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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE CHILDRENS HOME OF PITTSBURGH.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,469,044
Total expenses
$16,823,792
Contributions and grants received
$2,379,277
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$11,798,836
Investment income
$98,678
Other revenue
$2,192,253
Total assets, end of year
$36,864,868
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,835,101
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$28,029,767
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,260,010
Management and general expenses
$1,461,617
Fundraising expenses
$102,165
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,260,010

Program services were 90.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $11,169

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $239,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $674,390

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,454,718

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $131,007

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HOSPITAL - PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY

    total $8,972,822 · related or exempt $8,972,822

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CHILD'S WAY

    total $1,774,900 · related or exempt $1,774,900

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ADOPTION SERVICES

    total $932,506 · related or exempt $932,506

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PEDIATRIC VIEW

    total $118,608 · related or exempt $118,608

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $512,416 · excluded $512,416

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $413,738

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$413,738

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$413,738 · excluded -$413,738

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $26,650

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

    $239,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $88,272

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$61,622 · excluded -$61,622

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $39,390

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $19,200

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $20,190 · excluded $20,190

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $2,021,688 · related or exempt $2,021,688

  • 11b · Other revenue: UPMC LEASE PAYMENTS

    total $211,997 · related or exempt $211,997

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,233,685

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $614,527 · program services $614,527

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,115,432 · program services $8,009,692 · management and general $73,628 · fundraising $32,112

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $155,154 · program services $151,854 · management and general $852 · fundraising $2,448

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,296,824 · program services $1,258,036 · management and general $27,760 · fundraising $11,028

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $663,541 · program services $656,264 · management and general $7,019 · fundraising $258

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $26,929 · program services $9,918 · management and general $17,011

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $59,264 · management and general $59,264

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,871,554 · program services $1,452,250 · management and general $419,304

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $50,183 · management and general $50,183

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $81,088 · program services $20,865 · management and general $32,010 · fundraising $28,213

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $164,404 · program services $142,630 · management and general $21,774

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $376,227 · program services $26,739 · management and general $349,488

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,459 · program services $15,387 · management and general -$3,928

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,886 · program services $11,243 · management and general $184 · fundraising $459

  • 20 · Interest

    total $256,551 · program services $229,947 · management and general $26,604

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $847,144 · program services $772,582 · management and general $74,562

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $331,541 · program services $310,135 · management and general $21,406

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES

    total $604,408 · program services $604,408

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $412,275 · program services $210,080 · management and general $202,195

  • 24c · Other expenses: PURCHASED SERVICES

    total $128,462 · program services $126,354 · management and general $2,108

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $34,508 · program services $34,508

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $710,431 · program services $602,591 · management and general $80,193 · fundraising $27,647

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $324,911 · end of year $466,652

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,578 · end of year $10,718

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $68,106 · end of year $68,698

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,109,873 · end of year $3,447,262

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $94,323 · end of year $171,764

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $47,270 · end of year $54,189

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

    $32,172,558

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

    $16,557,180

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,323,671 · end of year $15,615,378

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,388,936 · end of year $15,870,353

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $978,250 · end of year $1,018,126

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $141,728

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,271,077 · end of year $2,168,438

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $25,400 · end of year $25,400

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,280,232 · end of year $6,641,263

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,920,176 · end of year $25,777,534

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,850,033 · end of year $2,252,233

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE CHILDREN'S HOME OF PITTSBURGH, ESTABLISHED IN 1893, IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-PROFIT LICENSED ORGANIZATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN THROUGH SERVICES WHICH ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY. OUR THREE PROGRAMS: ADOPTION, CHILD'S WAY, AND THE PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, ALONG WITH OUR LEMIEUX FAMILY CENTER, WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN.

  • PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY HOSPITALTHE CHILDREN'S HOME OPERATES A 30-BED, FREE-STANDING SPECIALTY HOSPITAL, WITH FOUR SPECIALIZED UNITS THAT PROVIDE CONTINUED ACUTE CARE FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN TRANSITIONING FROM HOSPITAL TO HOME. THE CHILDREN'S HOME IS A MODEL OF FAMILY CENTERED CARE AND SERVES AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL AND HOME. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS THE FAMILY THE "HANDS-ON" ABILITY TO DEAL WITH COMPLICATED TREATMENT PLANS AND TO RECOGNIZE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS AT THEIR EARLIEST STAGES. IN ADDITION, WITH THE HELP AND INPUT FROM FAMILIES, THE CHILDREN'S HOME CREATES A CARE SCHEDULE THAT IS FEASIBLE FOR PARENTS TO MANAGE AT HOME. THE STAFF DEVOTES MANY HOURS HELPING FAMILY MEMBERS LEARN TO CARE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILD BY PROMOTING A PARENT-PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP WHERE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS ARE PART OF THE CARE-GIVING TEAM.EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE ARE THE HALLMARKS OF THE CHILDREN'S HOME'S PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL. THE MEDICAL STAFF INCLUDES NEONATOLOGISTS, PEDIATRICIANS, AND PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTS. STAFF ALSO INCLUDES NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND REGISTERED NURSES WITH AN AVERAGE 16 YEARS OF NICU AND/OR PEDIATRIC NURSING EXPERIENCE. CONTINUITY OF CARE IS CRITICAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EACH CHILD. THUS, THE SAME PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDED CARE FOR THE CHILD AT THE REFERRING HOSPITAL OVERSEE THE PATIENT CARE DURING DAILY ROUNDS AT THE PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL. EACH CHILD'S CARE TEAM INCLUDES A PHYSICIAN, A PRIMARY CARE NURSE, A MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER, AN INFANT/CHILD DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST, AND THE PARENTS. AN INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT PLAN IS DEVELOPED FOR EVERY CHILD AND IS UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE STAY. A DETAILED DISCHARGE PLAN HELPS ENSURE THAT ALL NECESSARY CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND MEDICATIONS, ARE IN PLACE TO EASE THE TRANSITION TO HOME.FAMILIES HAVE THE OPTION OF STAYING OVERNIGHT AT THE CHILDREN'S HOME WHILE THEIR CHILD IS AT THE PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL. WE CALL THIS NESTING. WE OFFER NESTING AT THE BEDSIDE IN SOME OF OUR PRIVATE PATIENT ROOMS, OR FAMILIES CAN STAY OVERNIGHT IN ONE OF THE PRIVATE BEDROOMS IN THE LEMIEUX FAMILY CENTER. THE FAMILY LIVING AREA INCLUDES EIGHT PRIVATE BEDROOMS, OR "NESTING ROOMS," THE AUSTIN LEMIEUX SIBLING PLAYROOM, FULL BATHROOMS, COMMON LIVING ROOMS AND KITCHEN AREAS, A WASHER AND DRYER, TELEPHONES, AND AN EMERGENCY NURSE CALL SYSTEM CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE NURSING STATION. THE NESTING ROOMS ALLOW FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CARE FOR THEIR INFANTS PRIVATELY AND INDEPENDENTLY, INCLUDING OVERNIGHT STAYS, WITH THE REASSURANCE THAT THE NURSING STAFF IS NEARBY. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIVE VISITING HOURS AT THE CHILDREN'S HOME, ALLOWING PARENTS' ACCESS TO THEIR CHILD AT ALL TIMES. FAMILY MEMBERS MAY VISIT AT ANY TIME, EITHER AT THEIR CHILD'S BED SIDE OR IN THE NESTING ROOMS. SINCE INCEPTION, 7,040 BABIES AND CHILDREN HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE CHILDREN'S HOME'S SPECIALTY CARE. ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 250 FAMILIES A YEAR INTERACT WITH THE HOSPITAL. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY IS 30.41 DAYS WITH A DAILY CENSUS OF 15.15.NURSING SCHOOLS IN THE HOSPITAL NURSING STUDENTS RECEIVE THEIR CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN PEDIATRICS IN THE PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL. EACH ACADEMIC TERM, THE SCHOOL SENDS STUDENTS TO WORK ON THE HOSPITAL FLOOR WITH PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CURRENT LIST OF SCHOOLS INCLUDES:- CITIZEN'S NURSING SCHOOL- LAROCHE UNIVERSITY- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH- WEST PENN HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING - DUQUESNE UNIVERSITYTHE PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL ALSO TOURS MANY NURSING SCHOOLS AS PART OF THE STUDENTS' PEDIATRIC ROTATION. THE TOUR EXPOSES STUDENTS TO THE FAMILY-CENTERED ACUTE CARE SERVICES OFFERED IN A "HOME LIKE" ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $11,023,597 · Revenue $11,206,507

