2023-01-17T11:55:19-06:00 2022-06-30 954557617 Harrington Group CPAs LLP 2698 Mataro Street Pasadena CA 91107 990 2021-07-01 954117747 Allies for Every Child Inc ALLI 3108464100 5721 W Slauson Avenue 140 Culver City CA 902305844 Heather Carrigan President/CEO 3108464100 2023-01-17 1 Heather Carrigan 999009999 Tonetta L Conner CPA P01775198 6264036801 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-03-07 01:45:13Z Heather Carrigan 5721 W Slauson Avenue 140 Culver City CA 902305844 12110982 0 X www.alliesforeverychild.org X 1987 CA Allies for Every Child prevents & mitigates the impact of childhood trauma (continues on Sch O) through comprehensive child and family services. 14 14 103 200 0 0 10174071 10647954 44774 0 166673 106573 9009 60931 10394527 10815458 2423130 2432439 0 0 5001972 5283218 0 0 145497 2350013 2319729 9775115 10035386 619412 780072 11068064 11870023 2510658 2936747 8557406 8933276 X See Schedule O for a full description 0 0 6547825 2021760 Child Development/Early Childhood Education: Recognized by the Centers for Disease Control as an effective child abuse and neglect prevention strategy, Allies provides comprehensive, trauma-informed, culturally-responsive early education programming that is focused on social-emotional development and designed to prepare children and their families who face a myriad of stressors (e.g. poverty, child welfare system involvement, special needs/disabilities, etc.) for kindergarten and beyond. Allies serves over 300+ children (0-5) every year in nurturing environments at our state-of-the-art early education center, through our network of licensed home-based education providers, and in individual family homes, (See Sch O) with priority placement for children in foster care and families experiencing homelessness. Allies maintains a low staff-to-child ratio in our inclusive, bilingual classrooms to ensure every child's healthy social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Allies' programs are data-driven and designed with the flexibility to be responsive to individual child and family needs, exceeding requirements set by funders and oversight bodies. Children and families enrolled in Allies' early education programs also have access to extensive tailored supports, including early childhood mental health services, pediatric health consultations, disability screenings/advocacy, community events, etc. Allies is able to provide this level of quality by strategically layering and leveraging private dollars and government contracts (e.g., California Department of Education, California Department of Social Services, Early Head Start, etc.). 1096949 359800 Foster Care and Adoption aka Resource Family Approval Services:Allies' Foster Care and Adoption program (partially funded by LA County Department of Children and Family Services), works to break the devastating cycles associated with children who age out of foster care (e.g., homelessness, poverty, incarceration, etc.) by providing nurturing, well-equipped families for children and youth in the foster care system, especially those who are disproportionately represented, including older children and teens, sibling sets, children of color, and LGBTQ+ youth. Allies recruits, trains, and certifies foster families who are driven by a desire to ensure that all children have a childhood that is equitable and just and who are committed (See Sch O) to providing the family that each child needs. Allies' social workers and licensed clinicians provide extensive training and support to equip foster parents with the skills necessary to parent a child who has suffered the traumas associated with being in foster care, and to ensure parents are ready to embrace and support the children who need a home. 679591 50879 Child Abuse Prevention & Intervention:Since our inception, Allies' priority population has been and continues to be children who are involved with the child welfare system. Through our Family Preservation program and related child welfare programming, Allies protects at-risk children of all ages by partnering with families who have been referred to us by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) due to substantiated abuse or neglect, as well as other vulnerable families in the community. Families access a range of services aimed at healing and strengthening relationships to keep children in their birth/first home (when possible and in the child's best interest) and prevent the need (See Sch O) for further child welfare system involvement. A recent review by LA DCFS showed that 98% of families who participated in Allies' Family Preservation program did not have repeated engagement with the child welfare system. These outcomes are a result of Allies' multidisciplinary team (overseen by licensed clinicians) addressing issues related to trauma, domestic violence, substance dependence, and parenting through in-home assessments and counseling, child and family mental health services, and intensive case management. Allies also works with families to build protective factors, characteristics proven to reduce the risk of child maltreatment, and offers family activities and community events that provide