Totals
- Total revenue
- $23,219,367
- Total expenses
- $22,792,933
- Contributions and grants received
- $19,399,416
- Grants paid
- $1,830,900
- Program service revenue
- $2,848,353
- Investment income
- $135,494
- Other revenue
- $836,104
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,684,686
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,162,582
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $11,522,104
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $17,413,380
- Management and general expenses
- $4,139,399
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,240,154
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $17,413,380
Program services were 76.4% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$16,393,234
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,006,182
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,650,480
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2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICE REVENUE
total $2,312,581 · related or exempt $2,312,581
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2b · Program service revenue: LICENSING CONTRACT REVENUE
total $420,000 · related or exempt $420,000
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2c · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM INCOME
total $115,772 · related or exempt $115,772
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3 · Investment income
total $138,564 · related or exempt $138,564
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6a · Gross rents
real property $16,000
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $16,000
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $16,000 · excluded $16,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $3,070
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$3,070
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$3,070 · related or exempt -$3,070
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$856,421
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$233,746
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $622,675 · excluded $617,390
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$348,143
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$153,139
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $195,004 · related or exempt $195,004
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11a · Other revenue: REBATE INCOME
total $2,425 · related or exempt $2,425
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,425
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $1,830,900 · program services $1,830,900
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,082,800 · program services $12,970 · management and general $868,278 · fundraising $201,552
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $12,168,147 · program services $9,662,340 · management and general $1,872,736 · fundraising $633,071
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $202,997 · program services $202,632 · management and general $365
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,782,155 · program services $2,171,183 · management and general $457,469 · fundraising $153,503
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $950,353 · program services $705,276 · management and general $187,239 · fundraising $57,838
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11b · Fees: legal
total $8,446 · program services $6,268 · management and general $1,664 · fundraising $514
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $143,967 · program services $106,841 · management and general $28,364 · fundraising $8,762
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $92,666 · program services $68,769 · management and general $18,257 · fundraising $5,640
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11g · Fees: other
total $431,657 · program services $320,341 · management and general $85,046 · fundraising $26,270
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $124,662 · management and general $124,662
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13 · Office expenses
total $191,100 · program services $141,819 · management and general $37,651 · fundraising $11,630
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14 · Information technology
total $390,194 · program services $289,571 · management and general $76,876 · fundraising $23,747
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16 · Occupancy
total $769,883 · program services $571,345 · management and general $151,683 · fundraising $46,855
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17 · Travel
total $231,273 · program services $171,631 · management and general $45,566 · fundraising $14,076
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $71,799 · program services $53,284 · management and general $14,146 · fundraising $4,369
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20 · Interest
total $92,586 · program services $68,710 · management and general $18,241 · fundraising $5,635
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $349,766 · program services $259,568 · management and general $68,911 · fundraising $21,287
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23 · Insurance
total $201,190 · program services $149,307 · management and general $39,639 · fundraising $12,244
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24a · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
total $374,909 · program services $374,909
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $111,366 · program services $82,647 · management and general $21,941 · fundraising $6,778
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24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $104,886 · program services $77,838 · management and general $20,665 · fundraising $6,383
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24d · Other expenses: SAMMY'S WINDOW EXPS
total $85,231 · program services $85,231
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,580,603 · end of year $1,888,568
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,089,188 · end of year $2,250,991
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,388,531 · end of year $158,491
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $953,594 · end of year $2,219,305
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $406,013 · end of year $572,194
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $150,782 · end of year $147,049
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$9,081,334
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,253,205
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $6,817,089 · end of year $6,828,129
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $750,489 · end of year $619,959
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $528,476 · end of year $733,335
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $471,590 · end of year $603,707
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,281,752 · end of year $1,180,215
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $770,617 · end of year $645,325
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,109,367 · end of year $7,582,222
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,974,487 · end of year $3,939,882
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING WITH SUPPORTS AND EMPOWERS FOSTER CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILLIES, AND ALUMNI IMPACTED BY THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROVIDE FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE CHILDREN A STABLE, LOVING, AND NUTURING FAMILY ENVIRONMENT BY SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN AND THE FAMILIES CARING FOR THEM.
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FOSTER ADOPT CONNECT WORKS WITH CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES AS THEY NAVIGATE THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. WITH THE HELP OF INNOVATIVE TOOLS, A DEDICATED PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AND OVER 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI FOSTER CARE SYSTEMS, WE'RE EQUIPPED TO CONNECT CHILDREN WITH FAMILIES THAT PROVIDE LOVE, HEALING, AND STABILITY FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. PROGRAMS THAT HELP CONNECT, HEAL, AND PROVIDE STABILITY INCLUDE: 30 DAYS TO FAMILY BEHAVIORIAL HEALTH MEMBERSHIP, BEHAVIORIAL INTERVENTIONALISTS, COMMUNITY CONNECTION YOUTH PROJECT, CONNECT CAFE, EXTREME FAMILY FINDING, FOOD PANTRY AND CLOTHING CLOSET, FOSTERING PREVENTION, KINSHIP NAVIGATOR, LAWYERS FOR KIDS, LEGAL ADVOCACY, RESPITE CARE, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND THE YOUTH CONNECT CENTER.
Expenses $17,413,380 · Grants $1,830,900 · Revenue $2,848,353
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Lori RossLORI ROSS
PRESIDENT AN
- Total calculated
- $231,579
- From this org
- $190,967
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,612
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,967
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $10,400
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,212
- Filer's total
- $231,579
-
Jennifer JohnsonJENNIFER JOHNSON
COO
- Total calculated
- $198,299
- From this org
- $157,814
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,485
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $157,814
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $10,483
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,002
- Filer's total
- $198,299
-
Bridget MyersBRIDGET MYERS
CHIEF DEVEL
- Total calculated
- $158,099
- From this org
- $142,265
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,834
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,265
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $15,834
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $158,099
-
David VestDAVID VEST
CFO
- Total calculated
- $180,357
- From this org
- $141,087
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $39,270
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,087
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $9,058
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,212
- Filer's total
- $180,357
-
Joshua HollinsworthJOSHUA HOLLINSWORTH
CHIEF ADVANC
- Total calculated
- $168,633
- From this org
- $119,190
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,443
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $119,190
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $23,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,443
- Filer's total
- $168,633
-
Thomas PruddenTHOMAS PRUDDEN
CHIEF BUSINE
- Total calculated
- $145,833
- From this org
- $100,455
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,378
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Melanie McDoleMELANIE MCDOLE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Clayton YearnsCLAYTON YEARNS
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ben BrouseBEN BROUSE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ivan CortesIVAN CORTES
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Amy DevineAMY DEVINE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brent WilsonBRENT WILSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David WoodsDAVID WOODS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Douglas GhertnerDOUGLAS GHERTNER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
J Eugene BallounJ EUGENE BALLOUN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ken MarkerKEN MARKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Madison HattenMADISON HATTEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Margi PenceMARGI PENCE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark HegartyMARK HEGARTY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Max WilberMAX WILBER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Molly WilsonMOLLY WILSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Raimonda Shelton KingRAIMONDA SHELTON KING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rick DavisRICK DAVIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tim DeckerTIM DECKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wes EngramWES ENGRAM
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul CarusoPAUL CARUSO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keli TuschmanKELI TUSCHMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202532329349300413
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