  • CHILD'S WAYCHILD'S WAY IS A PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTER FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO TWENTY-ONE. ORIGINALLY LICENSED TO AGE EIGHT, THE CHILDREN'S HOME WORKED WITH PARENTS AND LEGISLATORS TO RAISE THE AGE LIMIT TO TWENTY-ONE. ON AUGUST 3, 2012, GOV. CORBETT SIGNED HB 1960 IN A CEREMONY HELD AT THE CHILDREN'S HOME. CHILD'S WAY OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE OR SUPPLEMENT TO IN-HOME NURSING AND THERAPY CARE FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN. LICENSED AS THE FIRST PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTER IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, THIS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO FILL A GAP IN SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. OVER SEVERAL YEARS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING, CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND PRUDENT FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FAMILIES HAD NO ALTERNATIVE TO HOME CARE FOR THEIR MEDICALLY FRAGILE CHILDREN. THIS LEFT FAMILIES IN NEED WITHOUT AN INCOME OR AN ABILITY TO RETURN TO WORK BECAUSE THEY HAD TO STAY AT HOME TO CARE FOR THEIR MEDICALLY NEEDY CHILDREN. CHILD'S WAY OPENED ITS DOORS IN MAY OF 1998 AND HAS NOW SERVED OVER 484 CHILDREN.ON A DAILY BASIS, CHILD'S WAY PROVIDES DAYTIME NURSING CARE (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6:30 AM TO 5:30 PM), CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THERAPY SERVICES, EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, AND HIGH STAFF TO PATIENT RATIO (1:3). IN ADDITION, CHILD'S WAY OFFERS SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: WOUND CARE, FEEDING THERAPY, BLOOD DRAWS FROM PERIPHERAL OR CENTRAL LINES, OSTOMY CARE, TRACHEOTOMY CARE, GLUCOSE MONITORING, AND GASTROSTOMY FEEDINGS.CHILD'S WAY WAS AWARDED THE TOP DESIGNATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS. THE CHILDREN'S HOME JOINS A PREMIERE GROUP OF CHILDCARE PROGRAMS WITHIN PITTSBURGH THAT MAINTAIN THIS HIGHEST RATING, OR 4 OUT OF 4 KEYSTONE STARS. THE KEYSTONE STARS PROGRAM IS AN INITIATIVE FOR QUALITY CHILDCARE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND PROVIDES STAFF TRAINING ANNUALLY TO ENSURE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHILD'S WAY IS A SUPPLEMENTAL HEAD START PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SERVING 2 CHILDREN DAILY. OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF HAVE ACCESS TO MORE MATERIALS AND TRAININGS THAT BETTER THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN. CHILD'S WAY ALSO OPENED UP TO HOSTING NURSING STUDENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY SENT 8 STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DAILY NURSING ACTIVITIES IN THIS PROGRAM PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE AN ALTERNATIVE TO HOME HEALTH NURSING.

