FAMILYMEANS

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P51

Classification

1000

Street

1875 NORTHWESTERN AVE S

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Mission and programs · 2025

• COUNSELING AND THERAPYFAMILYMEANS IS A MN AND WI LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC WITH OFFICES IN HUDSON, STILLWATER, ST. PAUL, AND 14 SCHOOLS IN TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SERVICES INCLUDE OUTPATIENT ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO ADDRESS A WIDE VARIETY OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TO ALL WHO REQUEST SERVICES, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE CENTER FOR GRIEF AND LOSS IN ST. PAUL OFFERS SPECIALIZED OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR CLIENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLICATED OR AMBIGUOUS LOSS, AND SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE GOAL OF THE COUNSELING AND THERAPY PROGRAM IS TO HELP CLIENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR PROBLEMS AND SEE WAYS TO BEGIN SOLVING THESE PROBLEMS. INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS ARE COMPLETED, AND THERAPY IS OFFERED TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS TO MITIGATE ISSUES SUCH AS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES OF DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY, SCHOOL OR EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS, AND OTHER PERSONAL OR RELATIONSHIP CONCERNS. FAMILY THERAPY ASSISTS GROUPS OF PEOPLE FUNCTIONING AS A FAMILY UNIT WITH ISSUES SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, CONFLICT, AND PARENTING. GROUP THERAPY IS TOPIC-SPECIFIC AND VARIABLE. SCHOOL-LOCATED COUNSELING PROGRAMS ALLOW STUDENTS TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY WHILE REDUCING POTENTIAL BARRIERS SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, FINANCIAL OR SCHEDULING CONCERNS; CHILDREN IN TRANSITION GROUPS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS ARE DIVORCING, AS WELL AS OTHER GROUP TOPICS AS NEEDED AT EACH SCHOOL LEVEL. OUR SCHEDULING GOAL IS TO ARRANGE APPOINTMENTS WITHING 3 WEEKS OF AN INITIAL CALL FOR HELP. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED COUNSELING SERVICES TO 976 PEOPLE IN OUR STILLWATER AND HUDSON OFFICES, 359 IN ST. PAUL, AND 425 STUDENTS IN SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING 2,195 STAFF CONTACTS AND OVER 1,468 PARENT CONTACTS.

  Expenses $2,972,948 · Revenue $2,500,531

• CAREGIVING AND AGING PROVIDING CARE TO AN OLDER ADULT OR A YOUNGER PERSON WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CAN BECOME A STRAIN FOR THE CAREGIVER EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY, AND FINANCIALLY. SINCE 1986, FAMILYMEANS HAS OFFERED A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO HELP THESE UNPAID FAMILY AND FRIEND CAREGIVERS EFFECTIVELY MANAGE AND SUSTAIN THIS IMPORTANT ROLE WHILE STAYING WELL THEMSELVES. WE PROVIDE EDUCATION, COACHING AND CONSULTATIONS, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND GROUP AND IN-HOME RESPITE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)CAREGIVERS RECEIVE GUIDANCE, RESOURCE CONNECTIONS, PROFESSIONAL AND PEER SUPPORT, AND REGULAR RESPITE BREAKS THAT GIVE THEM TIME TO THEMSELVES. AS A RESULT, CAREGIVERS' STRESS AND ISOLATION DECREASE, AND THEIR COPING AND CAPABILITY INCREASE AS MEASURED BY CLIENT OUTCOME SURVEYS AND VALIDATED ASSESSMENT TOOLS. RECOGNIZING THE AGING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE INCREASING PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA, WE HAVE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON OLDER ADULTS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING MEMORY LOSS. WE PROVIDE EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES OF THEIR OLDER YEARS, OFFER MEMORY SCREENINGS, SPECIALIZED DEMENTIA-RELATED SUPPORT GROUPS, AND MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA TO REMAIN ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY. TO WORK TOWARD LONG-TERM CHANGE, WE ENGAGE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PLAN AND ACT TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A MORE AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY. WE USE A COMBINATION OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON METHODS WHEN POSSIBLE TO MAKE OUR SERVICES ACCESSIBLE AND EFFECTIVE FOR USERS IN VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. IN 2025, WE PROVIDED 9,385 HOURS OF CAREGIVER SUPPORT AND AGING SERVICES FOR 2,086 PARTICIPANTS OF ALL INCOME LEVELS.

