SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $4.4M · expenses $5.4M · assets $10.4M

EIN
23-2048664
Address
1617 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-1821
Website
www.sccalaw.org
NTEE code
I72Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 1978 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

THE SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES, FOUNDED IN 1977, IS THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST AND LARGEST PRO BONO LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY FOR CHILDREN. OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT WITH THE GOAL OF SECURING SAFETY, JUSTICE, WELL-BEING AND A PERMANENT, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERY CHILD.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

6 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Lisa Barrimond EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF 12/24)2022-2024 $137,285$395,521 1
Barry Kassel SUPERVISING ATTORNEY2022-2024 $130,738$378,203 1
Xia Chen CONTROLLER2023-2024 $134,225$256,055 1
Kimberly Trottie DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE2023-2024 $122,861$235,138 1
Dominic Prophete EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TIL 11/24)2023-2024 $214,882$220,994 1
Frank Cervone (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2019-2022 $164,584$623,311 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

58 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Alisa Huth Gifford PRESIDENT2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Leah Katz VICE PRESIDENT2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Robert Lenahan SECRETARY2019-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mark A Gittelman TREASURER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Gregory Capps BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Olakunle Ekundare BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Shannon Farmer BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Meredith Galto BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Handler BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Brad Kushner BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Dennis Lynch BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 2 $0 reported 1
William Mcnichol BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Rosa Parks Green BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Lawrence Pockers BOARD MEMBER2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Kasandra Rogiers BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
H Lee Schwartzberg BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Benjamin Stango BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Trudgeon BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Allison Beatty Board member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Andy Cohen BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Brian T Donadio BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Brenda Harkavy BOARD MEMBER2024 2 $0 reported 1
Marie Ann Marino board member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Tara Singh Param board member2024 2 $0 reported 1
Susan B Blumenfeld (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Keethia Griffiths (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Rev Marshall Mitchell (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Shabrei Parker (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Gina Maisto Smith (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Akeesha Washington (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Sotland (former) PRESIDENT2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
John F Burns (former) TREASURER2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Dorothy M Arimond (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Matthew Duncan (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Mark Gaeto (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Dr Martin Herman (former) BOARD MEMBER2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Jobes (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
John F Mccabe Iv (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Megan E Spitz (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Carrie B Rosen (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Katie Adams Schaeffer (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Marianne Styles (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2022 2 $0 reported 1
David Dzara (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Sarah Keating (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Deborah Cohen (former) PRESIDENT2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Jeffrey Bagley (former) TREASURER2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Jones (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 2 $0 reported 1
Benjamin R Pierce (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Derek Squire (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
James Steigerwald (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Welding (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 2 $0 reported 1
Barbara Beckman (former) SECRETARY2019 2 $0 reported 1
Stephen P Chawaga (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 2 $0 reported 1
James Robinson (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 2 $0 reported 1
Catherine Rothenberger (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 2 $0 reported 1
Rand Siegel (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 2 $0 reported 1
Shelley Smith (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 2 $0 reported 1
Kelley Tate (former) BOARD MEMBER2019 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 29 people listed · 5 paid, $740K · 51 employees · 323 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOMINIC PROPHETE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TIL 11/24)35 $186,946$0$27,936 $214,8821
LISA BARRIMOND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF 12/24)35 $113,698$0$23,587 $137,2851
XIA CHEN CONTROLLER35 $112,590$0$21,635 $134,2251
BARRY KASSEL SUPERVISING ATTORNEY35 $110,491$0$20,247 $130,7381
KIMBERLY TROTTIE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE35 $113,960$0$8,901 $122,8611
ALISA HUTH GIFFORD PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
LEAH KATZ VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LENAHAN SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK A GITTELMAN TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY CAPPS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
OLAKUNLE EKUNDARE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHANNON FARMER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MEREDITH GALTO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HANDLER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD KUSHNER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS LYNCH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM MCNICHOL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ROSA PARKS GREEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE POCKERS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KASANDRA ROGIERS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
H LEE SCHWARTZBERG BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BENJAMIN STANGO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL TRUDGEON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ALLISON BEATTY Board member2 $0$0$0 $01
ANDY COHEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN T DONADIO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BRENDA HARKAVY BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIE ANN MARINO board member2 $0$0$0 $01
TARA SINGH PARAM board member2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 29 people listed · 5 paid, $511K · 56 employees · 334 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LISA BARRIMOND MANAGING ATTORNEY35 $133,724$0$9,206 $142,9301
BARRY KASSEL SUPERVISING ATTORNEY35 $107,972$0$19,904 $127,8761
XIA CHEN CONTROLLER35 $101,078$0$20,752 $121,8301
KIMBERLY TROTTIE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCE35 $104,341$0$7,936 $112,2771
DOMINIC PROPHETE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35 $5,877$0$235 $6,1121
ALISA HUTH GIFFORD PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
LEAH KATZ VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LENAHAN SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK A GITTELMAN TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN B BLUMENFELD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY CAPPS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
OLAKUNLE EKUNDARE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHANNON FARMER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MEREDITH GALTO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KEETHIA GRIFFITHS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HANDLER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BRAD KUSHNER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS LYNCH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM MCNICHOL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
REV MARSHALL MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHABREI PARKER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ROSA PARKS GREEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE POCKERS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KASANDRA ROGIERS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
