Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$43,201,922

Total expenses

$43,018,766

Contributions and grants received

$2,572,803

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$36,995,252

Investment income

$1,685,716

Other revenue

$1,948,151

Total assets, end of year

$86,024,479

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,254,580

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$81,769,899

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$35,037,441

Management and general expenses

$7,267,681

Fundraising expenses

$713,644

Program service expenses (Part III)

$35,037,441

Program services were 81.4% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• LUMCFS OPERATES THREE METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOMES WHICH ARE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED IN THE BOOTSTRAP, HEEL AND TOE OF LOUISIANA'S BOOT-SHAPED GEOGRAPHY. LOUISIANA METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME (LMCH) IN RUSTON, LOUISIANA PROVIDES CARE FOR UP TO 96 BOYS AND GIRLS FROM ACROSS THE STATE WHOSE BEHAVIORAL NEEDS REQUIRE COMPREHENSIVE, INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA IS A 28-BED PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY. METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA CARE FOR 32 CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL CARE.OUR THREE METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOMES ARE INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION AND ARE LICENSED BY LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AS PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. WE PROVIDE THE MOST INTENSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC RESIDENTIAL CARE AVAILABLE TO LOUISIANA'S CHILDREN. LUMCFS RECEIVE REQUESTS FOR CARE FROM THROUGHOUT LA FROM PARENTS, MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, CUSTODIAL STATE AGENCIES INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE, AND THE LA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,CLERGY AND FROM HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.DURING 2023, LUMCFS PROVIDED 44,476 DAYS OF RESIDENTIAL CARE TO 370 CHILDREN WHO RECEIVED CARE IN OUR THREE CHILDREN'S HOMES. THESE ARE CHILDREN FOR WHOM APPROPRIATE CARE WAS UNAVAILABLE IN OTHER TREATMENT PROGRAMS. OUR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES ARE FAMILY-ORIENTED PROGRAMS WHICH HELP CHILDREN RETURN HOME WHEN POSSIBLE.

  Expenses $24,317,392 · Revenue $29,599,023

• METHODIST FOSTER CARE IS LOUISIANA'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS). THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE IS A FAMILY-BASED SERVICE WHICH ALLOWS CHILDREN TO LIVE IN A FOSTER HOME WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED PARENTS WHILE RECEIVING INTENSIVE TREATMENT FROM COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THEIR EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS. METHODIST FOSTER CARE OPERATES STATEWIDE OUT OF FIVE REGIONAL OFFICES LOCATED IN NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH LOUISIANA. REGIONAL METHODIST FOSTER CARE STAFF MEMBERS RECRUIT, TRAIN, CERTIFY AND SUPPORT THE FOSTER FAMILIES WHO PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE.EACH YEAR ABOUT 8,000 CHILDREN ENTER LOUISIANA'S FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AFTER A JUDGE DETERMINES THEY ARE UNABLE TO LIVE WITH THEIR PARENTS FOR REASONS OF PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT. ON ANY GIVEN DAY THERE ARE ABOUT 4,700 LOUISIANA CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE FOSTER CARE SERVICES BUT HAS ABOUT 2,000 FOSTER HOMES. LOUISIANA IS SHORT 100'S OF FOSTER HOMES. METHODIST FOSTER CARE IS WORKING TO FILL THE GAP FOR THE CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT NEEDS.DURING 2023, MFC CONTINUED GROWTH INTO ALL REGIONS OF LA WITH FOCUSED EMPHASES ON SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST LA. MFC CONTINUED TO INCREASE CENSUS THROUGH INTENTIONAL RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. MFC CONTINUES DEVELOPING POOLS OF SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC FOSTER HOMES WHO WILL CARE FOR GROUPS OF CHILDREN FOR WHOM DCFS FINDS IT DIFFICULT TO SECURE TFC SERVICES.METHODIST FOSTER CARE CONTINUES IMPLEMENTING TWO EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT MODELS: TRAUMA-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTIONS (TBRI) AND THE QUALITY PARENTING INITIATIVE (QPI). IN ADDITION, METHODIST FOSTER CARE IS PROGRESSING STEADILY IN BUILDING ITS STATEWIDE NETWORK THERAPEUTIC FOSTER FAMILIES, RECRUITING, TRAINING, CERTIFYING AND MAINTAINING TFC FAMILIES THROUGHOUT LOUISIANA. MFC CONTINUES EXPANSION BY ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL REGIONAL OFFICES FOR NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST, AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. ULTIMATELY, METHODIST FOSTER CARE WISHES TO HAVE THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE DAILY NEEDS OF 250 CHILDREN.

