Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$705,591

Total expenses

$535,166

Contributions and grants received

$358,524

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$128,275

Investment income

$218,792

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$3,951,935

Total liabilities, end of year

$13,053

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,938,882

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$283,895

Management and general expenses

$202,957

Fundraising expenses

$48,314

Program service expenses (Part III)

$283,895

Program services were 53.0% 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 · 2024

• HEALTHY FAMILIES MASSACHUSETTS (HFM):HEALTHY FAMILIES IS A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED EVIDENCE-BASED STATEWIDE NEWBORN HOME VISITING PROGRAM FOR FIRST-TIME PARENTS AGES 23 AND UNDER. THE EVALUATION COMPONENT OF THE HFM PROGRAM, CONDUCTED BY TUFTS UNIVERSITY, IS FUNDED, IN PART, BY CHILDREN'S TRUST. A RIGOROUS RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL (RCT) CONDUCTED BY TUFTS SHOWS THAT THE PROGRAM IS LOWERING PARENTS' RISKY BEHAVIORS, CHILDREN'S EXPOSURE TO TRAUMATIC EVENTS, AND SECOND REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE PROGRAM ALSO LOWERS PARTICIPANT'S PARENTING STRESS AND SHOWS BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE PARENTS AND BABIES. HFM ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AMONG PARTICIPANTS AND PROMOTES CO-PARENTING RELATIONSHIPS THAT ACTIVELY INVOLVE FATHERS. PARENTS ENROLLED IN THE HFM PROGRAM HAVE ACCESS TO STRONGER CONNECTIONS TO OTHER FIRST-TIME PARENTS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, HEALTHY FAMILIES MASSACHUSETTS PROGRAMS COMPLETED PLAN DO STUDY ACT CYCLES (PDSAS) TO TEST NEW PROGRAM STRATEGIES TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE ACROSS FOUR CHILDREN'S TRUST PROGRAM PERFORMANCE MEASURES. NOTABLE AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT INCLUDE: -HFM PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE LONG-TERM SERVICES WITH A MINIMUM OF 15 MONTHS OF SERVICE AT DISCHARGE: 13% INCREASE BETWEEN FY24 AND FY25.-HFM PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE AT LEAST 5 HOME VISITS BEFORE DISCHARGE: 10% INCREASE BETWEEN FY24 AND FY25.-HFM PAANTS GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM BASED ON THE CHILD'S AGE: 9% INCREASE BETWEEN FY24 AND FY25.-HFM PROGRAMS DOCUMENTED CHEERS IN AT LEAST TWO DOMAINS AT EACH VISIT AFTER THE FIRST TRIMESTER: 6% INCREASE BETWEEN FY24 AND FY25.

  Expenses $53,906 · Revenue $42,758

• CSAP:THE CHILDREN'S TRUST OF MASSACHUSETTS LEADS THE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION (CSAP) PROGRAM TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES, YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND SCHOOLS WITH EVIDENCE-BASED, ADULT-FOCUSED STRATEGIES. THIS PROGRAM: (I) BUILDS LOCAL COALITIONS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING CHILDREN AND PREVENTING ABUSE; (II) RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND CERTIFIES VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER FREE, ACCESSIBLE PREVENTION EDUCATION FOR PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONALS; AND (III) STRENGTHENS PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN BY ENHANCING EMPLOYEE SCREENING PRACTICES, CREATING CLEAR CODES OF CONDUCT, DESIGNING SAFER PHYSICAL SPACES, ADDRESSING AND REPORTING CONCERNING BEHAVIORS, AND PROVIDING STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TRAINING TO PREVENT ABUSE BY ADULTS AND BETWEEN CHILDREN. THESE EFFORTS AIM TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN MASSACHUSETTS CAN GROW UP SAFE AND SUPPORTED.IN FY25, THE CHILDREN'S TRUST OF MASSACHUSETTS' CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION (CSAP) PROGRAMTRAINED 1,063 ATTENDEES, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND PREVENT ABUSE. OUR ONLINE RESOURCES REACHED 115,094 TOTAL USERS, 27,573 OF THEM IN MASSACHUSETTS, GENERATING OVER 6,000 RESOURCE DOWNLOADS. WE EXPANDED OUR PREVENTION NETWORK BY TRAINING 23 NEW TRAINERS AS COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALLOCATED $1.1 MILLION OF OUR $2.35 MILLION STATE APPROPRIATIONTO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, REINFORCING OUR COMMITMENT TO CREATING SAFER ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL CHILDREN IN MASSACHUSETTS.

  Expenses $67,653 · Revenue $42,758

• FAMILY SUPPORT TRAINING:FFAMILY SUPPORT PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS RELY ON THE 'FAMILY SUPPORT TRAINING INSTITUTE" TO ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS AND TO BROADEN THEIR BASE OF KNOWLEDGE. CHILDREN'S TRUST, INC, HELPS TO FUND A VARIETY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WITH ACCESS TO THE LATEST RESEARCH, CURRICULA AND OTHER MATERIALS TO HELP THE FAMILY SUPPORT WORKFORCE STAY ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE FIELD. TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDED IN PART BY THE CHILDREN'S TRUST, INC, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM:STRENGTHENING FAMILIES' PROTECTIVE FACTORS FRAMEWORK: THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH THAT IDENTIFIES FIVE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT WHEN PRESENT, AND ROBUST IN THE LIVES OF FAMILIES, HELP PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PLUS PROMOTE THE HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN.THE CHILDREN'S TRUST TRAINING INSTITUTE, BRINGING THE FAMILY SUPPORT TRAINING CENTER AND THE HOME VISITING AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICE TRAINING PROGRAMS UNDER ONE UMBRELLA ENTITY, WAS FORMED IN JANUARY 2025. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR COMMON TRAINING EVALUATIONS, TRAINER DEVELOPMENT, AND TRAINING LOGISTICS, AS WELL AS CREATING THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO EXPAND TRAINING CAPACITY. TRAINING IS A KEY PILLAR IN THE CHILDREN'S TRUST STRATEGIC PLAN, WITH SEVERAL BENCHMARKS IDENTIFIED AND FOR WHICH INITIAL DATA ARE BEING GATHERED. 2,764 TRAINEES RECEIVED TRAINING.

  Expenses $162,336 · Revenue $42,759

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

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

13 May 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202601349349303640

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