H LEE SCHWARTZBERG BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
GINA MAISTO SMITH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BENJAMIN STANGO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL TRUDGEON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
AKEESHA WASHINGTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 34 people listed · 3 paid, $399K · 61 employees · 350 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK CERVONE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35 $142,911$0$21,673 $164,5841
BARRY KASSEL SUPERVISING ATTORNEY35 $100,177$0$19,412 $119,5891
LISA BARRIMOND MANAGING ATTORNEY35 $100,674$0$14,632 $115,3061
JEFFREY SOTLAND PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
KASANDRA ROGIERS VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
ALISA HUTH GIFFORD SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN F BURNS TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
DOROTHY M ARIMOND BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN B BLUMENFELD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY CAPPS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW DUNCAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHABREI PARKER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
OLAKUNLE EKUNDARE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHANNON FARMER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK GAETO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
H LEE SCHWARTZBERG BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KEETHIA GRIFFITHS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DR MARTIN HERMAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH JOBES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LEAH KATZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LENAHAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN F MCCABE IV BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE POCKERS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM MCNICHOL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
REV MARSHALL MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ROSA PARKS-GREEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN E SPITZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
CARRIE B ROSEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE ADAMS SCHAEFFER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
GINA MAISTO SMITH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
AKEESHA WASHINGTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BENJAMIN STANGO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIANNE STYLES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL TRUDGEON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 33 people listed · 1 paid, $161K · 62 employees · 330 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK CERVONE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35 $139,407$0$21,222 $160,6291
JEFFREY SOTLAND PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
KASANDRA ROGIERS VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
SHABREI PARKER SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN F BURNS TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
DOROTHY M ARIMOND BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN B BLUMENFELD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY CAPPS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW DUNCAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID DZARA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
OLAKUNLE EKUNDARE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHANNON FARMER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK GAETO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ALISA HUTH GIFFORD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KEETHIA GRIFFITHS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DR MARTIN HERMAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH JOBES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LEAH KATZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH KEATING BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LENAHAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN F MCCABE IV BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM MCNICHOL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
REV MARSHALL MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ROSA PARKS-GREEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
LAWRENCE POCKERS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
CARRIE B ROSEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE ADAMS SCHAEFFER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
GINA MAISTO SMITH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN E SPITZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BENJAMIN STANGO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIANNE STYLES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL TRUDGEON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
AKEESHA WASHINGTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 30 people listed · 1 paid, $156K · 53 employees · 330 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK CERVONE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35 $136,596$0$19,886 $156,4821
DEBORAH COHEN PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY SOTLAND VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
SHABREI PARKER SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY BAGLEY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
DOROTHY M ARIMOND BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN B BLUMENFELD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN F BURNS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY CAPPS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW DUNCAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID DZARA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHANNON FARMER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARK GAETO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ALISA HUTH GIFFORD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH JONES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH KEATING BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LENAHAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN F MCCABE IV BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BENJAMIN R PIERCE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KASANDRA ROGIERS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
CARRIE B ROSEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE ADAMS SCHAEFFER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
GINA MAISTO SMITH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN E SPITZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DEREK SQUIRE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BENJAMIN STANGO BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES STEIGERWALD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIANNE STYLES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL TRUDGEON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER WELDING BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 30 people listed · 1 paid, $142K · 55 employees · 500 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANK CERVONE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35 $122,698$0$18,918 $141,6161
DEBORAH COHEN PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY SOTLAND VICE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BARBARA BECKMAN SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
JEFFREY BAGLEY TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
DOROTHY M ARIMOND BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN B BLUMENFELD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHEN P CHAWAGA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW DUNCAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DAVID DZARA BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ALISA HUTH GIFFORD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH JOBES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SARAH KEATING BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT LENAHAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN F MCCABE IV BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHABREI PARKER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BENJAMIN R PIERCE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES ROBINSON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
CARRIE B ROSEN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
CATHERINE ROTHENBERGER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE ADAMS SCHAEFFER BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
RAND SIEGEL BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
GINA MAISTO SMITH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
SHELLEY SMITH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN E SPITZ BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
DEREK SQUIRE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES H STEIGERWALD BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARIANNE STYLES BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KELLEY TATE BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER WELDING BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2019 · 1 contractor · $325K
NameLocationServicePaid
ONE PENN ASSOCIATES LPNEW YORK, NYOFFICE SPACE$324,700