    Expenses $2,165,063 · Revenue $1,774,900

  • ADOPTION & PERMANENCY FOR MORE THAN 130 YEARS, THE CHILDREN'S HOME HAS BEEN RESPECTED IN THE COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THE QUALITY OF WORK IN ADOPTION. MORE THAN 7,000 INFANTS AND CHILDREN HAVE BEEN PLACED WITH FAMILIES THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S HOME. THE ADOPTION PROGRAM PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, BIRTH FAMILIES, AND ADOPTED CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THE SUCCESS IS BASED ON A BELIEF THAT ADOPTION IS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT, BUT A LIFELONG JOURNEY. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A LIFETIME OF SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH A STAFF OF EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. THE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY THE CHILDREN'S HOME INCLUDE INFANT PLACEMENT SERVICES, WHICH CONSIST OF BIRTHPARENT COUNSELING SERVICES, ADOPTIVE FAMILY SERVICES AND TRANSITIONAL INFANT CARE; POST ADOPTION SERVICES; PRIVATE ADOPTION SERVICES; INFERTILITY COUNSELING; RESEARCH AND REUNION; COMMUNITY EDUCATION; ADOPTION FROM FOSTER CARE SERVICES; AND SERVICES PROVIDED FOR PENNSYLVANIA'S STATEWIDE ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY NETWORK (SWAN.)THE CHILDREN'S HOME IS ALSO A LEADER IN THE FIELD OF OPEN ADOPTION. WE BEGAN CONDUCTING OPEN ADOPTIONS OVER 28 YEARS AGO AND HAVE LEARNED MUCH FROM THE CLIENTS WE'VE SERVED AND FROM SPECIALIZED STAFF TRAINING. OPEN ADOPTION CAN BE A REWARDING, POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL INVOLVED - BIRTH FAMILIES, ADOPTIVE FAMILIES AND CHILD - WITH THE RIGHT SUPPORT.INFANT ADOPTION PROGRAM - THE INFANT ADOPTION PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:BIRTHPARENT COUNSELING SERVICES - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES PROVIDE BIRTHPARENTS WITH NONJUDGMENTAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE. IF THE BIRTHPARENTS CHOOSE ADOPTION, THE COUNSELORS ASSIST IN CREATING AN ADOPTION PLAN FOR THE BABY. COUNSELING AND GROUP SUPPORT IS PROVIDED DURING AND AFTER THE PREGNANCY. ADOPTIVE FAMILY SERVICES - ADOPTIVE PARENTS ARE OFFERED SUPPORT, COUNSELING AND EDUCATION. A THOROUGH ORIENTATION IS CONDUCTED FOLLOWED BY AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE COMPLETION OF A FAMILY STUDY AS REQUIRED BY PENNSYLVANIA LAW. A FAMILY IS THEN SUPPORTED THROUGH THEIR WAIT TIME, PLACEMENT AND FINALIZATION.TRANSITIONAL INFANT CARE - SHORT-TERM FOSTER CARE IS AVAILABLE FOR BABIES OF BIRTHPARENTS WHO NEED TIME TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT ADOPTION. TRANSITIONAL INFANT FOSTER FAMILIES ARE CAREFULLY SELECTED, APPROVED AND SPECIALLY TRAINED BY STAFF OF THE ADOPTION PROGRAM. THEY ARE SUPPORTED DURING AND AFTER THEIR TIME CARING FOR AN INFANT AND HELP TRANSITION INFANTS TO THEIR PERMANENT ADOPTIVE HOMES.POST-ADOPTION SERVICES - INFORMATION, EDUCATION, CONSULTATION AND SHORT-TERM COUNSELING ARE PROVIDED FOR INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH ADOPTION-RELATED ISSUES. A VARIETY OF ADOPTIVE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS ARE ALSO OFFERED.ADDITIONAL SERVICES - IN ADDITION TO THE INFANT PLACEMENT SERVICES AND POST-ADOPTION SERVICES, THE CHILDREN'S HOME PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL SERVICES:PRIVATE ADOPTION COUNSELING SERVICES - WE OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED, SHORT-TERM COUNSELING SERVICES FOR BIRTHPARENTS IN PRIVATE ADOPTIONS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF AN ATTORNEY, AT THE REQUEST OF THE BIRTHPARENT OR THE PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS, AND/OR IN FULFILLMENT OF A LEGAL REQUIREMENT BY THE STATE IN WHICH THE ADOPTION IS TO OCCUR.INFERTILITY COUNSELING - INFERTILITY-RELATED COUNSELING IS AVAILABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE TESTING AND TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY. THE CHILDREN'S HOME SUPPORTS THEM AS THEY COPE WITH RELATED ISSUES INCLUDING SEXUALITY, MARITAL CONFLICT, COMMUNICATING WITH FRIENDS ABOUT INFERTILITY, AND PERHAPS THE POSSIBILITY OF ADOPTION. SERVICES RANGE FROM SINGLE CONSULTATIONS TO ONGOING SUPPORT. AN INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP IS ALSO OFFERED ON A MONTHLY BASIS.RESEARCH AND REUNION PROGRAM - THE RESEARCH AND REUNION PROGRAM PROVIDES RESEARCH SERVICES AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR ADOPTED PEOPLE WISHING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR BIRTHPARENTS. SERVICES RANGE FROM BASIC BIRTH HISTORY INFORMATION TO FULL SEARCHES OF SEALED COURT RECORDS (AFTER COURT APPROVAL). THE CHILDREN'S HOME OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO BIRTHPARENTS WHO WANT TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE CHILDREN THEY PLACED FOR ADOPTION AND FACILITATES