CHILDRENS HOME OF EASTON PA: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
CHILDRENS HOME OF EASTON PA (EIN 24-0806100)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-02-23
IRS object ID
202500549349300510
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-02-23T15:26:53-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN231386942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAMPBELL RAPPOLD & YURASITS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11033 S CEDAR CREST BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityALLENTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP181035443ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN240806100EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CHILDREN'S HOME OF EASTON INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHILBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6102582831PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 SOUTH 25TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityEASTONCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP18042ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANITA PAUKOVITSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6102582831PhoneNum
Signature2025-01-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARC A BRINKER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01040599PTIN
Phone6104357489PhoneNum
Preparation2025-01-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANITA PAUKOVITSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 SOUTH 25TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityEASTONCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP18042ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,787,126GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.THECHILDRENSHOME.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMISSION: TO BUILD, STRENGTHEN AND PRESERVE EVERY FAMILY'S FULL POTENTIAL. VISION: CREATING FAMILY SOLUTIONS. CORE VALUES: COMPASSION, RESPECT, INTEGRITY AND PERSERVERANCEActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities BOY$334,955TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$300,748TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,259,766NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,207,546ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,096,506RevenueAmt
DescCHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES - THE CHILDREN'S HOME OF EASTON OFFERS VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE. THIS CONTINUUM OF CARE RANGES FROM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES TO RESIDENTIAL CAMPUS COTTAGES (NON-RTF), TO COMMUNITY FOSTER HOMES, TO TRANSITIONAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVING. ALL THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SERVE BOTH MALES AND FEMALES RANGING IN THE AGE FROM 10 TO 21 YEARS OLD. WE ALSO PROVIDE GENERAL FOSTER CARE - SERVING BOTH MALES AND FEMALES FROM INFANT TO 21 YEARS OLD AND WE WORK WITH FAMILIES TO FACILITATE AND FINALIZE ADOPTIONS.Desc

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Expense$172,578ExpenseAmt
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DescSUPERVISED VISITATION: WE PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED AND EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES, PRUDENT PARENTING, WITH OUR SUPERVISED VISITATION, VISIT COACHING, AND CUSTODY EXCHANGES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$235,370ExpenseAmt
Revenue$128,192RevenueAmt
DescBEHAVIORAL HEALTH: FIRMSTONE FAMILY SERVICES OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONCERN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SERVES OUR VULNERABLE YOUTH AND FAMILIES FROM WITHIN OUR PROGRAM AND SERVES YOUTH AND FAMILIES FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, AND FAMILY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS.Desc

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Revenue$23,000RevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$3,615,494TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6102582831PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 S 25TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityEASTONCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP18042ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

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RORY DRISCOLE
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARDEN MILLER
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAE DURNIN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK GREEN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN ABRAHAM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD MCDEVITT
DIRECTOR - EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE AGENTIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MILDRED MOLINO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALYSSA BELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA BELLIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS DAUB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ASHLEY RUSSO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMIE ALLANSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAWN SLIFER
DIRECTOR - EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAJ KARCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASEY HOCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTORIA LOZANO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANS HOEFLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILLIP ST JAMES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE MARHEFKA LEHR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY SAUL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICTOR SCOMILLIO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANITA PAUKOVITS
CORPORATE PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$117,252$0$33,455
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$936,747AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$936,747TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CHILDREN & FAMILY SERV623990$3,314,920$3,314,920
TITLE I EDUCATION REIM623990$92,893$92,893
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,407,813TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$258,977TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$258,977ExclusionAmt

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Securities$69,503SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$69,503SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$69,503TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$69,503ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$91,086FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$174,238TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$174,238ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescRENTALDesc
Business531390BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$23,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$23,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,521,802TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,430,813RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$154,242ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$152,669TotalAmt
Program Services$61,068ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,533FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,728,757ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$217,972ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$160,220FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$226,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,174ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,009FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$131,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,635ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,608FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$935TotalAmt
Management And General$888ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$63,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,361FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,140TotalAmt
Management And General$34,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$108,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$12,109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$712FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$61,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,089FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,997TotalAmt
Program Services$56,798ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,550FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$415,967TotalAmt
Program Services$332,774ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,798FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,160TotalAmt
Program Services$32,928ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,174ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,058FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,670TotalAmt
Program Services$15,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,626FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,766TotalAmt
Program Services$170,651ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,038FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,823TotalAmt
Program Services$117,458ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,342FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOOD$381,421$354,722$26,699
CHILDREN'S EXPENSES$139,214$139,214
VEHICLE REPAIRS AND MAI$33,925$27,140$5,089$1,696
DUES AND FEES$17,375$15,638$1,737

