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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHRIS CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$307,233
Total expenses
$202,790
Contributions and grants received
$297,446
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$12,045
Investment income
$3,954
Other revenue
-$6,212
Total assets, end of year
$233,019
Total liabilities, end of year
$63,858
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$169,161
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$135,195
Management and general expenses
$8,074
Fundraising expenses
$59,521
Program service expenses (Part III)
$135,195

Program services were 66.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $31,914

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $265,532

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $708

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $12,045 · related or exempt $12,045

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,954 · excluded $3,954

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,439

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

    $31,914

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $13,651

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$6,212 · excluded -$6,212

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $75,000 · program services $45,000 · management and general $7,500 · fundraising $22,500

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,738 · program services $3,443 · management and general $574 · fundraising $1,721

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $35,300 · fundraising $35,300

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,309 · program services $5,309

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $21,819 · program services $21,819

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,452 · program services $7,452

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,521 · program services $1,521

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,943 · program services $3,943

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $34,000 · program services $34,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: STRATEGIC PLANNING CONS

    total $12,000 · program services $12,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: IN KIND

    total $708 · program services $708

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $150,142 · end of year $72,216

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $153,682

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,121 · end of year $7,121

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,420 · end of year $4,969

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $89,125 · end of year $58,889

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $64,718 · end of year $169,161

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE MENTAL WELLNESS FOR TEENS AND PRE-TEENS IN GREATER INDIANAPOLIS THROUGH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES WITH NATURE AND THE HEALING POWER OF HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

IMPROVE MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH NATURE AND THE HEALING POWER OF HUMAN-ANIMAL INTERACTION.

  • THE PAWS WELLNESS SUPPORT PROGRAM IS A RESEARCH-INFORMED PROGRAM THAT BRINGS REGISTERED HANDLER-DOG TEAMS INTO SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE MENTAL WELLNESS, FOSTER CONNECTION, AND BUILD RESILIENCE. IN 2024, WE PARTNERED WITH 7 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AS WELL AS SEVERAL YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO SERVE OVER 600 STUDENTS, 450 EDUCATORS & YOUTH WORKERS. OUR 28 VOLUNTEER HANDLER-DOG TEAMS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 6000 STUDENT-DOG INTERACTIONS AND 2000 ADULT-DOG INTERACTIONS.

    Expenses $135,195 · Revenue $1,145

  • MINDFUL ARTS PROGRAM - THE CHRIS CENTER'S MINDFUL ARTS PROGRAM PROMOTES YOUTH MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH NATURE-BASED ARTMAKING. DEVELOPED AND FACILITATED BY A LICENSED COUNSELOR AND ART THERAPIST, WE OFFERED TWO 6-WEEK SESSIONS AT EACH OF TWO PARTNER SCHOOLS IN 2024. STUDENTS REPORTED IMPROVED MOOD, REDUCED STRESS, STRONGER PEER CONNECTION, AND GREATER CONFIDENCE IN CREATIVE EXPRESSION.

    Revenue $7,309

  • ALPACA-ASSISTED WELLNESS PROGRAM - THE CHRIS CENTER'S ALPACA-ASSISTED WELLNESS PROGRAM SUPPORTS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH NATURE EXPLORATION AND HUMAN-ANIMAL CONNECTION. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE PROGRAM ENGAGES TEENS AND PRE-TEENS IN GUIDED ACTIVITIES AT STONE FARMLED BY A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND CERTIFIED EQUINE SPECIALISTTO BUILD MINDFULNESS, REDUCE STRESS, AND FOSTER EMPATHY AND CONNECTION. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM SERVED OVER 50 STUDENTS THROUGH FIELD TRIPS AND SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCES.

    Revenue $3,591

  • PARENT EDUCATION SERIES - THE CHRIS CENTER'S PARENT EDUCATION SERIES OFFERS EXPERT-LED LECTURES ON KEY ADOLESCENT WELLNESS TOPICS SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH, NEURODIVERSITY, CHILDHOOD ANXIETY, AND PARENT-TEEN COMMUNICATION. PRESENTED BY BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, THE SERIES EQUIPS CAREGIVERS WITH INSIGHTS AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT YOUTH WELLBEING. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CARMEL CLAY PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SERVED APPROXIMATELY 80 PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • LESLIE OLECK

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNEMARIE SUAREZ-DAVIS

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE WARNER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRISTIN RICKETTS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LACEY ARMSTRONG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAULA GOLDBERG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAY PASHOS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIRIAM POSLUSZNY

    BOARD MEMBER (THRU 10/01/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDRA MOREIRA

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $75,000
    From this org
    $75,000
    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
5 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513119349300016

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