Coalition for Children Youth & Families Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
391496074
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
West Allis, WI, USA
Phone
4144751246
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,425,990
Expenses
$1,386,447
Assets
$1,524,987
Liabilities
$532,767

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ORIANA CAREY (CEO)
  • BLAKE DERR (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • STACY MELLER (PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES PETRIE (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ORIANA CAREY (CEO): $129,811 total reported compensation
  • MONTE CRUMBLE (DIR OF FINANCE): $54,866 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our fundamental purpose is to strengthen foster and adoptive families, equipping them with the tools and resources they need to continually move toward resilience and stability. Families who use the coalition services have: (continued on schedule o)- increased access to and use of resources- a stronger network of support- improved confidence in their ability to be a "no matter what" familywe believe that, because of our work, foster and adoptive families are strong and resilient, they are flexible, accepting, able to celebrate each victory, and endure lifelong.

What it reported doing in 2024

Answer place - provides factual, objective information on every aspect of adoption and foster care. This includes the family resource center and the library of books, videotapes, dvd's, brochures, and articles on a wide range of topics related to adoption, foster care and related issues. The organization recruits adoptive and foster homes for kids who are most in need.support highway - offers families who have taken children into their homes, whether by adoption or foster care, the tools and training they need to parent effectively.champion classrooms - provides a lifeline for all parents and caregivers. Learners in champion classrooms have access to ongoing training opportunities that can introduce new skills or simply sharpen those they already have. Each course is designed to provide real-time support when parents need it the most.other program accomplishments in 2025:1. Enhanced family and cultural connections for children and their caregivers2. Identified and utilized relative and like-kin caregivers3. Prioritized reunification and co-parenting with resource parents4. Increased skill building opportunities for parents and caregivers focused on trauma-informed and strengths-based caregiving5. Provided support to families post-permanency to decrease re-entry into the child welfare system6. Included lived experience voices in program development and revision7. Increased the accessibility of services to rural and underserved geographical areas of the state

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 78% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 80.5%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 81.5%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $17.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.8%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.35; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.3%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 80.5% of revenue deployed · 81.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $130K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.