Wayfinder Family Services meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Wayfinder Family Services (WFS) reports that they work to help their clients?foster youth and children and adults with visual and other disabilities?to achieve health and well-being, economic opportunity, educational success, and safety and security. The organization reports that they annually serve more than 16,500 students and family members across Southern, Central and Northern California through five overlapping areas of service: 1) vision loss ? providing services to people of all ages and varying levels of vision loss; 2) special needs ? via a special education school and residential programs for children and adults with disabilities; 3) temporary shelter and residential for children who have been removed from their families because of maltreatment or disruption, providing foster youth?many of whom have chronic medical conditions?nurturing, highly structured, round-the-clock care; 4) foster care and adoption, helping thousands of Southern California children find safe, caring homes each year; and 5) mental health, by providing emotional and behavioral services help children, youth and families.
For the year ended June 30, 2019, Wayfinder Family Services's program expenses were:
Group homes |
$4,768,220 |
Foster care and adoption |
$3,842,347 |
Transitional shelter care program |
$3,714,848 |
Short-term residential therapeutic program |
$3,627,811 |
Special education school |
$2,222,880 |
Mental health services |
$1,545,186 |
Early intervention program |
$1,533,388 |
Davidson program for independence |
$1,442,790 |
Camp Bloomfield and recreation |
$1,139,492 |
Transition services |
$990,614 |
Blind babies foundation |
$978,830 |
Hatlen Center |
$746,715 |
Public education program |
$479,376 |
Strategic initiatives |
$79,367 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$27,365,503 |
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Chief Executive
Miki Jordan, President and CEO
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Compensation*
$452,012
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Chair of the Board
Elworth Williams
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, City National Bank
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Board Size
14
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Paid Staff Size
469
*2018 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events, Planned giving arrangements
Fundraising costs were 27% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,259,216, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Wayfinder Family Services's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2019.
Source of Funds |
Government contracts, fees for service and grants |
$22,925,054 |
Other contributions |
$3,355,729 |
Wills and bequests |
$1,456,784 |
Trust income |
$1,366,378 |
Gain on investments |
$896,847 |
Investment income, net |
$474,407 |
Contributed property, goods and services |
$446,703 |
Other revenue |
$182,705 |
Total Income |
$31,104,607 |
- Programs: 85%
- Administrative: 11%
- Fundraising: 4%
Total Income |
$31,104,607 |
Program expenses |
$27,365,503 |
Fundraising expenses |
$1,409,416 |
Administrative expenses |
$3,721,393 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$32,496,312 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$-1,391,705 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$47,575,440 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$1,869,193 |
Ending Net Assets |
$48,052,928 |
Total Liabilities |
$4,586,713 |
Total Assets |
$52,639,641 |
As reported in the organization’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, WFS received in-kind donations totaling $446,703 in the form of legal services ($175,544) and other ($271,159).