Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,401,274
- Total expenses
- $1,128,740
- Contributions and grants received
- $725,831
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $675,443
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $407,231
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,927
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $402,304
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $824,427
- Management and general expenses
- $202,621
- Fundraising expenses
- $101,692
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $824,427
Program services were 73.0% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$725,831
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2a · Program service revenue: LEGAL SERVICES
total $546,672 · related or exempt $546,672
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2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING
total $128,771 · related or exempt $128,771
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $81,272 · program services $57,561 · management and general $15,486 · fundraising $8,225
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $691,400 · program services $489,689 · management and general $131,737 · fundraising $69,974
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $80,179 · program services $60,265 · management and general $13,006 · fundraising $6,908
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $56,950 · program services $40,335 · management and general $10,851 · fundraising $5,764
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11b · Fees: legal
total $5,959 · program services $5,959
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $8,231 · management and general $8,231
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,250 · program services $4,125 · fundraising $4,125
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13 · Office expenses
total $46,843 · program services $26,087 · management and general $20,756
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16 · Occupancy
total $21,881 · program services $20,787 · management and general $1,094
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24a · Other expenses: PARENT ADVOCACY PROGRAM
total $119,155 · program services $119,155
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24b · Other expenses: EVENT FEES & SUPPLIES
total $6,696 · fundraising $6,696
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24c · Other expenses: COURT FEES AND SERVICES
total $1,924 · program services $464 · management and general $1,460
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $93,889 · end of year $185,848
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $212
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $182,160
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $39,223
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$17,400
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$17,400
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $6,880 · end of year $4,927
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $87,221 · end of year $202,644
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $199,660
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY IS A NONPROFIT MULTIDISCIPLINARY LAW OFFICE THAT PROVIDES HOLISTIC REPRESENTATION FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY CENTER PROVIDES HOLISTIC ADVOCACY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.
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FOSTER CARE ADVOCACY CENTER ("THE ORGANIZATION") PROVIDES HOLISTIC LEGAL AID TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM THROUGH ZEALOUS LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EXPERT SOCIAL SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY REPRESENTATION MODEL WHERE STAFF ATTORNEYS WORK IN TANDEM WITH STAFF SOCIAL WORKERS TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC REPRESENTATION IN ORDER TO HELP CHILDREN EXIT FOSTER CARE QUICKLY AND KEEP CHILDREN WITH PARENTS OR FAMILY MEMBERS AT HIGHER RATES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO LEVERAGES THIS MODEL TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION TO INDIGENT PARENTS DURING TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES INVESTIGATIONS TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY REMOVALS OF CHILDREN.
Expenses $824,427 · Revenue $675,443
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Alex HuntALEX HUNT
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Maria Mathis-KruserMARIA MATHIS-KRUSER
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Latrice AshleyLATRICE ASHLEY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Shani BacySHANI BACY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Annalisa CravensANNALISA CRAVENS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Myra SiddiquiMYRA SIDDIQUI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tara GreenTARA GREEN
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $81,272
- From this org
- $81,272
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 60
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 4 April 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202520949349301327
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