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← WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES.

Totals

Total revenue
$47,315,306
Total expenses
$48,120,227
Contributions and grants received
$45,731,938
Grants paid
$3,697,243
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,414,888
Other revenue
$168,480
Total assets, end of year
$60,686,743
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,417,905
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$53,268,838
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$40,394,823
Management and general expenses
$5,657,309
Fundraising expenses
$2,068,095
Program service expenses (Part III)
$40,394,823

Program services were 83.9% 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)

    $41,309,528

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,422,410

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $260,811

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,392,643 · excluded $1,392,643

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,486,971 · other assets $15,500

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

    securities $6,480,226 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,745 · other assets $15,500

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $22,245 · excluded $22,245

  • 11a · Other revenue: Cell Tower income

    total $114,557 · excluded $114,557

  • 11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous income

    total $53,923 · excluded $53,923

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $168,480

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,697,243 · program services $3,697,243

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $971,685 · program services $812,223 · management and general $121,661 · fundraising $37,801

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $23,929,325 · program services $20,022,848 · management and general $2,982,487 · fundraising $923,990

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $43,138 · program services $35,757 · management and general $5,601 · fundraising $1,780

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,974,219 · program services $3,294,261 · management and general $516,003 · fundraising $163,955

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,736,706 · program services $1,518,411 · management and general $159,318 · fundraising $58,977

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $782,219 · program services $601,627 · management and general $136,758 · fundraising $43,834

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,500 · management and general $60,500

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $20,000 · fundraising $20,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $98,263 · management and general $98,263

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,377,744 · program services $1,831,302 · management and general $414,269 · fundraising $132,173

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $291,998 · program services $2,819 · management and general $2,266 · fundraising $286,913

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,903,083 · program services $1,582,621 · management and general $113,167 · fundraising $207,295

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $573,133 · program services $440,813 · management and general $100,203 · fundraising $32,117

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,947,268 · program services $2,444,376 · management and general $419,381 · fundraising $83,511

  • 17 · Travel

    total $766,436 · program services $688,597 · management and general $72,026 · fundraising $5,813

  • 20 · Interest

    total $595 · management and general $595

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $770,334 · program services $604,185 · management and general $163,543 · fundraising $2,606

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $534,862 · program services $462,466 · management and general $54,944 · fundraising $17,452

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bad debt

    total $1,144,483 · program services $1,144,483

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues & subscriptions

    total $495,984 · program services $311,340 · management and general $157,893 · fundraising $26,751

  • 24c · Other expenses: Contract food services

    total $297,008 · program services $295,097 · management and general $1,785 · fundraising $126

  • 24d · Other expenses: In-kind materials

    total $257,299 · program services $257,299

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $446,702 · program services $347,055 · management and general $76,646 · fundraising $23,001

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,043,120 · end of year $863,471

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $682,891 · end of year $213,243

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $438,698 · end of year $437,275

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,780,027 · end of year $5,476,399

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $437,523 · end of year $290,178

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

    $34,611,439

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

    $20,849,970

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,032,146 · end of year $13,761,469

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $28,772,895 · end of year $30,083,664

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,255,537 · end of year $9,561,044

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,881,785 · end of year $6,605,626

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $812,279

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,807,294 · end of year $52,636,685

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $753,758 · end of year $632,153

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Wayfinder's mission is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn. Founded in 1953 as the Foundation for the Junior Blind, Wayfinder now is a human services agency with expertise in child welfare, mental health, visual impairment and multiple disabilities. We offer all services at no cost to our clients, most of whom are low-income people of color.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Wayfinder's mission is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn.

  • Foster Care and Adoption: Wayfinder's statewide Foster Care and Adoption programs match children and youth who have been displaced from their homes due to abuse or neglect with families that can provide safe, caring homes. Wayfinder recruits, trains and certifies resource (foster) families, some of whom ultimately adopt the children they foster. Also, Wayfinder offers therapeutic adoption support that includes case management, mental health therapy and mentoring to children and their adoptive families during and after adoption to promote stability and permanency.

    Expenses $16,976,943 · Grants $3,697,243

  • Temporary Shelter Care Program, also known as The Cottage, is a 10-day shelter on our Los Angeles campus for children, ages 0 through 17, who have just been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. These children need temporary refuge until they can be placed with family members or foster families. Our professional staff stabilize children in crisis so they are ready to transition into placement. Wayfinder is one of only four agencies selected by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services to provide this service - and the only one that accepts infants and toddlers.

    Expenses $5,390,720

  • Group Homes for Children and Adults: Wayfinder operates five Group Homes in single-family homes, each housing up to six children or six young adults with multiple disabilities. Residents receive round-the-clock care. All group homes are conveniently located in the South Los Angeles neighborhood near the Wayfinder campus so that young residents can attend the Special Education School, use Wayfinder's recreational facilities or receive care from the 24-hour medical center.

    Expenses $5,762,470

  • Mental Health Services: Wayfinder offers therapy to children, youth, adults and families in our programs, including traumatized foster youth in The Cottage. Wayfinder remains one of only a handful of organizations in the state that offers mental health services to people with disabilities. Our counselors help clients build skills to cope with vision loss, traumatic experiences, unstable environments, abuse, neglect and more. Wayfinder's community mental health program assist residents in need in Los Angeles, Butte and Shasta counties. Our mental health care in the community is focused on preventative services to help build resilient individuals and families.

