2022-04-04T10:05:32-05:00 2021-06-30 954557617 Harrington Group CPAs LLP 2698 Mataro Street Pasadena CA 91107 990 2020-07-01 951977659 Wayfinder Family Services WAYF 3232954555 5300 Angeles Vista Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90043 Miki Jordan CEO 3232954555 2022-04-04 1 Miki Jordan 999009999 Carlos A Davis CPA P02037008 6264036801 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Miki Jordan 5300 Angeles Vista Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90043 47925888 0 X www.wayfinderfamily.org X 1953 CA Wayfinder's mission is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn. Wayfinder operates three divisions: 1) Children and adults with visual impairment and multiple disabilities; 2) Child welfare, with a special focus on foster youth with health or behavioral challenges; 3) Medical and mental health for clients in our programs. Wayfinder offers all services at no cost to children, adults, and their families, 90 percent of whom are low income. 16 15 505 30 0 0 31496733 45121127 0 0 196228 891717 1521776 156649 33214737 46169493 1692654 4286275 0 0 22617509 31386777 0 0 1655878 8716034 11065768 33026197 46738820 188540 -569327 57787591 65603517 8808356 6698568 48979235 58904949 X See Schedule O 1 1 13219078 2738841 Lilliput offers a range of prevention, placement, and therapeutic supports to children, youth and families. The Resource Family Approval program recruits, supports and prepares families to move foster children toward adoption or other permanent homes. The Kinship Support Services Program supports grandparents, extended family members or close family friends who step up to raise children so they avoid the trauma of separation from their birth family. Post-Adoption Support Services connects families to service providers and provides a support system to reduce emotional stress. Family Finding Services conduct an exhaustive search for relatives and people close to the child in foster care so children can maintain or establish valuable, supportive family relationships. Promoting Safe and Stable Families and Home to Stay provide family services to prevent at-risk children from entering foster care. Parents whose children are in foster care receive Supervised Visitation and Coaching services to strengthen parenting and sustain family ties. 5471448 Group Homes for Children and Adults - Wayfinder operates five Group Homes in single-family homes, each housing up to six children or six young adults with multiple disabilities. Residents receive round-the-clock care. All group homes are conveniently located in the South Los Angeles neighborhood near the Wayfinder campus so that young residents can attend the Special Education School, and use Wayfinder's recreational facilities or receive care from the 24-hour medical center. 4953265 Temporary Shelter Care Program, also known as The Cottage, is a 10-day shelter on our campus for children, ages 0 through 17, who have just been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. These children need temporary refuge until they can be placed with family members or foster families. Our professional staff stabilize children in crisis so they are ready to transition into placement. Wayfinder is one of only four agencies selected by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services to provide this service - and the only one that accepts infants and toddlers. 2863398 Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) closed during the 2020-21 fiscal year. The program provided a highly structured, residential program on our campus for traumatized foster youth with acute mental health and behavioral issues. STRTP offered youth intensive, individualized mental health and nursing services so they could overcome challenges and reunite with family, move to a foster home, or live independently. 3230163 Mental Health Services - Through a contract from Los Angeles County's Department of Mental Health. The program provides therapy to young people who have been impacted by the foster care system, including children with healthcare needs, multiple disabilities or chronic illness, as well as individuals and families who need assistance coping with the effects of sudden or gradual vision loss. 129382 Transition Services - Transition Services help teens and young adults, ages 16 to 25, who are blind or visually impaired explore career options and successfully transition to independent living, college or the workforce. Young people from across California learn assistive technology, independent living skills, and orientation and mobility skills. They participate in college-access activities and gain experience in the workplace through internships or job shadowing. 439262 Camp Bloomfield provides children and youth who are blind, visually impaired, multi-disabled or in foster care and their families with memorable experiences in the great outdoors that develop self-esteem and build independence. The camp program offers activities adapted for children of all ages and abilities. 1671515 Adult Services: Davidson Program for Independence on Wayfinder's Los Angeles campus and the Hatlen Center for the Blind in San Pablo in Northern California are comprehensive residential rehabilitation programs for adults ages 18 and older who are blind or visually impaired, many with recent vision loss. Participants learn assistive technology, orientation and mobility (white cane and safe travel), Braille, and independent living skills. Each client pursues individualized goals that lead to a confident transition to an independent life and education or employment. Other program for adults include:Assistive Technology Training provides instruction on the latest assistive technology devices and software for success in today's job market to adults with vision loss, ages 18 and older.Employment Services teaches adults who are blind or visually impaired the skills they need to join or rejoin the workforce. Clients receive assessments, training and job placement, as well as coaching and orientation and mobility instruction to find and keep jobs. Clients emerge as competitive candidates in the workforce. Also, Wayfinder helps employers adapt workspaces to increase accessibility. 463878 Strategic Initiatives - Initiative funds are used as seed funds for new programs or for the expansion of existing program. This year, initiative funds supported merger integration work, state wide impact efforts, data driven technology enhancements, and research of new funding opportunities. 1553474 Special Education School - Wayfinder's Special Education School offers children and youth, ages 5 to 22, who are visually impaired or have multiple disabilities, a safe, positive environment for learning and growth. In the least restrictive environment in our state-certified, non-public school, teachers develop students' communication, mobility and independent living skills. 2079211 Early Intervention Program & Blind Babies Foundation - These programs provide in-home early intervention to children, from birth to age 6, with vision loss and multiple disabilities. Early Intervention assist children and families in Southern California, while Blind Babies serves Central and Northern California. Young children maximize any vision they have and reduce developmental delays. Parents learn to provide their child with therapeutic stimulation and to advocate for their child's education and care. 478288 Public Education Program - Through public education, Wayfinder informs and educates students, families and professionals about important issues surrounding disabilities and child welfare. 