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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FELIX ORGANIZATION - ADOPTEES FOR CHILDREN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$996,960
Total expenses
$1,019,511
Contributions and grants received
$843,342
Grants paid
$148,060
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$8,800
Other revenue
$144,818
Total assets, end of year
$527,561
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,922
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$522,639
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$801,946
Management and general expenses
$74,643
Fundraising expenses
$142,922
Program service expenses (Part III)
$801,946

Program services were 78.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $35,895

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $807,447

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $321,140

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,800 · related or exempt $8,800

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $282,705

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $137,887

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $144,818

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $148,060 · program services $148,060

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $127,725 · program services $83,021 · management and general $6,386 · fundraising $38,318

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $214,750 · program services $139,587 · management and general $10,738 · fundraising $64,425

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,140 · program services $16,341 · management and general $1,257 · fundraising $7,542

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,512 · program services $19,182 · management and general $1,476 · fundraising $8,854

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $120 · management and general $120

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,800 · management and general $10,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $46,395 · program services $15,311 · management and general $15,774 · fundraising $15,310

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,433 · fundraising $1,433

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,032 · program services $6,488 · management and general $1,549 · fundraising $2,995

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,848 · program services $5,751 · management and general $442 · fundraising $2,655

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,315 · program services $1,052 · fundraising $263

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,133 · program services $2,506 · fundraising $627

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,520 · management and general $15,520

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $364,647 · program services $364,647

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $8,657 · management and general $8,657

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER ADMIN EXPENSES

    total $1,924 · management and general $1,924

  • 24d · Other expenses: DONATIONS

    total $500 · fundraising $500

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $100,907 · end of year $52,707

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $281,088 · end of year $231,202

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $45,751 · end of year $98,455

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $136,259 · end of year $145,197

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,242 · end of year $4,922

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $544,763 · end of year $522,639

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE FELIX ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INSPIRING OPPORTUNITIES AND NEW EXPERIENCES TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE GROWING UP IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. AS ADOPTEES, WE WERE "TAKEN HOME." WE WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THOSE CHILDREN WHO DIDN'T GET "TAKEN HOME."

  • PAID 50% OF THE OPERATING COSTS OF PROVIDING 150-200 AT RISK OR FOSTER CARE CHILDREN A (2-3) WEEK SLEEP AWAY CAMP EXPERIENCE OVER A 4 WEEK CAMP SESSION. ALSO SENT HUNDREDS MORE YOUTH'S TO 4 ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT CAMP PROGRAMS ON THE EAST AND WEST COASTS AS WELL AS 2 DAY-CAMP PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO CAMP FELIX OVERNIGHT CAMP, FELIX HAS EXPANDED ITS MISSION TO INCLUDE 3 ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT NEW YORK CITY YOUTH'S IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM: BEYOND CAMP, SECRET SANTA AND FELIX FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE. BEYOND CAMP PROVIDES MINI-GRANTS TO NEW YORK CITY YOUTH'S IN FOSTER CARE, ALLOWING THEM TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS THROUGH EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. SECRET SANTA PROVIDES HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS TO HUNDREDS OF OLDER YOUTH'S IN FOSTER CARE, A POPULATION OFTEN OVERLOOKED. FELIX FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE PROVIDES HUNDREDS OF TEENS IN FOSTER CARE WITH FREE ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES INCLUDING THEATER TICKETS, DINING OUT, FILM SCREENINGS AND SPORTING EVENTS. IN 2021, FELIX LAUNCHED LEVEL UP, A ONE DAY VIRTUAL LIFE CONFERENCE FOR YOUTH'S AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. LEVEL UP PROVIDES THESE YOUTH'S WITH HANDS-ON SKILL-BUILDING AS WELL AS GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM A CARING COMMUNITY OF FORMER FOSTER YOUTH'S WHO ARE NOW PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR FIELDS.

    Expenses $801,946 · Grants $148,060

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sheila Jaffe

    CO-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Darryl McDaniels

    CO-CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Constantine Baris CPA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Steve Abrams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Regina Calcaterra

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Scott Rosen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Laurie Parise

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Myra Scheer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Larry Ryckman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Amanda Ricken Simonetta

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $127,725
    From this org
    $127,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35

  • Laura Tufariello

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Saman Behbahani

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202533089349302873

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