    Expenses $4,188,563

  • Transition Services: Wayfinder's Transition Services enable teenagers and young adults who are blind or visually impaired to explore careers and successfully transition to independent living, college or the workforce. The program offers virtual trainings, quarterly weekend workshops, and a four-week, in-person summer program in classrooms and dorms on the Cal State Los Angeles campus to increase workforce readiness and academic preparation.

    Expenses $130,306

  • Camp and Recreation: Camp Bloomfield provides children and youth who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled with memorable experiences in the outdoors. The camp program offers activities adapted for children of all ages and abilities that develop self-esteem and build independence. Also, Wayfinder offers sports, recreation and outdoor adventures that are adapted for child and teens with disabilities.

    Expenses $929,468

  • Adult Services: Davidson Program for Independence on Wayfinder's Los Angeles campus and the Hatlen Center for the Blind in San Pablo in Northern California are comprehensive residential rehabilitation programs for adults ages 18 and older who are blind or visually impaired, many with recent vision loss. Participants learn assistive technology, orientation and mobility (white cane and safe travel), braille, and independent living skills so they can successfully transition to education or employment and enjoy productive, fulfilling lives.

  • Strategic Initiatives: Initiative funds are used as seed funds for new programs or for the expansion of existing program. This year, initiative funds supported merger integration work, statewide impact efforts, data driven technology enhancements, and research of new funding opportunities.

  • Special Education School: Wayfinder's Special Education School offers children and youth, ages 5 to 22, who have multiple disabilities, including vision loss, a safe, positive environment for learning and growth. In the least restrictive environment in our state-certified, non-public school, teachers develop students' communication, mobility and independent living skills.

    Expenses $1,626,632

  • Child Development Services: Wayfinder's statewide Child Development Services provide in-home early intervention services to children with vision loss or multiple disabilities, ages birth to 6. Young children maximize any vision they have and reduce developmental delays. Parents learn to provide their child with therapeutic stimulation and to advocate for their child's education and care.

    Expenses $887,061

  • Public Education Program: Through public education, Wayfinder informs and educates students, families and professionals about important issues surrounding disabilities and child welfare.

    Expenses $579,036

  • Kinship Support Services Program: Wayfinder provides Kinship Support for grandparents and other relatives who step up to raise children so they avoid the trauma of separation from their birth family. The program also assists kinship families that form voluntarily, without the assistance of a child welfare agency. Our program offers counseling, assistance with basic needs, support groups and workshops, respite resources and more. Kinship families are more stable, and children maintain their family connections, which produces better long-term outcomes. Our Family Finding services search exhaustively for relatives or people close to children in foster care so they can establish supportive connections. "Upfront family finding" strives to locate relatives or family friends soon after a child is removed from the home, rather than the older model of finding connections when a youth is in danger of leaving foster care without family connections. Upfront family finding increases the likelihood of permanency for a child with a family member or maintains connections to siblings and extended family. Other small programs include Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Child and Family Development provide counseling and support services to prevent at-risk children from entering foster care. Parents whose children are in foster care receive Supervised Visitation and Coaching services to strengthen parenting and sustain family ties.

    Expenses $3,923,624

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Elworth AE Williams

    Chair of Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Myerson Dean

    Vice Chair of Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erica Fernandez

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Glenn A Sonnenberg

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott M Farkas Esq

    Immediate Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harold A Davidson DBA

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy E Ford Esq

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert D Held

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve L Hernandez Esq

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard L Kaplan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan I Macy MD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Nicolaus

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stevie Wonder

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Miki Jordan

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $552,221
    From this org
    $478,061
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $74,160
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $478,061
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,128
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,032
    Filer's total
    $552,221

  • Jay Allen

    President/Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $340,452
    From this org
    $308,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,056
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,396
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,056
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $340,452

  • Blythe Maling

    Senior VP & Chief Develop. Officer

    Total calculated
    $302,986
    From this org
    $262,221
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,765
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $262,221
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,568
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,197
    Filer's total
    $302,986

  • Karen Alvord

    Executive VP & Chief Impact Officer

    Total calculated
    $317,073
    From this org
    $272,669
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,404
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,669
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $29,311
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,093
    Filer's total
    $317,073

  • Donna Roberts

    VP Business & Strategic Develop.

    Total calculated
    $251,607
    From this org
    $204,668
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,939
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,668
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,742
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,197
    Filer's total
    $251,607

  • Fernando Almodovar

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $280,113
    From this org
    $239,459
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,654
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $239,459
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,362
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,292
    Filer's total
    $280,113

  • Carmen Garcia

    Chief People Officer

    Total calculated
    $225,172
    From this org
    $194,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,287
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,885
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,210
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,077
    Filer's total
    $225,172

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 4b
The following participated in a 457(b)Plan: Miki Jordan Emenhiser - $20,500 Jay Allen - $20,500 Blythe C. Maling - $12,669 Karen Alvord - $20,500 Donna Roberts - $20,500 Carmen Garcia - $9,369 Jesus Fernando Almodovar - $12,264

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
1 December 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303359349300830

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