  Expenses $740,783 · Revenue $54,780

• FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AIMED AT EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITY. OUR OFFERINGS INCLUDE BUDGET AND DEBT COUNSELING, DEBT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION. THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS WITH CERTIFIED CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELORS, CLIENTS RECEIVE PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE ON UNDERSTANDING THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION, EXPLORING REPAYMENT AND SAVING STRATEGIES, CREATING PRACTICAL BUDGETS, AND ESTABLISHING LONG-TERM FINANCIAL GOALS-ALL PROVIDED AT NO COST. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FOR SOME CLIENTS, ENROLLMENT IN OUR DEBT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ENABLES THEM TO REPAY UNSECURED DEBT WHILE SAVING SIGNIFICANT INTEREST AND FEES OVER A FIXED PERIOD. FAMILY MEANS DOES NOT PAY THEIR DEBT BUT DESIGNS A PROGRAM IN COORDINATION WITH THEIR CREDITORS THAT PROVIDES THEM WITH A MANAGEABLE PAYMENT PLAN. OUR FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CONDUCTED IN VARIOUS SETTINGS FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND ADULTS, AIM TO IMPART MONEY MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO MITIGATE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES. IN 2025, WE HELPED OVER 2,300 FAMILIES THROUGH BUDGET AND DEBT COUNSELING, AND OUR DEBT MANAGEMENT CLIENTS REPAID NEARLY $5.5 MILLIONS OF THEIR UNSECURED DEBT. ADDITIONALLY, OUR FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RESOURCE FAIRS REACHED OVER 1,000 PEOPLE.

  Expenses $654,591 · Revenue $455,090

• YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FAMILYMEANS PROVIDES FREE, HIGH-QUALITY AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AGES 5 THROUGH 18 LIVING IN THE MOBILE HOME CITY OF LANDFALL, MINNESOTA, AND THE PRIVATELY-OWNED CIMARRON MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY IN LAKE ELMO, MINNESOTA. BOTH COMMUNITIES ARE HOME TO LOW-INCOME, DIVERSE, AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS OF YOUTH WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND PHYSICALLY ISOLATED FROM SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. EACH SITE OFFERS A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM AND A TEEN PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IS EQUIPPING YOUTH TO LEARN, THRIVE, CONNECT, AND CONTRIBUTE THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. PARTICIPATING YOUTH CAN EXPLORE ART, SCIENCE, MUSIC, COOKING, AND TECHNOLOGY SKILL-BUILDING IN A FREE-CHOICE, DROP-IN ENVIRONMENT. ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE FIELD TRIPS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, SPORTS, FITNESS AND RECREATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZING COMMUNITY EVENTS. HELP WITH SCHOOLWORK IS AVAILABLE DAILY. THE READY TO BE PROGRAM GUIDES TEENS IN THOUGHTFUL PREPARATION FOR POSTSECONDARY LIFE. IN 2025, 208 CHILDREN AND YOUTH ATTENDED OUR PROGRAMS. IN YEAR-END SURVEYS, YOUTH STATE THAT OUR PROGRAMMING CONNECTS THEM WITH CARING AND RESPONSIVE STAFF, OFFERS THEM NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, HELPS THEM DEVELOP RELATIONAL SKILLS, GUIDES THEM ABOUT THEIR FUTURES, AND ENABLES THEM TO CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY LIFE.

  Expenses $470,392

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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

• 2025

  Revenue

  $6,588,042

  Expenses

  $5,626,052

  Contributions

  $2,987,814

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2024

  Revenue

  $5,703,534

  Expenses

  $5,342,730

  Contributions

  $2,656,368

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $4,704,325

  Expenses

  $5,003,845

  Contributions

  $1,994,220

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $4,825,591

  Expenses

  $4,447,343

  Contributions

  $2,444,300

  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

  $4,858,760

  Expenses

  $4,455,606

  Assets (EOY)

  $14,787,567

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,537,645

  Expenses

  $4,611,169

  Assets (EOY)

  $13,562,668

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,557,588

  Expenses

  $4,733,163

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,169,031

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,368,368

  Expenses

  $4,637,207

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,418,061

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,715,312

  Expenses

  $4,625,663

  Assets (EOY)

  $12,184,651

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,359,195

  Expenses

  $4,456,728

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,677,283

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,691,263

  Expenses

  $4,377,540

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,520,825

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,054,203

  Expenses

  $4,223,486

  Assets (EOY)

  $11,366,467

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.

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

• METROPOLITAN AREA AGENCY ON AGING INC

  $265,566

  2025 · Caregiver Services (Title IIIE OAA)

• METROPOLITAN AREA AGENCY ON AGING INC

  $248,575

  2024 · Caregiver Services (Title IIIE OAA)

• METROPOLITAN AREA AGENCY ON AGING INC

  $248,135

  2023 · Caregiver Services (Title IIIE OAA)

• METROPOLITAN AREA AGENCY ON AGING INC

  $210,706

  2022 · Caregiver Services (Title IIIE OAA)

• SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION

  $146,310

  2022 · MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES

• SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION

  $102,704

  2023 · MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES

• UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY EAST INC

  $92,218

  2022 · PROGRAM OPERATING COST

• UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY EAST INC

  $90,807

  2023 · PROGRAM OPERATING COST

• UNITED WAY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY EAST INC

  $82,511

  2024 · PROGRAM OPERATING COST

• ST CROIX VALLEY FOUNDATION

  $42,105

  2022 · FIELDTRIP, SPONSORSHIP, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, GENERAL OPERATING, COUNSELING & THERAPY

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

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