Program service revenue: TRAINING REGISTRATION
total $18,320 · related or exempt $18,320
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3 · Investment income
total $463 · excluded $463
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $6,461
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $7,425
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$964
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$964 · excluded -$964
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$22,753
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$109,991
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$38,423
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$15,670 · excluded -$15,670
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
total $4,312 · excluded $4,312
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,312
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $25,865 · program services $25,865
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $102,461 · program services $25,615 · management and general $25,615 · fundraising $51,231
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $367,395 · program services $285,517 · management and general $72,609 · fundraising $9,269
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $6,910 · program services $3,877 · management and general $2,510 · fundraising $523
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $29,596 · program services $20,829 · management and general $4,088 · fundraising $4,679
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $16,301 · management and general $16,301
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11g · Fees: other
total $68,423 · program services $13,868 · management and general $21,019 · fundraising $33,536
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $46,313 · program services $32,598 · management and general $7,013 · fundraising $6,702
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13 · Office expenses
total $7,982 · program services $2,057 · management and general $4,758 · fundraising $1,167
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14 · Information technology
total $39,998 · program services $16,767 · management and general $19,532 · fundraising $3,699
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16 · Occupancy
total $7,542 · program services $25 · management and general $7,467 · fundraising $50
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17 · Travel
total $13,963 · program services $11,222 · management and general $2,659 · fundraising $82
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,677 · program services $1,415 · management and general $1,055 · fundraising $207
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $990 · program services $990
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23 · Insurance
total $2,353 · management and general $2,353
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENTS
total $33,819 · program services $33,819
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24b · Other expenses: BANK AND OTHER SERVICE
total $13,266 · program services $1,919 · management and general $1,049 · fundraising $10,298
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24c · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP FEES
total $3,156 · program services $1,787 · management and general $1,164 · fundraising $205
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $94,827 · end of year $137,300
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $40,073 · end of year $40,536
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $30,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $784 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $18,276
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$0
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $15,300 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $19,951 · end of year $24,259
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,271
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $107,258 · end of year $156,853
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $22,504 · end of year $45,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FOSTERING FAMILY DBA THE RIVERSIDE PROJECT IS A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY THAT ON BEHALF OF HOUSTON'S CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, BRINGS TOGETHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PASSIONATE PEOPLE WORKING AS ONE TO HELP FAMILIES HEAL AND CHILDREN THRIVE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ON BEHALF OF HOUSTON'S CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE RIVERSIDE PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PASSIONATE PEOPLE WORKING AS ONE TO HELP FAMILIES HEAL AND CHILDREN THRIVE.
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FAMILIES INVOLVED WITH THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM OFTEN STRUGGLE TO ACCESS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. THE RESPONSE NETWORK CONNECTS VULNERABLE FAMILIES WITH THE RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS THEY NEED TO THRIVE.
Expenses $146,252 · Grants $25,865
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MANY CHURCHES IN HOUSTON WANT TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WITH GUIDANCE, CHURCHES CAN BRING HOPE AND HEALING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES IN AN EFFECTIVE, SUSTAINABLE WAY. OUR CHURCH MOBILIZATION INITITATIVE CONNECTS CHURCHES TO RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT ENABLE THEM TO SERVE THESE FAMILIES AND BLESS THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Expenses $149,857
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MANY CHILDREN INVOLVED IN FOSTER CARE HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA THAT HAS IMPACTED THEIR ABILITY TO TRUST. THE HARRIS COUNTY TBRI COLLABORATIVE HELPS PROFESSIONALS AND CAREGIVERS BUILD TRUST AND MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH A HISTORY OF COMPLEX, DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA.
Expenses $95,853 · Revenue $16,025
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THE BABYSITTING COLLABORATIVE IS A STREAM-LINED, MULTI-AGENCY CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR FOSTER CARE BABYSITTERS.
Expenses $22,445
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THE SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM STRENGTHENS THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING ECOSYSTEM THROUGH COLLABORATION, AWARENESS, AND INNOVATION. INCLUDES OUR ANNUAL CELEBRATION BREAKFAST, TRP PODCAST, BLOG, AS ONE DOCUMENTARY STORIES, ETC. THESE ACTIVITIES SHARES STORIES AND INSIGHTS THAT INSPIRE ENGAGEMENT AND ADVANCE LASTING, SYSTEM-WIDE CHANGE.
Expenses $63,763 · Revenue $2,295
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Colleen McKnightCOLLEEN MCKNIGHT
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Rachel LakeRACHEL LAKE
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Chelsea RebollarCHELSEA REBOLLAR
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Gina MetzlerGINA METZLER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Weston YawWESTON YAW
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jackie McCoyJACKIE MCCOY
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa OrtegaLISA ORTEGA
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nate RichardsNATE RICHARDS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ryan TaylorRYAN TAYLOR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura Wareing WhelessLAURA WAREING WHELESS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amber KnowlesAMBER KNOWLES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $121,000
- From this org
- $121,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 20 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202522939349301607
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