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,401,922$5,422,436 $10,406,975$8,634,374 $3,566,035$0 $372,34751323
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,130,835$5,218,499 $11,177,916$9,119,834 $3,360,578$0 $116,32256334
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,801,573$5,380,615 $12,097,585$9,733,580 $6,601,296$0 $186,56861350
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,799,723$4,814,603 $8,143,412$7,841,742 $4,503,753$0 $183,31562330
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,646,956$4,414,811 $9,361,714$9,041,845 $4,334,766$0 $172,89653330
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,815,371$4,233,892 $7,809,757$7,502,636 $4,534,001$0 $164,41155500

Funders of this organization

132 grantors reported grants to this organization, $8,740,381 in all, tax years 2009 to 2025; the 25 largest shown (all 132). Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2010-2024 16$1,273,034 2024$102,540
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PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS DAF sponsor Exact 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018 4$950,000 2018$250,000
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UNITED WAY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY Public charity Exact 2013, 2015-2023 10$673,211 2023$6,005
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2024 9$528,421 2024$43,550
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PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2011-2013, 2015-2023 26$495,250 2023$27,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2021-2024 5$394,200 2024$109,200
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INDEPENDENCE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2017-2025 24$340,616 2025$20,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$296,467 2024$24,917
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PENNSYLVANIA INTEREST ON LAWYER TRUST ACCOUNT BOARD Public charity Exact 2017-2018, 2020-2021 4$277,200 2021$63,000
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PHILADELPHIA BAR FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2025 10$205,289 2025$15,250
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FRIDOLIN CHARITABLE TR UA 06282006 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2018-2025 8$200,000 2025$12,500
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EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS Public charity Exact 2016-2019 4$173,000 2019$50,000
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ABINGTON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2020-2025 6$165,000 2025$30,000
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VAN AMERINGEN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2023-2024 2$150,000 2024$75,000
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HESS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2013-2014, 2016-2023 10$145,000 2023$20,000
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SMITH FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2010-2025 16$128,000 2025$12,000
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PATRICK AND ANNA M CUDAHY FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Support Center for Child Advocates”, “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2016-2024 9$117,500 2024$12,500
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2024 6$103,020 2024$14,817
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LEO C BALZEREIT CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST 1001-02-7 8 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Support Center for Child Advocates” 2021-2025 5$100,000 2025$20,000
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SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2019-2023 5$100,000 2023$20,000
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018, 2020-2024 6$91,200 2024$7,500
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SNIDER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2017-2019 3$82,500 2019$15,000
