2023-07-11T11:14:18-05:00 2022-12-31 351489521 GREENWALT CPAS INC 5342 W VERMONT STREET INDIANAPOLIS IN 46224 990 2022-01-01 351788240 CHILD ADVOCATES INC CHIL 3172053055 8200 HAVERSTICK ROAD 240 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240 CYNTHIA BOOTH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3172053055 2023-07-11 CYNTHIA BOOTH 999009999 1 AMANDA MEKO CPA P01062615 3172412999 2023-07-11 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CYNTHIA BOOTH 8200 HAVERSTICK ROAD 240 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240 7097362 0 X WWW.CHILDADVOCATES.NET X 1982 IN CHILD ADVOCATES SERVES CHILDREN AND YOUTH STATEWIDE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGLECT. WE CHAMPION AND ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY IN CHILD WELFARE IN ALL COMMUNITIES TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL CHILDREN. OUR COMMITMENT IS TO LISTEN TO CHILDREN AND BE THEIR VOICE, STANDING UP FOR THEIR LIBERTIES AND WORKING TIRELESSLY TO KEEP THEM SAFE AND SECURE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. 13 13 60 13 0 0 5003511 4228184 0 0 111274 35570 59742 62974 5174527 4326728 0 0 0 0 3818493 3854269 0 0 458372 1256169 974304 5074662 4828573 99865 -501845 9925569 9209548 372666 1176291 9552903 8033257 X CHILD ADVOCATES SERVES CHILDREN AND YOUTH STATEWIDE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGLECT. WE CHAMPION AND ADVOCATE FOR JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY IN CHILD WELFARE IN ALL COMMUNITIES TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL CHILDREN. OUR COMMITMENT IS TO LISTEN TO CHILDREN AND BE THEIR VOICE, STANDING UP FOR THEIR LIBERTIES AND WORKING TIRELESSLY TO KEEP THEM SAFE AND SECURE WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. 0 0 1336682 THE CHILD MENTAL HEALTH WRAPAROUND PROGRAM (CMHW) SERVES AS THE STATEWIDE ACCESS SITE FOR FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN FACE SERIOUS MENTAL HEALTH OR BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. WE HELP FAMILIES APPLY FOR WRAPAROUND SERVICES, KNOWN AS CMHW, THROUGH THE INDIANA DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION (DMHA). OUR FAMILY LIAISONS WILL ASSIST YOUTH & FAMILIES WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS TO COLLABORATE WITH FAMILIES IN IDENTIFYING ANY ONGOING NEED FOR SUPPORTS.FOR ALL CHILDREN & FAMILIES WHO MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES THROUGH DMHA, CHILD ADVOCATES WILL ASSIST IN MAKING REFERRALS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL WELL-BEING. 516089 INTERRUPTING RACISM FOR CHILDREN - IN MARION COUNTY, BLACK CHILDREN REPRESENT 11% OF THE CHILD POPULATION; HOWEVER, THEY REPRESENT 40.9% OF CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. RACIAL DISPARITIES IN CHILD WELFARE, INCOME, EDUCATION AND HEALTH CONTINUE TO EXIST AND SERVE AS A BARRIER TO JUST AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. INTERRUPTING RACISM FOR CHILDREN EDUCATES AND MOVES INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION TO STOP RACISM IN ITS TRACKS, CREATING A FUTURE WHERE CHILDREN THRIVE AND RACE DOES NOT PREDICT THEIR LIFE OUTCOMES. 779196 THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AT CHILD ADVOCATES IS COMPRISED OF TEN ATTORNEYS WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN CHILD WELFARE. OUR ATTORNEYS ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO GAL (GUARDIAN AD LITEM) AND CASA (COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE) AGENCIES WITH THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING PERMANENCY FOR CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.OUR ATTORNEYS AT CHILD ADVOCATES PROVIDE A WIDE VARIETY OF LEGAL SERVICES TO BEST ACCOMMODATE THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO; APPELLATE WORK, MOTION PRACTICE, LEGAL CONSULTATION, PETITIONS, TESTIMONY AND TRIAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, IMMIGRATION, CAPTA, ETC.THE COURTS STRIVE TO PROTECT ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN USING AN ADVERSARIAL APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING. MANY FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM A DIFFERENT APPROACH. FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, THE MEDIATION AND FACILITATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS, CASE MANAGERS, GUARDIANS AD LITEM, SOCIAL WORKERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, FOSTER PARENTS, AND LAWYERS TO BRING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNIQUE SKILLS TOGETHER IN A CONFIDENTIAL PROCESS TO CRAFT INDIVIDUALIZED SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS THAT THESE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FACE. 317670 THE DIRECT REPRESENTATION PROGRAM PROVIDES ATTORNEYS TO REPRESENT CHILDREN IN CHINS (CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES) AND TPR (TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS) CASES. CHILDREN HAVE MANY RIGHTS, SUCH AS THE RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATE IN HEARINGS, THE RIGHT TO BE PART OF THEIR DCS CASE PLAN, AND THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR CASE. SOMETIMES, CHILDREN NEED ATTORNEYS TO ADVOCATE FOR WHAT THEY WANT. THE GOAL OF THE DIRECT REPRESENTATION PROGRAM IS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN WITH INFORMATION SO THEY CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR CASE, AND TO ENSURE THE CHILD'S PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, OR FAIRNESS, IN THE COURT PROCESS. 