Focus on the Family

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
953188150
IRS 990-T coverage
2020–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2014, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone
1-800-232-6459
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Religious Media, Communications
Affiliation
Christianity

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$175,836
Expenses
$489,502

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

Overview

Mission

To help families thrive by providing Christ-centered resources, support, and guidance.

Focus on the Family is a Christian nonprofit that helps families thrive through biblical resources, counseling, and media. It serves individuals and churches worldwide from its Colorado Springs headquarters, offering programs on marriage, parenting, faith, and pro-life issues. The organization provides a daily broadcast, podcasts, and a help center staffed by family specialists. It also hosts events for churches and offers resources for moms, dads, grandparents, and homeschoolers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

- This return only reports unrelated business income. Use the main filing to assess the organization as a whole.

Rating breakdown

    Details

    • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
    • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
    • Activities: Unrelated business income $108K · Business deductions $490K
    • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
    • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
    • Contacts: How to reach this organization
    • Money network: 32 filed money-flow records
    • Related organizations: 28 filed related-organization links
    • 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.
    • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.