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IRIS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER INC

EIN 31-0899309 FORT WAYNE, IN

Revenue 2024
$14,200,218
Expenses 2024
$14,851,509

Program services were 78.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P41Z
Classification
1000
Street
500 W MAIN 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 · 2024

Mission

IRIS FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER, FORMERLY KNOWN AS SCAN, PROTECTS CHILDREN, PREPARES PARENTS, STRENGTHENS FAMILIES AND EDUCATES OUR COMMUNITY TO STOP CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR CHILD SAFETY: THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR CHILD SAFETY IS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE, FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES, DESIGNED TO HELP FAMILIES BEFORE THEY CROSS THE LINE INTO ABUSE OR NEGLECT. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAMS, IRIS WORKS WITH OTHER LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO OFFER CAREGIVERS HELP WITH SITUATIONS THAT ARE INTERFERING WITH THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE THEIR FAMILIES. THE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH IN-HOME, ONE-ON-ONE SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN THE FAMILY, AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. COMMUNITY PARTNERS SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY EXPERT PROVIDERS IN EVERY COUNTY IT SERVES. SERVICES INCLUDE SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY IN AREAS SUCH AS PARENTING AND DISCIPLINE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, MEDICAL FOLLOW UP, BUDGETING, AND SCHOOL ISSUES. IN ADDITION, IRIS ALSO CONTRACTS WITH AND SUPERVISES VARIOUS PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN EACH COUNTY THROUGH LOCAL PREVENTION DOLLARS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS IN EACH COMMUNITY. THE NETWORK SERVES FAMILIES LIVING IN ADAMS, ALLEN, DEKALB, HUNTINGTON, LAGRANGE, NOBLE, STEUBEN, WELLS, AND WHITLEY COUNTIES. COMMUNITY PARTNERS OFFERS HELP TO FAMILIES LIVING IN CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, HOWARD, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, ST. JOSEPH, AND WABASH COUNTIES.

