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TABOR CHILDRENS SERVICES INC

EIN 23-2148612 PHILADELPHIA, PA

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Revenue 2023
$11,202,109
Expenses 2023
$10,911,601

Program services were 88.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P32Z
Classification
1000
Street
57 E ARMAT ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF CHILD WELFARE SERVICES, OUR MISSION IS TO KEEP CHILDREN & YOUTH SAFE, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES & PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE OF YOUTH & FAMILIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO KEEP CHILDREN & YOUTH SAFE, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES & PROMOTE THE INDEPENDENCE OF YOUTH & FAMILIES.

  • FOSTER CARE: GENERAL FOSTER CARE PROVIDES TEMPORARY FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN FOUND BY THE COURTS TO BE AT IMMINENT RISK OF HARM AND PLACED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THE FOSTER PARENTS ARE CERTIFIED AND TRAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO MEET THE CHILDREN'S MANY SPECIAL NEEDS. ITS SOCIAL WORKERS AND FOSTER PARENTS ARE A TEAM THAT NURTURE THE CHILD IN FOSTER CARE AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE BIRTH FAMILY'S EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THE CHILD'S RETURN HOME. SOCIAL WORK EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE CONCERNS THAT BROUGHT THE CHILD INTO PLACEMENT, AND PERMANENCY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH FAMILY REUNIFICATION, SUPPORTED PERMANENT LEGAL CUSTODIANSHIP, OR ADOPTION. MEDICAL FOSTER CARE SERVES CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL MEDICAL OR PHYSICALLY DISABLING CONDITIONS WHO REQUIRE EXTENSIVE SPECIALIZED MEDICAL, PHYSICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL CARE. TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS COORDINATE THE EFFORTS OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL, FOSTER PARENTS AND BIRTH FAMILIES TO SECURE SERVICES NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND FUNCTIONING OF THE CHILD. TREATMENT FOSTER CARE OFFERS SPECIALIZED SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF EARLY DEPRIVATION, ABUSE, OR SEPARATION AND LOSS. FOSTER PARENTS RECEIVE SPECIAL TRAINING IN ADVOCACY, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION AND CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES. SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE INTENSIVE SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN THE STABILITY OF THE CHILD.

    Expenses $5,087,514

  • ADOLESCENT INITIATIVE PROGRAM: ADOLESCENT INITIATIVE SERVICES PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION COUNSELING, AND REFERRAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADOLESCENTS AGED 16 TO 18 IN CHILD WELFARE OR JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS IN BUCKS AND CHESTER COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH A FOCUS ON THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SKILL SPECIALTIES, INCLUDING FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYABILITY READINESS AND RESUME WRITING. AFTERCARE SERVICES CONTINUE UNTIL AGE 21 FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE BASIC LIFE SKILL TRAINING, IN ORDER TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS OR ENTRY INTO THE ADULT WELFARE SYSTEM.

    Expenses $847,120

  • SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT LIVING (SIL): SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT LIVING IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR DEPENDENT ADOLESCENTS IN PHILADELPHIA BETWEEN 16 AND 20 YEARS OF AGE. THE CLIENTS RESIDE IN COMMUNITIES OF THEIR CHOICE AND LIVE ON THEIR OWN WITH AGENCY SUPPORTS WHILE PREPARING FOR EMANCIPATION FROM THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THIS PROGRAM TEACHES LIFE SKILLS AND PREPARES THE CLIENTS TO LIVE INDEPENDENT OF THE ADULT WELFARE SYSTEM. THROUGH GROUP ACTIVITIES AND MONTHLY MEETINGS, THE YOUTH ADDRESS MANY OF THE ISSUES THEY FACE WHILE LIVING ON THEIR OWN, SUCH AS LANDLORD NEGOTIATIONS, HEATING ASSISTANCE, AND BUDGETING.

    Expenses $1,509,704

  • Other Programs

    Expenses $2,196,059

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Karen Coleman

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $222,424
    From this org
    $198,435
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,989
    Hours/week
    30 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,435
    Bonus
    $26,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,351
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,638
    Filer's total
    $222,424
  • Laurence W Buchholz

    TREASURER & CFO

    Total calculated
    $174,352
    From this org
    $167,204
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,148
    Hours/week
    30 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,403
    Bonus
    $13,801
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,080
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,068
    Filer's total
    $174,352
  • Karen Wilkins

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $161,925
    From this org
    $144,834
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,091
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $128,898
    Bonus
    $15,936
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,884
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,207
    Filer's total
    $161,925
  • Lisa Balkir

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $141,758
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $123,732
    Other
    $18,026
    Hours/week
    1 + 36 related
  • Laura Powers

    CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related
  • Dr Tamika Jackson-Leung

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $11,202,109
    Expenses
    $10,911,601
    Contributions
    $11,200,397
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $9,078,267
    Expenses
    $8,842,767
    Contributions
    $9,075,123
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,417,752
    Expenses
    $8,036,226
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,756,417
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,132,394
    Expenses
    $7,951,062
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,265,944
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,505,168
    Expenses
    $7,974,005
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,018,509
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,644,768
    Expenses
    $7,448,096
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,814,527
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,009,354
    Expenses
    $7,734,462
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,160,410
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,395,960
    Expenses
    $5,168,626
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,071,047
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,735,704
    Expenses
    $5,441,882
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,636,235
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,628,298
    Expenses
    $6,126,423
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,518,421
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,133,046
    Expenses
    $8,623,052
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,030,569
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,130,046
    Expenses
    $8,623,052
    Assets (EOY)
    $4,027,569

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

The first 25 as filed. The return lists every one.

Declared as related by

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.