REUNIONS.COMMUNITY EDUCATION - COMMUNITY ADOPTION EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, OFTEN WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEU'S), ARE SPONSORED BY THE CHILDREN'S HOME. THESE EVENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AGENCIES, AND INSTITUTIONS TO CONDUCT SEMINARS, TRAINING, AND CONSULTATION CONCERNING A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES SURROUNDING ADOPTION.SWAN PROGRAMTHE CHILDREN'S HOME OF PITTSBURGH OBTAINED A CONTRACT WITH THE STATEWIDE ADOPTION AND PERMANENCY NETWORK (SWAN) IN JULY OF 2012. THE MISSION OF SWAN IS TO HELP CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THE CUSTODY OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICE AGENCIES TO PREPARE FOR AND TO ACHIEVE PERMANENCY. THE ADOPTION PROGRAM PROVIDES SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES UNDER THE CONTRACT. CHILD PREPARATION UNITS OF SERVICE ARE SESSIONS WITH CHILDREN THAT HELP THEM TO UNDERSTAND THEIR HISTORIES AND WHY THEY CANNOT LIVE WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL PARENTS. THIS HELPS CHILDREN TO BE WELL ADJUSTED IN THEIR CURRENT PLACEMENTS AND PREPARE FOR A PERMANENT PLACEMENT. CHILD PROFILES ARE ANOTHER UNIT OF SERVICE WHICH INVOLVES THE SOCIAL WORKER GATHERING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH FOR EACH CHILD AND COMPILING THAT INFORMATION INTO A DOCUMENT. THE DOCUMENT IS THEN USED TO HELP A CHILD'S FAMILY BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CHILD'S HISTORY AND TO HELP EACH CHILD BE MATCHED WITH THE BEST FAMILY POSSIBLE. THE CHILDREN'S HOME ALSO TRAINS AND COMPLETES FAMILY PROFILES ON FAMILIES INTERESTED IN ADOPTING THROUGH THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND SUPPORTS THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS OF BEING MATCHED WITH A CHILD. AFTER MATCHES ARE FACILITATED, THE CHILDREN'S HOME PROVIDES FOSTER CARE SERVICES TO THE CHILD AND FAMILY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE PLACEMENT UNTIL FINALIZATION. POST PERMANENCY UNITS OF SERVICE ARE ALSO COMPLETED WITH FAMILIES WHO HAVE ALREADY ADOPTED THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S HOME. POST PERMANENCY UNITS OF SERVICE ALLOW THE CHILDREN'S HOME TO OFFER POST ADOPTION SUPPORT SERVICES TO ALL OF OUR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. ADDITIONAL SWAN SERVICES COMPLETED INCLUDE HELPING COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH AGENCIES DRAFT POST ADOPTION CONTACT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN BIRTH AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES, WORKING WITH CHILDREN TO IDENTIFY PERMANENT RESOURCES FOR THEM, AND SUPERVISING THE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD IN AN ADOPTIVE HOME AS REQUESTED BY A COUNTY AGENCY.OUTREACH AND ADOPTION EDUCATIONTHE ADOPTION DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EDUCATION TO SOCIAL WORKERS, MEDICAL STAFF AND CASE MANAGERS AT MANY HOSPITALS IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE HOSPITAL STAFF FIND IT BENEFICIAL TO LEARN HOW TO BETTER SERVE THEIR PATIENTS WHO ARE CONSIDERING AN ADOPTION PLAN. MANY DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR EXPERTISE TO COUNSEL THEM APPROPRIATELY THROUGH THE STAGES OF GRIEF AS THEY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LETTING GO OF THEIR CHILD. THE STAFF IS OFTEN RELIEVED WHEN THEY LEARN THAT THE CHILDREN'S HOME WILL HANDLE ALL OF THE LEGALITIES IN ADOPTION, AND THAT THE CHILDREN'S HOME OFFERS THE TRANSITIONAL INFANT CARE SERVICES AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO THE BIRTHPARENTS. THEY APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT WHEN THE CHILDREN'S HOME IS INVOLVED, THEIR PATIENT WILL BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST RESPECT AND DIGNITY AND THAT THE ADOPTION WILL BE HANDLED PROFESSIONALLY BY MASTER'S LEVEL COUNSELORS WHO ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 365 DAYS PER YEAR.HIGH SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA OCCASIONALLY CONTACT THE CHILDREN'S HOME TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THEIR HEALTH AND FAMILY EDUCATION CLASSES OR AT HEALTH FAIRS. STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED TO LEARN ABOUT THE DETAILS OF ADOPTION AS IT IS TODAY, AS MANY ARE TOUCHED BY ADOPTION IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. IT ALSO GIVES THEM KNOWLEDGE TO PASS ON TO FRIENDS WHO MAY EXPERIENCE AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND SCHOOL NURSES ALSO BENEFIT FROM ADOPTION EDUCATION BECAUSE THEY CAN BETTER ASSIST STUDENTS WHO MAY BECOME PREGNANT. FOR MANY STUDENTS WHO DO NOT FEEL AS IF THEY CAN PARENT A CHILD AND DO NOT WISH TO SEEK AN ABORTION, ADOPTION MAY BE THE ONLY REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR THEM. ONCE THEY UNDERSTAND ADOPTION, THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM.

