2025-11-10T16:06:20-06:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 2021 SPRING ROAD SUITE 200 OAK BROOK IL 60523 990 2024-01-01 237235671 PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA PREV 3126633520 33 NORTH DEARBORN ST SUITE 2300 CHICAGO IL 60602 MELISSA MERRICK PRESIDENT & CEO 3126633520 2025-11-07 1 0 ASHLEY BARSEMA P01332786 6305738600 2025-11-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MELISSA MERRICK 33 NORTH DEARBORN ST SUITE 2300 CHICAGO IL 60602 13322350 0 X WWW.PREVENTCHILDABUSE.ORG X 1972 IL PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BEFORE IT OCCURS 27 26 54 129 0 0 3469516 4409912 5009028 4670797 22338 381104 255849 459815 8756731 9921628 273200 242600 0 0 5665943 5742262 0 0 662668 4134759 3204451 10073902 9189313 -1317171 732315 16876867 17829127 2091178 1860325 14785689 15968802 X PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA'S (PCA AMERICA) MISSION IS TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT BEFORE IT OCCURS. SINCE 1972, THEY HAVE DEVELOPED, PROMOTED AND SCALED PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES PROVEN BY SCIENCE THAT ENABLE KIDS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO THRIVE. THEY TACKLE THIS ISSUE THROUGH THREE MAIN APPROACHES: INTERVENTION, ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH. 0 0 3966016 4198947 PREVENTION PROGRAMS -HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING MODEL LED BY PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA. BY SUPPORTING PARENTS IN THE HOME, HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA BUILDS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SAFE, NURTURING, AND TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CAREGIVER AND CHILD THAT MAXIMIZES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND ENJOY LIFELONG SUCCESS. HFA HAS BEEN SHOWN TO IMPROVE SCHOOL READINESS, REDUCE CHILD MALTREATMENT AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, AND IMPROVE FAMILY ECONOMIC STABILITY, AMONG OTHER POSITIVE OUTCOMES. 781635 331575 PREVENTION RESEARCH. RESEARCH INFORMS ALL THE WORK WE DO AT PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA. OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS WORK ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PREVENTION STRATEGIES ARE GUIDED BY THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA AND EVIDENCE. THEY ALSO TRANSLATE RESEARCH FINDINGS FOR PRACTICE AND POLICY AUDIENCES, ELEVATING LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE FIELD AND ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT WORKS, AND SUPPORT OUR NETWORK OF STATE CHAPTERS THROUGH GRANTS TO STUDY INNOVATION IN CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION. ADDITIONALLY, PCAA'S RESEARCH TEAM LEADS PROJECTS THAT ENHANCE OUR SIGNATURE HOME VISITING PROGRAM, HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA). CURRENTLY, THEY ARE WORKING TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND DRIVE CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACROSS THE HFA MODEL. 592394 PREVENTION EDUCATION AND AWARENESS: GREAT COMMUNICATIONS CAN CHANGE LIVES. AT PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA, WE COMMUNICATE VIA A WIDE RANGE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO HELP ENSURE THE SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS AND ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO THRIVE. 698189 242600 STRATEGY ACTIVITIES: AT PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA, WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE AND PROSPER. PCAA EMBARKED ON A COMPREHENSIVE, ADAPTIVE STRATEGY PROCESS IN 2022 TO SET A VISION FOR THE CREATION OF A PRIMARY PREVENTION ECOSYSTEM IN THE UNITED STATES THAT BUILDS THE WELLBEING OF OUR NATION'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THEY DEVELOPED A BOLD THEORY OF CHANGE A COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCED-BASED, AND BOLD PREVENTION FRAMEWORK THAT CAN GUIDE NOT ONLY THE WORK OF PCA AMERICA, BUT ALSO THE BROADER PREVENTION FIELD AND POLICY MAKERS INTO THE FUTURE. THE FRAMEWORK IS GROUNDED IN THE PRIMARY PREVENTION AND SYSTEMS CHANGE LITERATURE AND WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH A SERIES OF DESIGN SESSIONS, INTERVIEWS AND SURVEYS THAT ENGAGED NEARLY 1700 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES. 561680 PREVENTION ADVOCACY. THE PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM AT PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA OPERATES ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL TO MOBILIZE NONPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR FEDERAL POLICIES AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO HELP FACILITATE EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS, TOO. WHEN COMMUNITIES, POLICYMAKERS, AND RESOURCES ARE INVESTED IN PREVENTION STRATEGIES, WE CAN BEGIN TO ENVISION A WORLD WHERE THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES FROM CHILD MALTREATMENT WILL BE NONEXISTENT. 