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$51,361TotalAmt
Program Services$22,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,952ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,740FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,518,134TotalAmt
Program Services$3,615,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$599,476ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$303,164FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$383,851BOYAmt
EOY$618,938EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,256,368BOYAmt
EOY$1,032,319EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,250BOYAmt
EOY$37,500EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$484,591BOYAmt
EOY$565,706EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,572BOYAmt
EOY$174,890EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,113,371LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,505,707LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,685,113BOYAmt
EOY$1,607,664EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,408,324BOYAmt
EOY$7,090,286EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$174,487BOYAmt
EOY$178,668EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,165BOYAmt
EOY$50,379EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,594,721BOYAmt
EOY$11,356,350EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,492BOYAmt
EOY$207,945EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,445BOYAmt
EOY$34,283EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,909BOYAmt
EOY$6,784EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,109BOYAmt
EOY$51,736EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$334,955BOYAmt
EOY$300,748EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,706,505BOYAmt
EOY$10,449,983EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$553,261BOYAmt
EOY$605,619EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,259,766BOYAmt
EOY$11,055,602EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,594,721BOYAmt
EOY$11,356,350EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,668ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$406,206NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$3,834OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,609,837CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,043,959CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,780,990CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,240,669CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,326,543CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,001,998TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,609,837CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,043,959CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,780,990CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,240,669CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,326,543CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,001,998TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,488,095SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,513,903PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$65,347CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$86,103CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,289CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$132,374CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$247,837CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$616,950TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,970CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$17,970TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,636,918TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$13,033,630GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.47770PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.48730PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 17,970.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,509,976BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$568,055InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$6,078,031EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,128,127BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,708,817ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$673,032InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$5,509,976EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,706,618BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$650,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$228,491InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,128,127EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,398,785BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$328,172InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$20,339OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,706,618EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,487,145BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$72,090InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$160,450OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,398,785EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.91230BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.06120PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.02650TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,068OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$23,068BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,625,619OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,130,455DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,495,164BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$356,294OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$294,625DepreciationAmt
Book Value$61,669BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$108,390OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$80,627DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,763BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,607,664TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ANNUITY PAYMENT LIABILITIES$3,495
OTHER$13,540
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$34,701
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$51,736TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,279,830TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$406,206NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$3,834OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$402,372RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,877,458RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$34,140InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$34,140RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,911,598TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,483,994TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,483,994ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$34,140InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$34,140ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,518,134TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS SEVERAL CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS FOR OTHERS. FUNDS ARE CARRIED AS CASH. SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNTS ARE MAINTAINED FOR THREE OUT OF THE FOUR CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE UTILIZED TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE CHILDREN'S HOME OF EASTON, INC. IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND NONE IF ITS PRESENT OR ANTICIPATED FUTURE ACTIVITIES ARE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE HOME MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFITS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE HOME AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WAS NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IDENTIFIED OR LIABILITY RECORDED FOR 2024 OR 2023. THE HOME FILES ITS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM TAX, WITH THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND WITH THE BUREAU OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -3,834.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WINE AUCTION AND GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$384,352GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$311,766CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$72,586GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$214,666OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF EVENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$46,879GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$28,379CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$18,500GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$26,002OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$49,651GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$49,651CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$24,656OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$480,882GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$389,796CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$91,086GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$265,324OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$265,324DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$174,238NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANITA PAUKOVITSPersonNm
TitleCORPORATE PRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$117,252BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$3,355DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$30,100NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$150,707TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE DOCUMENT AND CONSIDER ANY ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES OR PROCEDURAL CHANGES RESULTING FROM ITS REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL DIRECTORS REVIEW/SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION INCLUDED A REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO THAT OF ALLIANCE FOR CHILD AND FAMILY AND LEHIGH VALLEY SALARY SURVEYS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH COA ACCREDIDATION AND UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -3,834.
FORM 990 PART XI LINE 2C:THE AUDIT COMMITTEE SELECTS THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT. THIS PROCEDURE HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.

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