    Expenses $4,217,565 · Revenue $4,781,369

  • FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES: INCLUDES SERVICES PROVIDED BY PARAPROFESSIONAL, BACHELOR'S LEVEL AND MASTER'S LEVEL STAFF. THE VARIOUS SERVICES UNDER THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE: FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES HOME-BASED CASEWORK & HOMEMAKER SERVICES THESE ARE SERVICES FOR PARENTS TO DETER ANY FURTHER INCIDENTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE REFERRALS ARE MADE BY THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES (DCS). PARAPROFESSIONAL (HOMEMAKER) AND BACHELOR-LEVEL STAFF (HOME-BASED CASEWORK) PROVIDE IN-HOME, HIGH QUALITY, FAMILY CENTERED CASEWORK SERVICES TO PARENTS TO ENHANCE FAMILY RESILIENCE, SUPPORT NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS, AND CREATE A SAFE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FAMILY. SERVICE INCLUDES CRISIS RESPONSE THAT COMPRISE ASSESSMENT AND GOAL PLANNING TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF FAMILIES. ONGOING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ENSURE SAFETY IN THE HOME. FREQUENCY OF VISITS IS DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY AND DCS. VISITATION FACILITATION THIS IS A SERVICE FOR CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE FAMILY DUE TO AN INCIDENT OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. THE REFERRALS ARE MADE BY DCS. THIS SERVICE OCCURS AT IRIS' OFFICES, A CLIENT'S HOME, OR IN A PUBLIC VENUE. THE GOAL OF A VISIT IS TO KEEP THE CHILD(REN) SAFE WHILE IMPROVING RESILIENCE WITHIN THE FAMILY. THIS PROGRAM PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING OR IMPROVING THE BOND BETWEEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. FREQUENCY OF VISITS ARE DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY AND DCS. TYPICALLY, FAMILIES HAVE VISITS AT LEAST WEEKLY FOR TWO HOURS PER WEEK. FATHERHOOD THIS IS A SERVICE FOR FATHERS TO ASSIST WITH CO-PARENTING AND CONNECTING WITH THEIR CHILDREN. THE REFERRALS ARE MADE BY DCS. THIS SERVICE OCCURS IN A IRIS FACILITY, THE CLIENT'S HOME, OR IN A PUBLIC VENUE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ENGAGE FATHERS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. SERVICES ARE FOCUSED ON PARENT EDUCATION USING 24/7 DAD'S CURRICULUM OR NURTURING PARENTING. FATHERS ARE LINKED TO SERVICES NEEDED TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH, MEDICAL, PROBATION/PAROLE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL, AND RELATIONSHIP NEEDS. FREQUENCY OF VISITS ARE DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY AND DCS. TYPICALLY FAMILIES HAVE VISITS AT LEAST WEEKLY FOR 1.5 TO 2.0 HOURS PER WEEK. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES (MASTER'S LEVEL STAFF) HOME-BASED FAMILY CENTERED THERAPY & COUNSELING THIS IS A SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS TO ASSIST WITH DEALING WITH THE TRAUMA OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. THE REFERRALS ARE MADE BY DCS OR JUVENILE PROBATION. A HOME- OR OFFICE-BASED SERVICE FACILITATED BY A CLINICIAN THAT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, INDIVIDUALIZED, STRUCTURED, GOAL-FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS FOR FAMILIES RECOVERING FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT. FREQUENCY OF VISITS IS DETERMINED BY THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY AND DCS/PROBATION. TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY THIS IS A SERVICE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY, AND/OR EMOTIONALLY ABUSED OR EXPOSED TO TRAUMA AND PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHO DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE ABUSE. THE REFERRALS ARE MADE BY DCS. THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION MODEL DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS OVERCOME THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TRAUMATIC LIFE EVENTS BY HAVING THEM WORK TOGETHER WITH A CLINICIAN AND CASE MANAGER TO IDENTIFY COMMON GOALS AND ATTAIN THEM. FAMILY CENTERED TREATMENT: COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE REFERRALS ARE MADE BY DCS OR JUVENILE PROBATION. THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED, FAMILY-CENTERED TREATMENT APPROACH DESIGNED TO PRESERVE THE FAMILY UNIT. FAMILY CENTERED TREATMENT PROVIDES INTENSIVE HOME-BASED THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION. THIS SERVICE REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF FIVE HOURS OF FACE-TO-FACE TIME PER FAMILY PER WEEK BY A CERTIFIED FCT PRACTITIONER. THE FAMILY IS SERVED FOR A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICE: COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES IS DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES WITH A SUBSTANTIATED CASE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT THAT DCS BELIEVES COULD SAFELY CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN WITH APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT IN THE HOME. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSMENT OF THE CHILD/PARENT/FAMILY RESULTING IN APPROPRIATE SERVICES THAT ARE BASED ON THE FAMILY'S NEEDS. THE CLEAR GOAL FOR THESE SERVICES IS TO PRESERVE THE FAMILY AND AVOID THE TRAUMA OF REMOVAL FOR THE CHILD, PROVIDED IT IS SAFE FOR THEM TO REMAIN WITH THEIR IDENTIFIED CAREGIVER. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE HOME, ARE COMPREHENSIVE IN NATURE, REQUIRE A MASTER'S DEGREE PROFESSIONAL AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROFESSIONAL TO PROVIDE BOTH THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. SERVICES ARE INTENSIVE AND NATURE, WITH REQUIRED WEEKLY SAFETY CHECKS. INTENSIVE FOSTER CARE SERVICES: COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE IFCS SERVICES ARE DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE THAT ARE BEGINNING THEIR TRANSITION INTO A FOSTER OR KINSHIP HOME. THESE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE CHILD AND FAMILY WITH UNIFICATION INTO THE FAMILY HOME, ENSURING STABILIZATION OF THE FAMILY UNIT. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE HOME, ARE COMPREHENSIVE IN NATURE, REQUIRE A MASTER'S DEGREE PROFESSIONAL AND A BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROFESSIONAL TO PROVIDE BOTH THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. SERVICES ARE INTENSIVE IN NATURE, WITH REQUIRED WEEKLY SAFETY CHECKS. COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES ARE THE FASTEST GROWING SECTOR FOR IRIS, THE SERVICE LINE IS REIMBURSED ON A PER DIEM RATE.