critical support by reducing social isolation, building resilience, and providing direct and concrete resources that reduce stress. Comprehensive, Integrated Services:Because every child and family's circumstances are unique and nuanced, Allies invests in providing an array of vital, multidisciplinary supports tailored to meet the individual needs of children and families across all programs. For example, because of Allies' extensive experience working with children who have experienced trauma, and the knowledge that birth through age five is a crucial window of brain development, Allies' team of social workers and therapists provide infant and early childhood mental health services to hundreds of children and their families each year to help heal the wounds of childhood trauma, helping children build trusting relationships with nurturing adults. Through this integrated Early Childhood Mental Health model, Allies provides trauma screenings and mental health services, including dyadic therapy, psychoeducation groups, mental health consultation, and client-centered advocacy. A focus of this work is helping caregivers regulate their emotional state so they can form a secure attachment with their child and buffer the impact of trauma. Additionally, Allies provides children and families with semiannual disabilities screenings and year-round advocacy, pediatric health consultations, dental and vision screenings, nutrition education, parenting groups, etc., and we work closely with a robust network of community partner agencies such as UCLA TIES for Families, Upward Bound House, Venice Family Clinic, St. Joseph Center, and Miriam's House to ensure families are connected with stable housing, medical care, etc. COVID-19 Response:Throughout FY 2021/2022, Allies continued (and continues) to see a spike in need in our community as COVID-19 created new challenges related to poverty and childhood trauma; the population we serve is still disproportionately impacted by the economic, social, and psychological effects of the global pandemic. This has only made Allies' services and our team's trusting relationships with families that much more critical. In addition to the above programs and services, throughout the pandemic, Allies has provided essential meal, grocery and supply deliveries, hosted drive-through distributions, increased our remote mental health work, and found creative ways to keep families engaged and connected (research is clear about the connection between social isolation and children's increased vulnerability to maltreatment). 8324365 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 80 0 1 103 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X Accounting Department 3108464100 5721 W Slauson Avenue Suite 140 Culver City CA 90230 Tracee Jones Chairperson 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Marianna Fisher Chairperson Emerita 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Martha Swiller Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Green Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Teresa Fourticq Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Lezlie Johnson Founder 2.00 X 0 0 0 Lorena Barrientos Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Zoe de Givenchy Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Maggie Delmas Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ann E Kronen Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Malcolm F MacLean IV Board Member (End 9/21) 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patty Penske Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Ibiere Seck Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Melissa Wiczyk Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Zinn Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Heather Carrigan President & CEO 40.00 X 232495 0 12506 Richard Klein Chief Financial Officer 40.00 X 153480 0 10479 Tivoli Sisko Chief Operating Officer 40.00 X 127414 0 10430 Adriana Molina Chief Program Officer 40.00 X 111316 0 398 Billiejo LaBriola Head of Educational Excellence 40.00 X 100747 0 10232 725452 0 44045 5 0 1 0 Childcare Careers 3440 Wilshire Blvd Suite 1111 Los Angeles CA 90010 Teachers 262272 Veronica Garcia 4901 1/2 W 99th St Inglewood CA 90301 Child Care 127553 2 718490 8486817 1442647 8772 10647954 65732 65732 1183872 1143031 40841 40841 40841 152493 718490 152493 0 Miscellaneous Income 900099 60931 60931 60931 10815458 0 0 167504 2432439 2432439 425737 425737 4051193 3501395 455074 94724 39938 36999 1955 984 358736 305851 44262 8623 407614 309748 90121 7745 68605 6723 53176 8706 707231 486227 221001 3 29253 1328 27925 214156 179397 28660 6099 34409 21974 10275 2160 614598 498386 104966 11246 41669 37634 4022 13 277 192 85 152422 152422 103936 64896 37395 1645 Program expenses 116231 116231 Recruitment & training 95660 69568 25742 350 Equipment 93488 83371 9909 208 Dues & subscriptions 27407 6510 17906 2991 20387 13074 7313 10035386 8324365 1565524 145497 2283893 3526473 162574 150893 64450 140150 1529385 1445895 103277 91484 7369937 3565658 3881114 3804279 1519858 1301486 1455368 1360446 68145 48917 11068064 11870023 1996660 2367441 513998 569306 2510658 