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PHILADELPHIA HEALTH PARTNERSHIP Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2014-2016 3$80,000 2016$25,000
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THE GORDON CHARTER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 7$75,000 2025$15,000
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CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$60,040 2024$15,890
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $5,422,436 spent · pay $4,482,749 · grants $0 · events $125,026
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $3,367,156$2,494,604$605,803$266,749 62.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $372,347$233,937$73,982$64,428 6.9%
Other employee benefits $345,600$255,445$64,638$25,517 6.4%
Occupancy $321,167$234,704$58,502$27,961 5.9%
Payroll taxes $268,163$195,970$48,847$23,346 4.9%
Office expenses $241,967$162,854$39,694$39,419 4.5%
Other (as described)DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSE $140,339$137,509-$2,830 2.6%
Pension plan contributions $129,483$95,982$23,284$10,217 2.4%
Insurance $45,962$33,588$8,372$4,002 0.8%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $45,336$33,131$8,258$3,947 0.8%
Travel $37,627$27,497$6,854$3,276 0.7%
Other (as described)MISCELLANOUS EXPENSES $32,373--$32,373 0.6%
Fees: investment management $25,583-$25,583- 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $22,653$16,555$4,126$1,972 0.4%
Fees: accounting $19,500-$19,500- 0.4%
Fees: other services $7,180$4,590$2,043$547 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $559,658$125,026reported apart
Total$5,422,436100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $5,218,499 spent · pay $4,297,500 · grants $0 · events $236,017
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $3,413,764$2,561,006$587,106$265,652 65.4%
Other employee benefits $386,616$289,897$66,536$30,183 7.4%
Occupancy $342,344$254,356$59,648$28,340 6.6%
Office expenses $276,545$193,252$46,073$37,220 5.3%
Payroll taxes $259,203$192,584$45,161$21,458 5.0%
Pension plan contributions $121,595$91,329$20,878$9,388 2.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $116,322$58,160$29,081$29,081 2.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $64,220$64,220-- 1.2%
Travel $41,021$30,478$7,147$3,396 0.8%
Insurance $35,824$26,617$6,242$2,965 0.7%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $34,469$25,610$6,006$2,853 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $28,931$21,495$5,041$2,395 0.6%
Fees: investment management $24,706-$24,706- 0.5%
Other (as described)GRANT SUBCONTRACT $23,990$23,990-- 0.5%
Fees: other services $22,459$16,687$3,913$1,859 0.4%
Fees: accounting $20,500-$20,500- 0.4%
Other (as described)MISCELLANOUS EXPENSES $5,990$5,990-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $666,945$171,797reported apart
Total$5,218,499100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $5,380,615 spent · pay $4,209,420 · grants $0 · events $193,379
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $3,254,398$2,480,445$503,664$270,289 60.5%
Other employee benefits $381,789$290,082$59,418$32,289 7.1%
Occupancy $363,782$272,691$57,950$33,141 6.8%
Office expenses $290,188$215,670$45,847$28,671 5.4%
Payroll taxes $267,117$200,225$42,563$24,329 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $186,568$93,284$46,642$46,642 3.5%
Fees: other services $171,117-$171,117- 3.2%
Pension plan contributions $119,548$91,252$18,453$9,843 2.2%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $103,982$103,982-- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $91,797$68,809$14,627$8,361 1.7%
Depreciation and depletion $36,869$27,636$5,875$3,358 0.7%
Travel $34,647$25,970$5,521$3,156 0.6%
Insurance $34,121$25,576$5,437$3,108 0.6%
Fees: investment management $27,916-$27,916- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $16,776$12,575$2,673$1,528 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $152,661$176,603reported apart
Total$5,380,615100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $4,814,603 spent · pay $3,949,798 · grants $0 · events $121,818
