Family Focus Inc

Analysis

Family Focus Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Valparaiso, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Family Focus Inc reported income of $3.4m and spending of $4.7m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.2m to $3.4m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Focus Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riverbrook Residence Inc ($3.4m), Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc ($3.4m) and Empowering Youth Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $143k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $707k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 79 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.