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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EMBRACE FAMILIES FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,917,591
Total expenses
$133,289
Contributions and grants received
$2,852,479
Grants paid
$15,060
Program service revenue
$65,000
Investment income
$112
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,435,723
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,251,063
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,184,660
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$88,916
Management and general expenses
$34,288
Fundraising expenses
$10,085
Program service expenses (Part III)
$88,916

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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,852,479

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $65,000 · related or exempt $65,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $112 · excluded $112

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $15,060 · program services $15,060

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $100,846 · program services $56,473 · management and general $34,288 · fundraising $10,085

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $12,319 · program services $12,319

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER DIRECT EXPENSES

    total $5,064 · program services $5,064

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,616,315 · end of year $4,430,448

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,979

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,275 · end of year $5,275

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,138 · end of year $17,930

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,209,073 · end of year $1,233,133

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $400,358 · end of year $3,184,660

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF EMBRACE FAMILIES FOUNDATION IS TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM, OR WHO HAVE TRANSITIONED OUT OF THAT SYSTEM; AND TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO GET AHEAD OF CHALLENGES THAT BRING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES INTO DEPENDENCY. CONTRIBUTIONS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION WORK OF 501C3 ORGANIZATIONS SERVING CENTRAL FLORIDA'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM OF CARE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORTING SERVICES TO ENHANCE MISSION WORK TO SUPPORT SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES.

  • IN JUNE 2024, PROCEEDS FROM THE FOUNDATION'S PRIOR YEAR FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN FULL TO IT'S PREVIOUSLY AFFILIATED AGENCIES: EMBRACE FAMILIES SOLUTIONS (NOW RISE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS) AND EMBRACE FAMILIES CBC CENTRAL FLORIDA (NOW DISSOLVED). IN FY 2024-25, FOLLOWING THE DISSOLUTION AND SPIN OFF ON ITS ONCE-AFFILIATED AGENCIES, EF FOUNDATION CEASED PROACTIVE FUNDRAISING OPERATIONS AND WORKED TO CONSOLIDATE REMAINING RESOURCES. WHILE CONTINUING TO OPERATE A DONOR DIRECTED GRANT FUND ON BEHALF OF THAT FUND'S CONTRIBUTING PARTNERS, EF FOUNDATION HAS INITIATED EFFORTS TO INVEST AND ENDOW REMAINING NON-OBLIGATED FUNDS TO FULFILL THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSE ON AN ONGOING BASIS: TO SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM; AND TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO GET AHEAD OF CHALLENGES THAT BRING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES INTO THE SYSTEM.

    Expenses $67,489 · Grants $15,060

  • THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING SERVICES. THIS WORK INCREASES PARTICIPATION IN ADDRESSING BROAD COMMUNITY ISSUES AND BUILDS AWARENESS OF THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM, AS WELL AS CHALLENGES THAT BRING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES INTO DEPENDENCY.

    Expenses $20,865

  • EMBRACE FAMILIES FOUNDATION'S FUND MANAGEMENT AND GRANT MAKING PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO EXECUTE A DONOR'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT. EMBRACE FAMILIES FOUNDATION MANAGES AND MAINTAINS THE FUNDS AND GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE CHILD WELFARE SPECIAL PLAN REINVESTMENT FUND TO BENEFIT AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM OF CARE THROUGHOUT FLORIDA THROUGH GRANT MAKING.

    Expenses $562

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Meyer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liefke Meyers

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Smith

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yilda Spoor

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Owen Wentworth

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

  • DONATIONS

    $15,060

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
9 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202512829349300421

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