2936747 X 8283623 8647418 273783 285858 8557406 8933276 11068064 11870023 780072 -404202 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 8205439 8871108 9665324 10041362 10647954 47431187 8205439 8871108 9665324 10041362 10647954 47431187 36023 47395164 67707 79167 79966 64476 106573 397889 86309 80467 141717 61291 369784 48198860 216429 0.98330 0.98280 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 988897 988897 4805701 2907324 1898377 647447 571471 75976 927892 86863 841029 3804279 Bonds 1360446 F 1360446 Government owned assets 569306 569306 X 10507654 -404202 96398 -307804 10815458 0 10815458 10131784 96398 96398 10035386 0 10035386 Part X, Line 2: Allies is exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701d. Generally accepted accounting principles provide accounting and disclosure guidance about positions taken by an organization in its tax returns that might be uncertain. Management has considered its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken by Allies in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Allies' returns are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities, generally for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. Big Hearts 630817 482499 148318 137910 2200 8208 Arts Festival 72700 68525 4175 2402 1773 1 167466 167466 0 870983 718490 152493 137910 4602 9981 152493 0 1 Provider payments 34 2018605 At cost Payments to child care providers to care for children in the community. Foster Care payments 26 360148 At cost Foster parent payments to support the children in the community. Other client expenses 34 53686 At cost ADL's and other necessary costs related to care of the children in the community. Part I, Line 2: The organization determines need based on each individual case and supplies funds through a process provided by the State of California. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heather Carrigan President & CEO 232495 0 0 0 0 0 4700 0 7806 0 245001 0 0 0 Richard Klein Chief Financial Officer 153480 0 0 0 0 0 2378 0 8101 0 163959 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 1: Organization's Mission Statement All children need a childhood. Allies for Every Child ("Allies") brings together and strengthens families, cultivating conditions for children to succeed in life. Allies is a community-based organization with an over 30-year history of working with the most vulnerable children and families in Los Angeles, helping mitigate the potentially devastating effects of deep poverty, trauma, abuse, neglect, and social and economic injustice. Founded in 1987 as a foster care agency, Allies has maintained this work as our anchor. However, because the vast majority of child welfare system involvement is caused by neglect, and more often than not, driven by the systemic criminalization of poverty. Allies has continued to expand our approach throughout the years to encompass a range of trauma-responsive, child-centered, and family-focused services aimed at prevention of involvement (or further involvement) with the child welfare system. Today, Allies serves over 3,500 people every year through innovative foster care and adoption services, intensive family strengthening interventions, and high-quality early education programs, as well as a range of critical, multidisciplinary supports that all Allies families can access, including early childhood mental health services, pediatric health consultations, disability screenings/advocacy, community events, etc. With a deep understanding of how adversity can impact the developing brain, Allies' team of experts designs and delivers services using a neurobiologically-informed, trauma-sensitive, relationship-focused approach. Allies is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA), which recognizes Allies as an agency that has successfully implemented the highest performance standards and, as such, is delivering the highest quality services. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 will be reviewed by management and the finance committee, then provided to the full board prior to its filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Board of Directors sign a declaration of non conflict of interest annually. Compliance with the conflict of interest policy is regularly and consistently monitored and enforced as defined in Article VII "Periodic Review" in the Conflict of Interest Policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Board of Directors may hire an independent executive recruiting firm and also uses a professional HR organization when selecting a President & CEO. All other staff leadership positions are selected by the President & CEO and Human Resources Dept. Program directors hire their program staff. Compensation is determined through wage surveys specific to their job title/function and service areas. In addition, we review comparability data on these roles in similarly sized organizations, to get to a salary range that is both competitive and sustainable. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Form 990, audited financials and the Form 1023 are available upon request, and the Form 990 is posted on guidestar.org annually.