Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$21,253,697

Total expenses

$21,139,408

Contributions and grants received

$20,918,733

Grants paid

$12,403,673

Program service revenue

$98,990

Investment income

$235,974

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$14,479,957

Total liabilities, end of year

$8,550,675

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$5,929,282

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$19,327,580

Management and general expenses

$1,551,940

Fundraising expenses

$259,888

Program service expenses (Part III)

$19,327,580

Program services were 91.4% 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 · 2024

• PROGRAM FUNDING: CHILDRENS TRUST FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN DELIVERING PROVEN PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE EVIDENCE-BASED, EMPLOY TWO GENERATION STRATEGIES SERVING PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND ARE ROOTED IN THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FRAMEWORK. CHILDRENS TRUST FUNDS HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, PARENTS AS TEACHERS, POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM (TRIPLE P), AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM. CHILDRENS TRUST ALSO FUNDS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS PROVIDES FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS. WITH FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING GRANT AND MATCHING FUNDS FROM STATE ALLOCATIONS, CHILDRENS TRUST AWARDED MORE THAN 8.2 MILLION TO 15 LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HOME VISITING SERVICES WITH THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, PARENT AS TEACHERS, AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP MODELS. THESE AGENCIES SERVED 1,537 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 1,318 CHILDREN, AND ADMINISTERED 18,717 HOME VISITS. THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS 88 POSITIONS ACROSS THE STATE, HELPING TO SERVE FAMILIES IN 40 OF THE 46 COUNTIES. CHILDRENS TRUST HOSTED MORE THAN 250 HOME VISITORS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONISTS FROM ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA IN COLUMBIA FOR ITS BIENNIAL HOME VISITING SUMMIT. THE EVENT OFFERED 1.5 DAYS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING THE STATES HOME VISITING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS. SINCE LAUNCH, 300 HOME VISITORS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONISTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FAMILY SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS CAREER COMPASS, WITH MORE THAN 25 INDIVIDUALS EARNING FULL ACCREDITATION. THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM 7-17 (SFP) SUPPORTED 906 FAMILIES AND SERVED 1,957 CHILDREN. FUNDED BY THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE DUKE ENDOWMENT, CHILDRENS TRUST COLLABORATED WITH 20 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 30 COUNTIES IN RURAL, URBAN, AND SUBURBAN AREAS. ADDITIONAL SFP FUNDING COMES FROM AN ALLOCATION FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL FUND, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE SECOND CHANCE GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. CHILDRENS TRUST HOSTED 11 NEW CURRICULUM TRAININGS TO PREPARE 22 FUNDED LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES FOR DELIVERING THE EXPANDED 7-17 CURRICULUM, TRAINING AND CERTIFYING 217 PARTNER TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING GROUP LEADERS, SITE COORDINATORS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, AND OTHERS. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE DUKE ENDOWMENT AND BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD FOUNDATION, AND WITH FUNDING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM, CHILDRENS TRUST INCREASED THE CAPACITY AND SUPPORT FOR THE STATES TRIPLE P PRACTITIONERS BY AWARDING 875,211 TO 22 ORGANIZATIONS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS SERVED 4,010 CAREGIVERS, IMPACTING 5,449 CHILDREN. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TARGETED REFERRALS FOR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED FAMILIES TO ACCESS TRIPLE P ONLINE. AMERIHEALTH CARITAS SUPPORTED THE DELIVERY OF TRIPLE P ONLINE IN EIGHT ADDITIONAL COUNTIES. THROUGH TRIPLE P ONLINE, AN ADDITIONAL 793 CAREGIVERS RECEIVED SUPPORT. CHILDRENS TRUST ALSO CONTINUED TO LEAD THE S.C. TRIPLE P NETWORK AND SIGNED MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING (MOUS) WITH 29 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING 99 PRACTITIONERS. TRIPLE P PRACTITIONERS FROM ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA GATHERED IN WEST COLUMBIA ON SEPT. 24 FOR A HIGH-IMPACT SUMMIT FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLE FUNDRAISING AND ADVOCACY STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. CHILDRENS TRUST AWARDED 720,427 TO FIVE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS TO EXPAND SERVICES THROUGH PRIMARY PREVENTION MODELS SUCH AS HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, TRIPLE P, AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, CHILDRENS TRUST INVESTED NEARLY 267,500 ACROSS ELEVEN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. CHILDRENS TRUST HOSTED THE FAMILY SUPPORT SUMMIT, BRINGING TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE S.C. FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK AND THE S.C. PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TWO DAYS OF LEARNING, SHARING AND CONNECTION. DAVID P. KELLY AND JERRY MILNER, CODIRECTORS OF THE FAMILY JUSTICE GROUP, PRESENTED A KEYNOTE SESSION ON GROUNDED IN PURPOSE: ADVANCING FAMILY SUPPORT THROUGH CONNECTION AND ACTION, INSPIRING PARTICIPANTS WITH REALWORLD EXAMPLES OF TRUST, FLEXIBLE SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PATHWAYS. DANA SUNSHINE GARDNER DELIVERED A KEYNOTE THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF GENUINE PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND THE EFFECT OF ELEVATING FAMILY VOICES IN LEADERSHIP. GARDNER, WHO RESIDES IN ORANGEBURG, IS PART OF THE FRIENDS NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION (CBCAP) PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. THERE WERE 23 MEMBERS OF THE S.C. FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK.