438811 THE MEDIATION AND FACILITATION PROGRAM ASSISTS PARTIES IN FINDING AMICABLE RESOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGING PROBLEMS. OUR EXPERIENCED TEAM PROVIDES MEDIATIONS FOR CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES (CHINS) CASES, ACTIONS TO TERMINATE THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP (TPCR), AND CONTESTED ADOPTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER PERMANENCY FACILITATIONS TO ADDRESS BARRIERS THAT CAN KEEP CHILDREN IN CARE INDEFINITELY.MEDIATIONS AND FACILITATIONS INVITE OPEN CONVERSATION AND CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO REAL PROBLEMS FACING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. RESOLUTIONS REACHED THROUGH COLLABORATION ARE INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, HAVE HIGHER RATES OF COMPLIANCE, AND HELP AVOID DELAYS INHERENT IN PROTRACTED LITIGATION. MEDIATIONS AND FACILITATIONS HAVE RESULTED IN TIMELY REUNIFICATION, INFORMAL ADJUSTMENTS, CHINS ADJUDICATIONS, CHANGES OF CUSTODY, GUARDIANSHIPS, THIRD PARTY CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS, AND ADOPTIONS OFTEN WITH POST ADOPTION CONTACT AGREEMENTS. 73523 THE EDUCATIONAL LIAISONS SERVE AT RISK CHILDREN AND/OR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM BY GATHERING FAMILY, TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL RESOURCES TO CREATE A PLAN TO IMPROVE A CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS, DESPITE THEIR CHALLENGES WITH SCHOOL, BEHAVIOR, AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH. 830004 3461971 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 0 1 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IN X FELICIA BROWN 3172053055 8200 HAVERSTICK ROAD 240 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240 TRACY BETZ PAST-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH BINGMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT DUNCAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONIQUE GORDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA HARPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY LANGONA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRYANT REED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE MALARSKY PRESIDENT/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM SPRAGUE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JACKIE GESSNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEMITRICE HICKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN RIGGINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDGE DAVID DREYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BOOTH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 157174 0 11613 FELICIA BROWN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 130000 0 3314 287174 0 14927 2 0 1 0 0 27500 3232290 968394 745 4228184 129383 129383 2622500 2716313 -93813 -93813 -93813 116795 27500 54321 62474 62474 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 500 500 500 4326728 500 0 98044 287173 218252 51691 17230 3033440 2305414 546019 182007 53088 40347 9556 3185 242723 184470 43690 14563 237845 180762 42812 14271 155840 4675 77920 73245 65402 65402 49883 8979 6485 34419 327477 252157 49122 26198 54288 54288 43251 43251 415 415 37457 28841 5619 2997 31513 1261 30252 WORKSHOPS 79762 79762 TELEPHONE 45218 14849 29259 1110 PRINTING & POSTAGE 34377 7012 4138 23227 EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES 21698 21264 217 217 27723 16387 11035 301 4828573 3461971 908230 458372 24376 33478 2876547 2287221 292391 585642 60842 36956 615644 523623 118384 92021 6549898 5405635 3131 768595 9925569 9209548 274521 675338 98145 500953 372666 1176291 X 3943688 3663864 5609215 4369393 9552903 8033257 9925569 9209548 -501845 -1017801 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 8072027 13692716 9358264 5027695 4228184 40378886 8072027 13692716 9358264 5027695 4228184 40378886 40378886 43685 33216 37118 94956 129383 338358 36187 2007 262 25 500 38981 40756225 0.99070 0.99260 X 4980960 -867028 -186000 3927932 4640541 340419 4980960 4500000 140541 4640541 4500000 4500000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 615644 523623 92021 92021 ACCRUED INTEREST 3131 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 734935 FINANCE LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET 30529 768595 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY, NET OF CURRENT PORTION 10282 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY, NET OF CURRENT PORTION 490671 500953 3317027 -1017801 8100 -1009701 4326728 0 4326728 4836673 8100 8100 4828573 0 4828573 PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF CHILD ADVOCATES. TRIVIA NIGHT 80147 27500 52647 7842 40TH ANNIVERSARY 49886 49886 35680 5 14262 14262 10799 144295 27500 116795 54321 54321 62474 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BOOTH CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 157174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11613 0 168787 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE 990 IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE RETURN AND THEN EMAILS THE ORGANIZATION BACK INDICATING WHETHER THEY APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IN ADDITION, IF A BOARD MEMBER OR AN EMPLOYEE HAS ANY INFLUENCE ON ANY MATERIAL BUSINESS TRASNACTION, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USES INDEPENDENT SALARY STUDIES TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE TOTAL SALARY EXPENSE WHEN PREPARING THE BUDGET. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 6104 (D) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER, COPIES OF THE IRS FORM 990 AND APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST, IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND SUBJECT TO THE CHARGES PERMITTED BY LAW TO ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO REQUEST IT. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAIABLE TO THE INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING THEM BY MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BEFORE THEY ARE FINALIZED. THIS OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.