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $2,985,479$2,298,078$451,544$235,857 62.0%
Other employee benefits $414,921$317,598$63,410$33,913 8.6%
Occupancy $302,409$228,596$47,270$26,543 6.3%
Payroll taxes $249,515$188,612$39,002$21,901 5.2%
Office expenses $242,136$185,270$38,313$18,553 5.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $183,315$91,658$45,829$45,828 3.8%
Pension plan contributions $116,568$89,768$17,616$9,184 2.4%
Fees: other services $91,700$71,003$19,907$790 1.9%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $88,517$88,517-- 1.8%
Depreciation and depletion $35,841$27,093$5,602$3,146 0.7%
Insurance $32,288$24,407$5,047$2,834 0.7%
Travel $31,810$24,045$4,973$2,792 0.7%
Fees: investment management $26,292-$26,292- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $13,812$10,440$2,160$1,212 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $108,006$108,006reported apart
Total$4,814,603100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $4,414,811 spent · pay $3,574,500 · grants $0 · events $79,960
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $2,700,059$2,049,307$434,370$216,382 61.2%
Other employee benefits $370,349$279,498$60,127$30,724 8.4%
Occupancy $298,674$222,556$49,472$26,646 6.8%
Payroll taxes $223,181$166,303$36,967$19,911 5.1%
Office expenses $213,961$153,111$34,034$26,816 4.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $172,896$86,448$43,224$43,224 3.9%
Pension plan contributions $108,015$81,982$17,377$8,656 2.4%
Other (as described)GRANT SUBCONTRACT $74,200$74,200-- 1.7%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $70,634$70,634-- 1.6%
Fees: other services $50,975$24,571$23,462$2,942 1.2%
Insurance $31,733$23,646$5,256$2,831 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $30,250$22,541$5,010$2,699 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $28,842$21,492$4,777$2,573 0.7%
Fees: investment management $25,854-$25,854- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $8,647$6,443$1,432$772 0.2%
Travel $6,541$4,874$1,083$584 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $70,980$71,313reported apart
Total$4,414,811100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $4,233,892 spent · pay $3,309,122 · grants $0 · events $123,981
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $2,517,152$1,865,746$395,067$256,339 59.5%
Other employee benefits $326,538$240,705$51,762$34,071 7.7%
Occupancy $297,360$216,485$48,184$32,691 7.0%
Office expenses $268,868$171,414$35,392$62,062 6.4%
Payroll taxes $204,221$148,679$33,091$22,451 4.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $164,411$82,206$41,102$41,103 3.9%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $130,587$130,587-- 3.1%
Pension plan contributions $96,800$71,800$15,174$9,826 2.3%
Travel $37,461$27,273$6,070$4,118 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $35,701$25,991$5,785$3,925 0.8%
Fees: other services $35,475$13,086$20,413$1,976 0.8%
Insurance $31,272$22,767$5,067$3,438 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $27,145$19,104$5,156$2,885 0.6%
Fees: investment management $21,732-$21,732- 0.5%
Other (as described)GRANT SUBCONTRACT $20,000$20,000-- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $19,169$13,956$3,106$2,107 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $104,812$104,812reported apart
Total$4,233,892100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2024$0$01
2022$450,000$01
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2022Office of Justice ProgramsGrant or other assistanceSERVICES FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS 16.320PROJECT PROTECT (PHILADELPHIA RESPONSE & OUTREACH TO END CHILD TRAFFICKING) IN WRAP COURT (WORKING TO RESTORE ADOLESCENT POWER)$450,000

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Trademarks

2 US trademarks, 1 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
CHANGE THE STORY872309402016-11-09RegisteredTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03
KIDS N' KIN742172021991-10-28Registration cancelledTRTDXFAP, file of 2026-10-24

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