The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232237787
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Audubon, PA, USA
Phone
6102773715
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Family Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,550,984
Expenses
$20,908,373
Assets
$39,193,168
Liabilities
$5,545,946

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • G Thomas Freeman PhD (president & ceo)

Highest reported compensation

  • G Thomas Freeman PhD (president & ceo): $563,994 total reported compensation
  • michael J Quintiliano (Chief Operating Officer): $308,989 total reported compensation
  • robert s d'alonzo (chief clinical officer): $238,425 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Transforming lives and communities - one moment, one choice, one connection at a time.

What it reported doing in 2024

Tlc's school-based services division delivers high-impact support professionals to k-12 public and private schools, helping to ensure safe, productive learning environments. Tlc's counselors, creative arts specialists, social workers, and climate coaches work to improve school culture and student resilience through practical, outcomes-driven strategies. Tlc's college and career coaches provide mentoring and academic support to help students succeed. Tlc's pbis (positive behavioral interventions and supports) staff implement proven practices that improve school climate and enhance student behaviors. Tlc's leadership academies are a network of licensed and accredited schools serving students who thrive in non-traditional learning environments. Our programs emphasize hands-on, project-based learning in high-demand fields, supported by specialized stem and humanities centers, as well as robotics and virtual reality labs. Staffed by experienced teachers and counselors, our schools deliver a personalized education that builds academic excellence, leadership skills, and career readiness. Through character-building and practical life skills instruction, students develop the self-discipline and resilience needed to succeed in school and beyond. Tlc's education institute (tei) equips students, educators, and school leaders with proven strategies to prevent violence and promote positive behavior in educational settings. In addition, tei provides specialized de-escalation training for first responders to enhance crisis response, strengthen community support systems, and improve overall safety and well-being. Tlc's wellness center provides outpatient services, offering individualized therapy, psychiatric support, and comprehensive care to promote emotional well-being and long-term stability. Tlc's community-based services division offers mobile counseling and creative arts therapy for individuals and families. Heather's hope: a center for healing provides in-home art therapy and counseling services. In partnership with local county agencies such as the office of children and youth (ocy), tlc also delivers substance abuse education, homemaker support services, family strengthening programs, and comprehensive case management.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 75% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.1%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 90%; rating input score 90; 22nd 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: 3%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.87; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.6%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.1% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 81.1% of revenue deployed · 82.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $564K · 16 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.