  Expenses $6,946,152 · Revenue $6,461,854

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $1,301,782 · Revenue $503,536

• LIFE SKILLS TRAINING CENTER: WITH REGIONAL LIFE SKILLS TRAINING CENTERS IN THE MONROE, COVINGTON, LAFAYETTE, AND LAKE CHARLES REGIONS, IN 2023 THE FOUR LIFE SKILLS TRAINING CENTERS IN LOUISIANA SERVED ALMOST 500 CHILDREN IN THE STATE'S CUSTODY. CHILDREN AGES 14-17 IN THE CARE OF OUR THREE METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOMES, CHILDREN RESIDING IN THE CARE OF OTHER LA CHILD CARE AGENCIES, AND CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS PROGRAM (ILSP) OF OUR LIFE SKILLS TRAINING CENTERS. THE ILSP CLASSES ARE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE CHILDREN ABOUT SUBJECTS SUCH AS GOAL SETTING, JOB AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, COOKING, POSITIVE PEER RELATIONSHIPS, SEX EDUCATION, MONEY MANAGEMENT, SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION, SELF-CARE, AND MANY OTHER SUBJECTS RELATED TO LIVING INDEPENDENTLY. WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-26 WHO ARE FORMER PARTICIPANTS IN LOUISIANA'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE ASSISTANCE IN FINDING HOUSING, GUIDANCE IN ENROLLING IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; SUPPORT IN FINDING AND SECURING EMPLOYMENT; HELP WHEN ATTENDING COURT; AND CREATING CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. OUR CASE MANAGEMENT STAFF PROVIDES ACTIVE MENTORING AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. THEFAMILY COUNSELING CENTER IS THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTPATIENT COUNSELING PROGRAM LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS OF LOUISIANA METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME IN RUSTON, LA. DURING 2023 FCC SERVED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NORTH LOUISIANA AND PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES TO OVER 2,000 INDIVIDUALS. THE FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER MEETS THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES IN NORTH LA IN A VARIETY OF SPECIALTY AREAS WHICH INCLUDE CHILDREN'S SERVICES, TRAUMA RECOVERY, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY ISSUES. IT HAS BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE LARGER COMMUNITY WORKING FROM A SYSTEMATIC VIEW OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND RESOURCES. WE BELIEVE PARTNERING WITH A PURPOSE ACROSS A DIVERSE SPECTRUM OF PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX ARRAY OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. DURING 2023 FCC CONTINUED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE NORTH-CENTRAL LA COMMUNITY TO HELP STRENGTHEN THESE COLLABORATIVE BONDS.OWL EQUINE CENTER PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM OFFERS THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP CLASSES AND THERAPEUTIC RIDING LESSONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. LOCATED ON THE 800-ACRE OWL CENTER CAMPUS, OWL EQUINE CENTER HAS TWO PATH CERTIFIED EQUINE INSTRUCTORS AND PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC RIDING LESSONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HANDICAPS AND THERAPEUDIC HORSEMANSHIP CLASSES FOR YOUTH FROM THE COMMUNITY.OUTDOOR WILDERNESS LEARNING CENTER: THE OWL CENTER IS AN 800-ACRE EXPERIENTIAL CAMPUS IN NORTH CENTRAL LA WHICH SERVED OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS IN 2023 THROUGH A VARIETY OF THERAPEUTIC, RECREATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE OWL CENTER FEATURES EQUINE FACILITIES; A LARGE, MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS FIELD; A PAVILION; A CHALLENGE COURSE WITH LOW AND HIGH ELEMENTS; AND CAMPING FACILITIES WITH CABINS, SHOWERS AND RESTROOM FACILITIES, KITCHEN AND STORAGE, AND A BUNKHOUSE FOR LARGE GROUPS.THE MOST IMPORTANT FACILITY AT THE OWL CENTER IS THE FAMILY LODGE WHERE FAMILIES OF LMCH RESIDENTS CAN STAY AT NO CHARGE TO VISIT THEIR CHILD AND PARTICIPATE IN TREATMENT.

  Expenses $2,472,115 · Revenue $459,625

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

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. 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

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

2023

Filed

5 August 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202432199349300428

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