449406 140275 CHAPTER ACTIVITIES: THE PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA (PCA AMERICA) NATIONWIDE STATE CHAPTER NETWORK RANGES FROM INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO AGENCIES THAT OPERATE UNDER UMBRELLA ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, HOSPITALS, AND UNIVERSITIES. CHAPTERS CONTRIBUTE INVALUABLY TO OUR COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION EFFORTS, PROVIDING STATE-LEVEL EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AND ULTIMATELY AMPLIFYING OUR WORK WIDELY IN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. THEY WORK IN TANDEM WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DELIVER VALUABLE DAY-TO-DAY PREVENTION WORK, INCLUDING THE FORMULATION OF INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, RAISING AWARENESS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND ADVOCATING WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 1709275 242600 140275 7049320 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 45 0 1 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AZ CA CO FL GA IL KS KY MD MI MO ND OR RI TX VA WI X X DR MELISSA MERRICK 3126633520 33 NORTH DEARBORN ST SUITE 2300 CHICAGO IL 60602 MATT WALCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE PERRY VICE CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAURA SOMERS DUGHI CHAPTERS & PUBLIC POLICY CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BOLTZ RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JODI SCHEURENBRAND TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR MELISSA MERRICK PRESIDENT & CEO 45.00 X X 330053 0 37813 TOM CARHART BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW BRADY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY MERCHANT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE LARAQUE-ARENA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN STOCKTON SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLINTON BOYD PROGRAMS & RESEARCH CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOLITA MCDAVID BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY DANG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN ZIMMERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARDO WOLFSON GOVERNANCE AND NOMINATING 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF DUNCAN-ANDRADE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HABEEBAH GRIMES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLEY KRAMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTOINETTE LASKEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MOORE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL AXELROD BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNWOOD BIBBENS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAMYA PAREKH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ROTONDI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KALEN THORNTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER JONES CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 40.00 X 178997 0 18277 KELLY CHRISTOPHER CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 169029 0 38253 JEFFRY B KLIKA CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER 40.00 X 163290 0 19671 ELIZABETH SOLHTALAB CHIEF PUBLIC POLICY & GOV. RELATIONS (TERM. 9/6/24 40.00 X 120636 0 13073 MARY LUBBEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 196300 0 37445 KATHLEEN STRADER NATIONAL DIRECTOR HEALTHY 40.00 X 144712 0 32477 KAREN GUSKIN MANAGING DIRECTOR HEALTHY 40.00 X 125876 0 11129 ANITA ODOM NATIONAL DIRECTOR STATE CHAPTERS 40.00 X 138272 0 25231 BRIAN D CHILTON IT MANAGER 40.00 X 127308 0 6443 KATHRYN CORTRIGHT SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH (TERM. 10/02/24) 40.00 X 126811 0 37730 1821284 0 277542 16 0 1 0 HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION (BCBS OF DEPT CH 14169 PALATINE IL 60055 EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE 477081 NORTH DEARBORN BLDG 33 N DEARBORN CHICAGO IL 60602 OFFICE LEASE 189107 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE (RTI) PO BOX 896945 CHARLOTTE NC 28289 SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE 171637 BDO ONE BUSH ST STE 1800 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104 HR SERVICES FOR PCAA 120349 4 68185 661499 3680228 167817 4409912 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 2390922 2390922 TRAINING FEES 900099 1609050 1609050 PEER ACCREDITATION 900099 339250 339250 CONFERENCE REVENUE 900099 331575 331575 4670797 435700 435700 3275239 3329835 -54596 -54596 -54596 272303 48975 223328 223328 198369 21912 176457 176457 HONORARIA 900099 34845 34845 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 25185 25185 60030 9921628 4670797 0 840919 242600 242600 1322835 978898 224882 119055 3683879 2747769 608467 327643 385913 288042 63583 34288 349635 260297 58153 31185 11320 11320 33526 33526 35879 35879 688190 472263 210677 5250 231739 218938 12801 655212 457006 133435 64771 32984 20764 10013 2207 256220 227097 18278 10845 611432 548645 49092 13695 167827 129854 20 37953 260992 246442 12954 1596 32568 28866 2323 1379 TRAINING 181839 181839 CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE 4723 4723 9189313 7049320 1477325 662668 1925784 2321579 2349924 2795801 356408 269506 922445 1369282 106793 148866 625469 448108 737112 177361 8955122 9442779 6667 3333 1516612 1300620 16876867 17829127 331430 221579 170270 221218 1589478 1417528 2091178 1860325 X 7655703 7999845 7129986 7968957 14785689 15968802 16876867 17829127 X 732315 893974 -443176 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3427776 5060435 3663122 3469516 3546429 19167278 3427776 5060435 3663122 3469516 3546429 19167278 3319947 15847331 148687 189918 225801 404482 435700 1404588 11365 53001 21819 37180 60483 183848 20755714 63239842 0.76350 0.76210 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 11,365. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 53,001. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 21,819. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 37,180. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 60,483. 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PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023 AND THAT PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AMERICA HAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED ITS EXEMPT STATUS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: IMPAIRMENT LOSS -450,343. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 7,167. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PINWHEEL EXPENSES -21,912. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PINWHEEL EXPENSES 21,912. 2024 LUNCHEON 269273 269273 30012 17629 ASSOC. BOARD 3030 3030 775 559 272303 272303 30787 18188 48975 223328 1 SASHA BRUCE YOUTHWORK 741 8TH STREET SE WASHINGTON DC 20003 521006486 501(C)(3) 40000 0 TO FUND GRANTEE'S PROGRAM ENTITLED "THRIVING FAMILIES, SAFER CHILDREN YOUTH, FAMILY & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP" KENTUCKY YOUTH ADVOCATES INC 10200 LINN STATION RD SUITE 310 LOUISVILLE KY 40223 610929390 501(C)(3) 40000 0 TO FUND GRANTEE'S PROGRAM ENTITLED "THRIVING FAMILIES, SAFER CHILDREN YOUTH, FAMILY & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP" CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE IN SUNSET PARK 443 39TH STREET BROOKLYN NY 11232 851058164 501(C)(3) 40000 0 TO FUND GRANTEE'S PROGRAM ENTITLED "THRIVING FAMILIES, SAFER CHILDREN YOUTH, FAMILY & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP" ALASKA CHILDREN'S TRUST-PCA-AK 6591 A STREET 110 ANCHORAGE AK 99581 911765129 501(C)(3) 25000 0 TO FUND GRANTEE'S PROGRAM ENTITLED "LIVED EXPERIENCE STORYTELLING PROJECT." ILLUMINATE COLORADO-PCA-CO 951 20TH STREET 1860 DENVER CO 80201 571185029 501(C)(3) 25000 0 TO FUND GRANTEE'S PROGRAM ENTITLED "CONSISTENT & INTENTIONAL CENTERING OF FAMILY VOICE IN COLORADO." FAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA (PCA-VA) 8100 THREE CHOPT RD RICHMOND VA 23229 541149882 501(C)(3) 20000 0 TO FUND GRANTEE'S PROGRAM ENTITLED "PRIMARY PREVENTION ECOSYSTEM PILOT ASSSESSMENT." NEW HAMPSHIRE CHILDREN'S TRUST-PCA-NH 105B LOUDON RD SUITE 201 CONCORD NH 03301 272458454 501(C)(3) 25000 0 TO FUND GRANTEE'S PROGRAM ENTITLED "STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO INCORPORATE PCAA THEORY OF CHANGE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE." FAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA (PCA-VA) 8100 THREE CHOPT RD RICHMOND VA 23229 541149882 501(C)(3) 25000 0 TO FUND GRANTEE'S PROGRAM ENTITLED "PRIMARY PREVENTION ECOSYSTEM PILOT ASSSESSMENT." 8 0 X 1 1 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DR MELISSA MERRICK PRESIDENT & CEO 294525 0 35000 0 528 0 19772 0 18041 0 367866 0 0 0 MARY LUBBEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 195500 0 0 0 800 0 30495 0 6950 0 233745 0 0 0 KELLY CHRISTOPHER CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 160488 0 7798 0 743 0 20212 0 18041 0 207282 0 0 0 JENNIFER JONES CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER 178447 0 0 0 550 0 5353 0 12924 0 197274 0 0 0 JEFFRY B KLIKA CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER 162973 0 0 0 317 0 1630 0 18041 0 182961 0 0 0 KATHLEEN STRADER NATIONAL DIRECTOR HEALTHY 144712 0 0 0 0 0 14471 0 18006 0 177189 0 0 0 KATHRYN CORTRIGHT SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH (TERM. 1 126811 0 0 0 0 0 20083 0 17647 0 164541 0 0 0 ANITA ODOM NATIONAL DIRECTOR STATE CHAPTERS 137672 0 0 0 600 0 13350 0 11881 0 163503 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A PCAA PAID FOR HEALTH CLUB DUES FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEES. THIS BENEFIT WAS TAXABLE. PART I, LINE 3 CEO COMPENSATION WAS ESTABLISHED BASED ON A COMPARISON OF CEO COMPENSATION AT ORGANIZATIONS WITH COMPARABLE MISSION AND/OR SIZE. PART I, LINE 4A KATHRYN CORTRIGHT, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH (TERM. 10/02/24), RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $49,366.56 IN 2024. X 1 167817 FAIR VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVIEW OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE INFORMED OF PCAA'S POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE CHAIR SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING BETWEEN PCAA AND ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE NOTIFIED OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISING BETWEEN PCAA AND ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IF SUCH CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO ANY MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY SUCH INTERESTED DIRECTOR SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT AND SHALL PROVIDE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH ANY INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE CONFLICTED MATTER. A CONFLICTED DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE HIMSELF FROM VOTING ON PERTINENT MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A CEO COMPENSATION WAS ESTABLISHED BASED ON A COMPARISON OF CEO COMPENSATION AT ORGANIZATIONS WITH COMPARABLE MISSION AND/OR SIZE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 PCAA MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. ANNUAL REPORTS AND FORMS 990 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON PCAA'S WEBSITE (WWW.PREVENTCHILDABUSE.ORG). FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: IMPAIRMENT LOSS -450,343. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTERESTED IN CHARITABLE TRUST 7,167.