    Expenses $3,305,530 · Revenue $5,296,626

  • HEALTHY FAMILIES: THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM HELPS PREVENT ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY WORKING ONE-ON-ONE WITH OVERWHELMED FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO BALANCE RAISING CHILDREN WITH LIFE'S DEMANDS. TARGETED TO HELP PARENTS OF NEWBORN CHILDREN, HEALTHY FAMILIES ENROLL PARENTS DURING PREGNANCY OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR CHILD OR WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF CHILD'S BIRTH. MOST PARENTS ARE SCREENED IN THE HOSPITAL, IF THE FAMILY MEETS THE PROGRAM CRITERIA, THEY ARE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM. ONE-ON-ONE, IN-HOME SERVICES BEGIN WEEKLY AND CAN LAST ONE TO THREE YEARS. THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM WORKS WITH PARENTS TO TEACH CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND AGE-APPROPRIATE EXPECTATIONS OF CHILDREN, TO ASSIST PARENTS IN BUILDING A STRONG NETWORK OF SUPPORT FROM FAMILY, NEIGHBORS, AND CHURCHES; TO HELP PARENTS DEVELOP BUDGETING, TIME-MANAGEMENT, AND STRESS-MANAGEMENT SKILLS TO BETTER BALANCE PARENTING AND HOME-MANAGEMENT, AND TO LINK FAMILIES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR HEALTH CARE, FINANCIAL AID, FOOD, HOUSING, SCHOOL-READINESS, CHILD CARE, JOB TRAINING, SUBSTANCE-ABUSE TREATMENT, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE.

    Expenses $3,262,263 · Revenue $2,825,736

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $823,679 · Revenue $290,545

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • DEANNA SZYNDROWSKI

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $166,488
    From this org
    $150,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,467
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,021
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,501
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,966
    Filer's total
    $166,488

  • TRISH FOX

    COO

    Total calculated
    $127,801
    From this org
    $115,835
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,966
    Hours/week
    40

  • KIM CARPENTER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN SABOSKI

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHLEEN BERGMAN MILLER

    VP OPERATION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOSH AMBROSE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DOUG BARROW

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDY BOUWSMA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NATHAN BURNELL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AARON CAMPBELL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIZABETH CASTILLO

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CASEY COX

    TRUSTEE PART

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID DELEON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEVIN DWIRE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NICK KEMERLEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TYSON MOORE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TODD PELFREY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUDY PURSLEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHY RIDENOUR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TYLER RONDEAU

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAREN STAHL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTY STURGES

    TRUSTEE PART

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARSHALL WEADICK

    TRUSTEE PART

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EDMY WORL

    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

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $14,200,218
    Expenses
    $14,851,509
    Contributions
    $904,386
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $13,707,319
    Expenses
    $14,926,128
    Contributions
    $1,790,815
    Grants paid
    $34,004
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $14,023,821
    Expenses
    $12,667,580
    Contributions
    $2,759,653
    Grants paid
    $28,351

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
    $12,581,027
    Expenses
    $13,628,365
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,049,144

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,810,247
    Expenses
    $12,886,022
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,558,749

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,465,587
    Expenses
    $13,969,740
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,636,418

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,178,837
    Expenses
    $13,648,557
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,776,788

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,000,698
    Expenses
    $15,389,479
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,499,047

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,028,508
    Expenses
    $17,015,832
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,960,920

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,276,938
    Expenses
    $16,189,038
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,978,697

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,387,196
    Expenses
    $12,547,778
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,752,144

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $11,872,803
    Assets (EOY)
    $5,211,708

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

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Grants received

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

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return

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 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.