3418758 1547434 Foster Care and Adoption - This program matches children and youth who have been displaced from their homes due to abuse or neglect with families that can provide safe, caring homes. Our adoption services find loving, lifelong families for children in the child welfare system. Therapeutic, supportive services from Wayfinder ensure that children reach their greatest potential in safe, nurturing foster and permanent homes. 16327329 1547434 39971120 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 49 0 1 505 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MI MN NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI MA X X X Donna Roberts Chief Financial & Admin Officer 3232954555 5300 Angeles Vista Blvd Los Angeles CA 90043 Elworth AE Williams Chair of Board 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Linda Myerson Dean Vice Chair of Board 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Erica Fernandez Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Glenn A Sonnenberg Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Scott M Farkas Esq Immediate Past Chair & Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Edward W Chambliss Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Harold A Davidson DBA Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Timothy E Ford Esq Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert D Held Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Steve L Hernandez Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard L Kaplan Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan I Macy MD Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Nicolaus Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stevie Wonder Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Wraa Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Miki Jordan Chief Executive Officer 40.00 X X 408163 0 64452 Jay Allen Chief Operating Officer 40.00 X 287027 0 29578 Blythe Maling Senior VP & Chief Develop. 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(CalStrat), is Wayfinder's consultant dedicated to successfully navigating through the myriad pathways of California's political, legislative, regulatory, and media environments. CalStrat offers state and local legislative and regulatory advocacy services. 419880 6802 6802 419880 419880 7554 7554 419880 419880 419880 419880 419880 419880 6944 6944 419880 1.00000 0 0 3389812 3389812 19764832 13086127 6678705 6305866 5177364 1128502 1087561 1069724 17837 11214856 Other assets 1153156 Property held for investment 2989000 Deposits 33027 4175183 X 53536881 5359443 479066 1622374 7460883 46075998 93495 93495 46169493 47124391 479066 479066 46645325 93495 93495 46738820 Part V, Line 4: The donor has stipulated that the principal of the Endowment Fund is to be kept in tact in perpetuity and only the interest and dividends there from may be expended for the needs of the organization and children. Part X, Line 2: Wayfinder Family Services 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 Wayfinder Family Services in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Wayfinder Family Services' returns are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities, generally for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: PPP Loan from Lilliput 1,622,374. 1 Foster Family payments 338 4212672 Part I, Line 2: All foster parents receive payments based on the child's age or "Level of Care" as determinated by DCFS through an approved review process. X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Miki Jordan Chief Executive Officer 395567 0 0 0 12596 0 27690 0 36762 0 472615 0 0 0 Jay Allen Chief Operating Officer 287027 0 0 0 0 0 29578 0 0 0 316605 0 0 0 Blythe Maling Senior VP & Chief Develop. Officer 239102 0 0 0 3196 0 21537 0 15956 0 279791 0 0 0 Karen Alvord Executive VP & Chief Impact Officer 219558 0 0 0 0 0 25886 0 16135 0 261579 0 0 0 Donna Roberts Chief Financial and Adminstrative Of 195036 0 0 0 0 0 27001 0 15956 0 237993 0 0 0 Veronica Arteaga Chief Program Officer 188801 0 0 0 0 0 12643 0 22404 0 223848 0 0 0 Carmen Garcia Chief People Officer 183252 0 0 0 0 0 16052 0 10648 0 209952 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4b The following participated in a 457(b)Plan: Miki Jordan - $19,500 Jay Allen - $19,500 Blythe C. Maling - $12,234 Karen Alvord - $17,029 Donna Roberts - $19,500 Veronica Arteaga - $4,750 Carmen Garcia - $9,062 Part I, Line 7 The following payment is part of the CEO's total compensation package, as approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board. Miki Jordan: $12,596 X 117970 FMV X 1 1179 FMV X Educational 69 113494 FMV X Software 1 30600 FMV X Gift cards 62 19404 FMV X Auction items 22 9548 FMV 0 1 0 Part I, Column (b): The number of contributions is based on the number of contributors who provided the goods. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 Wayfinder's mission is to ensure that children, youth and adults facing challenges always have a place to turn. Founded in 1953 as the Foundation for the Junior Blind, Wayfinder now is a human services agency with expertise in child welfare, visual impairment and multiple disabilities. We offer all services at no cost to our clients, most of whom are low-income people of color. Form 990, Part III, line 2 Wayfinder completed a merger with Lulliput Children's Services. Form 990, Part III, line 3 Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) closed during the 2020-21 fiscal year. The program provided a highly structured, residential program on our campus for traumatized foster youth with acute mental health and behavioral issues. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Reported and made available to the Board before filings with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Board of Directors is required to read and sign a comprehensive Conflict of Interest Policy every year. 100% participation is mandatory. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Compensation Committee of the Board provides oversight with respect to executive compensation at Wayfinder. Executive compensation is defined as the compensation to the organization's CEO and his/her direct reports (COO, CFAO, CDO). The Committee: Reviews the annual salary and compensation package of the CEO and key employees. - Annually reviews the CEO's performance and the annual salary and compensation package of the CEO's direct reports. - Reviews and approves executive employment agreements (if and when appropriate), severance arrangements (if and when appropriate), and changes in control provisions/agreements (if and when appropriate). - Retains (and terminates) any consulting firms to be used to assist in the evaluation of executive compensation. This is done at the time of hiring, and when appropriate thereafter. Reviews comparable industry salary of the CEO, CFAO, COO and CDO. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Conflict of Interest Policy is available upon request to the public. The Form 990 and financial statements are available on our website, upon request and also on Guidestar.org.