  Expenses $12,440,155 · Grants $12,365,093

• STRATEGY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: CHILDRENS TRUST PROVIDES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT AND PROGRAMMATIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ITS FUNDED PARTNERS, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM TO GUARANTEE THAT PROGRAM MODELS ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY, MEASURED FOR EFFECTIVENESS, AND DELIVERED WITH INTENDED RESULTS. TO MAXIMIZE AND ENSURE ITS PREVENTION INVESTMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH, STUDIES AND SHARES BEST PRACTICES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND PROVIDES DATA AND INSIGHTS FOR CHILD MALTREATMENT AND WELL-BEING IN SOUTH CAROLINA. CHILDRENS TRUST CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP ASSESSMENT. NINETY-FOUR PERCENT OF PARTNERS STATED THAT THE ADVANTAGES OF PARTICIPATION OUTWEIGHED ANY DISADVANTAGES, AND OF THESE, APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS REPORTED THAT THE BENEFITS GREATLY EXCEEDED THE DRAWBACKS. IN THE AREA OF SUPPORTING PARTNER NEEDS, 87 PERCENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS REPORTED THAT CHILDREN'S TRUST MET THEIR NEEDS FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION EITHER FREQUENTLY (23%) OR ALMOST ALWAYS (64%). FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, 94.2% OF PARTNERS AGREED THAT PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ENHANCED THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER PREVENTION SERVICES, LEADING TO IMPROVED STAFF PERFORMANCE AND MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

  Expenses $3,756,548 · Grants $3,750

• ADVOCACY AND MESSAGING: CHILDRENS TRUST USES VARIOUS STRATEGIES AND COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO GROW SUPPORT AND AWARENESS FOR THE WORK OF PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND BUILDING FAMILY WELL-BEING. MESSAGING EDUCATES FAMILIES AND CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS ON PREVENTION STRATEGIES, AND ADVOCATES WITH THOUGHT-LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS FOR GREATER PREVENTION INVESTMENTS. CHILDRENS TRUST LEADS THE COORDINATED EFFORT FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION (CAP) MONTH IN SOUTH CAROLINA. PARTNERS AT 210 LOCATIONS, INCLUDING EVERY COUNTY OFFICE OF THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, RECEIVED MESSAGING MATERIALS AND TOOK PART IN AWARENESS ACTIVITIES FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. CHILDRENS TRUST PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO TEN ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 5,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING PARENTS, CHILDREN AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CAMPAIGN TOOLS WEBPAGE RECEIVED 128,450 PAGE VIEWS AND 343,021 EVENT DOWNLOADS AND CLICKS ON LINKS, INCLUDING THE FINDHELP SEARCH ON SCPARENTS.ORG, ADVOCACY RESOURCES, TRAINING MATERIALS, PROGRAM CONNECTIONS, A DONATION LINK, AND MORE. MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS ALSO ISSUED PROCLAMATIONS, WITH GOVERNOR MCMASTER DECLARING APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. SOUTH CAROLINA RANKED 38TH NATIONALLY IN CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING, ACCORDING TO THE 2025 KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK. PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS SECURED INTERVIEWS AND NEWS STORIES THAT REACHED A STATEWIDE AUDIENCE. CHILDRENS TRUST STAFF PRESENTED KIDS COUNT DATA TO SEVERAL GROUPS, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD FATALITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. CHILDRENS TRUST UTILIZES SCPARENTS.ORG AS ITS PRIMARY PREVENTION MESSAGING PLATFORM, ATTRACTING 419,000 VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. CHILDRENS TRUST PROMOTED IT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL ADS, AND EVENT MARKETING. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE WEBSITE TO FIND LOCAL SERVICES (POWERED BY FINDHELP), EXPLORE PARENTING TOPICS ACROSS TEN AREAS, LEARN ABOUT PARENTING PROGRAMS, AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION BY SHARING QUESTIONS AND PARENTING SUCCESSES. THE MOST COMMON SEARCHES ON FINDHELP WERE FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE, PARENTING EDUCATION, FOOD PANTRIES, AND CHILD CARE.

  Expenses $1,939,268

• TRAINING AND PARTNER CAPACITY BUILDING: CHILDRENS TRUST EMPOWERS LOCAL PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO BUILD CHANGE, PROMOTE PREVENTION PRACTICES, AND GROW FAMILY WELL-BEING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS, CONVENES COALITIONS AND NETWORKS AND PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY. CHILDRENS TRUST PARTNERED WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO TWO THRIVING FAMILIES COUNTIES, ORANGEBURG AND NEWBERRY. FAMILY SOLUTIONS IN ORANGEBURG OPENED A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER WITH THIS SUPPORT. IN NEWBERRY, THE BUILDING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION IS SETTING GROUNDWORK FOR LAUNCHING A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NEARLY 111 PARTICIPANTS BECAME CERTIFIED ACE TRAINERS, JOINING OVER 600 OTHERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THESE TRAINERS LED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SESSIONS FOR OVER 1,400 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

  Expenses $1,191,609 · Grants $34,830

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. 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

• CAROLINA HEALTH CENTERS INC

  $1,401,043

• MUSC

  $1,396,165

  DIRECT SERVICE PROV

• MCLEOD

  $764,341

  DIRECT SERVICE PROV

• SPARTANBURG COUNTY FIRST STEPS

  $756,883

  DIRECT SERVICE PROV

• LEE COUNTY FIRST STEPS

  $694,360

  DIRECT SERVICE PROV

• PRIMA HEALTH UPSTATE

  $656,209

  DIRECT SERVICE PROV

• THE PARENTING PLACE

  $651,758

  DIRECT SERVICE PROV

• SC OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH

  $529,797

  DIRECT SERVICE PROV

• CHILDREN'S PLACE

  $481,344

  DIRECT SERVICE PROV

• LOWCOUNTRY HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

  $418,512

  DIRECT SERVICE PROV

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

4 August 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202602169349301665

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