    Expenses $1,553,458 · Revenue $932,506

  • PEDIATRIC VIEWTHE PEDIATRIC VEIW PROGRAM MOVED TO THE CHILDREN'S HOME IN FALL 2021 TO SERVE PATIENTS FROM OUR REGION, AS WELL AS AROUND THE WORLD, WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CORTICAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. CVI IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN ALL DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. INDIVIDUALS WITH CVI OFTEN HAVE EYES THAT FUNCTION NORMALLY, BUT THE MESSAGE THAT IS RECEIVED IN THE BRAIN FROM THE EYES IS NOT ABLE TO BE PROCESSED NORMALLY.DURING THE 30 YEARS THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE, IT HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED THE LIVES OF NEONATES AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH PREMATURE BIRTH, STROKE, GENETIC ABNORMALITIES, AND OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE RELATED TO NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTIONING. PEDIATRIC VIEW IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING OUR MISSION AND COMMITMENT TO: CVI AWARENESS CVI EARLY IDENTIFICATION CVI ADVOCACY CVI EDUCATION. WE HAVE SERVICED MORE THAN 280 CHILDREN SINCE RELOCATING TO THE CHILDREN'S HOME AND LEMIEUX FAMILY CENTER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021. WE HAVE HEARD REPEATED ACCOUNTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT CANNOT MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH CVI AND DEVELOPED A WAY TO COLLABORATIVELY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE THROUGH OUR SCHOOL SUPPORT SCALE. THE NEW SCALE ALLOWS PRACTITIONERS TO ASSESS A CHILD'S CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, REVIEW THE SCHOOL'S SELF-EVALUATION PROCESS, AND THEN EDUCATE SCHOOL STAFF TO MEET EACH CVI STUDENT'S NEEDS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE CONTRACTS WITH 8 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.WE ARE NOW FOCUSED ON EXPANDING THESE SERVICES AND USING THIS SCALE IN CHILD'S WAY, AS 44% OF THE CURRENT STUDENT ROSTER HAVE CONFIRMED MEDICAL DIAGNOSED ASSOCIATED AS RISK FACTORS FOR CVI, AND 20% OF THE CURRENT STUDENT ROSTER ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CVI.

    Expenses $517,892 · Revenue $118,608

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Theresa Heck

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Boughner

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Bass

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Ganung

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Betts

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ranny Ferguson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Landerman Goldberg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Kline

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Howard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claire McGee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Newlin Archinal

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Geil Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alissa A Meade

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara E Zawadzki MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Friedland MD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beverly Brown MD

    PRESIDENT OF MEDICAL STAFF/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $212,209
    From this org
    $187,445
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,764
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,445
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,760
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,004
    Filer's total
    $212,209
  • Stephanie Churchel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Place

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael McCarren

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marjorie Weiner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aditi Kinkhabwala

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julia Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela Keen

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $232,691
    From this org
    $232,276
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $415
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,276
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $415
    Filer's total
    $232,691
  • Kimberly Phillips

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $169,627
    From this org
    $146,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,460
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,167
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,526
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,934
    Filer's total
    $169,627
  • Patricia Harris

    NURSE PRACTIONER

    Total calculated
    $171,408
    From this org
    $162,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,157
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,782
    Bonus
    $33,469
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,462
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,695
    Filer's total
    $171,408
  • Courtney Talik

    CRNP

    Total calculated
    $125,335
    From this org
    $114,654
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,681
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stacy Schesler

    COO

    Total calculated
    $149,784
    From this org
    $126,437
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,347
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lisa Giles

    CRNP

    Total calculated
    $114,510
    From this org
    $110,268
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,242
    Hours/week
    40
  • Denise Bergey

    RN CLINICAL LEADER

    Total calculated
    $114,241
    From this org
    $105,552
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,689
    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. 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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
2022
Filed
16 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401239349300740

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