2026-05-08T13:59:08+00:00 2025-06-30 580692043 Mauldin & Jenkins LLC 1401 Manatee Avenue West Suite 1200 Bradenton FL 34205 990 2024-07-01 591771210 Manatee Children's Services Inc MANA 9413451200 1227 Martin Luther King Jr Ave W Bradenton FL 34205 Melinda C Thompson CEO 9413451200 2026-05-08 true true Brian Carter P00536712 9417474483 2026-05-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Melinda C Thompson 1227 Martin Luther King Jr Ave W Bradenton FL 34205 5834391 false X manateechildrensservices.com X 1977 FL Preventing child abuse, restoring healing, and strengthening all children and their families through advocacy, treatment, and shelter. 12 12 84 52 0 5005823 5578748 0 12281 200119 9263 0 5027367 5778867 133298 109326 0 3845976 4287347 0 6212 753909 749890 4733183 5146563 294184 632304 2611111 3158278 705813 603193 1905298 2555085 Preventing child abuse, restoring healing, and strengthening all children and their families through advocacy, treatment, and shelter. false false 2099418 104587 RESIDENTIAL: Manatee Children's Services operates a continuum of residential programs that provide immediate safety and long-term stability for children who have experienced abuse or neglect. Through the Emergency Shelter, operating since 1979, children ages 6-17 receive short-term care including crisis intervention, counseling, academic support, and advocacy while permanent placements are arranged. Across reporting periods, approximately 97% of children served in the Emergency Shelter consistently demonstrate at least two age-appropriate personal safety strategies, such as identifying unsafe situations, understanding how to report threats, and recognizing appropriate boundaries: skills shown to reduce future risk of abuse. Children requiring longer-term care may transition to one of MCS's licensed residential group homes, which provide trauma-informed, family-style care and 24/7 supervision for youth ages 10-17, many of whom are at risk of or have experienced human trafficking. By prioritizing placement stability and individualized services, approximately 96% of youth in MCS group homes reliably develop and demonstrate age-appropriate independent living skills, including personal care, communication, budgeting, household responsibilities, and problem-solving. Together, these residential programs emphasize protection, healing, and skill development to support safe transitions into permanent homes or independent adulthood. TREATMENT: Since 1993, Manatee Children's Services has provided specialized, evidence-based mental health treatment to child abuse victims and their non-offending family members through Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Delivered through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) and Sexual Abuse Treatment Program (SATP), this trauma-informed, family-centered program reduces trauma-related symptoms while strengthening caregiver protective capacity and long-term safety. Non-Offending Caregiver groups equip caregivers with the skills needed to recognize risk, respond to disclosures, and maintain safe, stable home environments, while children learn to identify unsafe situations, understand boundaries, resist grooming behaviors, and report abuse. Program success is measured through post-treatment safety outcomes that reflect both child skill development and improved caregiver support. Across reporting periods, approximately 99% of participants who complete treatment consistently experience abuse-free home environments for up to 18 months following services, demonstrating sustained ability to recognize and respond to personal safety threats and reinforcing families' capacity to prevent future harm. PREVENTION: Manatee Children's Services operates a comprehensive portfolio of prevention programs designed to stop abuse before it occurs by strengthening families, educating youth, and reducing risk factors associated with maltreatment. Through evidence-based and nationally recognized programs including TRUTH (Teens Reaching Understanding Through Healthy Relationships), GAP (Grandparents as Parents), KIDS Personal Safety, and family-focused prevention initiatives, children and caregivers receive education, advocacy, and skill-building support that promote safety and stability. TRUTH serves youth ages 10-17 and their families with a focus on healthy relationships, personal safety, and teen pregnancy prevention; across reporting periods, 100% of participating youth consistently remain free of first-time or repeat pregnancies for up to 18 months following program completion, reducing stressors linked to increased abuse risk. GAP supports kinship caregivers who step in to care for children removed from unsafe environments, providing parenting education, peer support, advocacy, and resource connections; approximately 99% of families served through GAP reliably remain stable, abuse-free, and avoid entry or re-entry into foster care, helping children remain safely with relatives. KIDS Personal Safety and related prevention programs deliver age-appropriate education that teaches children to recognize unsafe situations, understand boundaries, and seek help from trusted adults, reinforcing early protective skills. Together, these prevention services strengthen family functioning, reduce the likelihood of abuse, and support safer, more resilient homes across the community. 1947221 4026 The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) serves more than 13,000 children annually that are either victims of child abuse or suspected of abuse. The CAC maintains its exceptional accreditation by the federally recognized National Children's Alliance and continues to accomplish the goal of providing potentially lifesaving evidenced based services to children and families. Prevention Services include parenting education to high risk parents that have abused or neglected their children in an effort to reunify them safely with their children. Pregnancy prevention services are offered to youth at risk of pregnancy, drug abuse and other forms of delinquency. Personal Safety skills designed to prevent child abuse are taught at every elementary school in Manatee County, reaching thousands of school aged children. (continued- Sch O) Kinship services such as support groups, basic needs referrals and services are provided to over 150 Grandparents annually to preserve relative placements for abused children. Therapy Programs provide evidenced based treatments to children that have been physically and sexually abused, witnessed domestic violence, violent crimes or suffer from extreme parental neglect. More than 95% of children seen in this program were able to overcome abuse related behavioral and emotional difficulties and developed safety skills to prevent further abuse and healthy ways to cope with past trauma. 574245 713 The Child Protection Team provides alleged child victims of abuse with specialized, non leading interviews and expert court testimony. 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As required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), net assets associated with the endowment fund, including funds designated by the Board of Directors to function as endowments, are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. The endowment fund is managed by outside investment managers, whose performance is reviewed by the Board of Directors. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote The Organization is a not-for-profit that is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as other than a private foundation. The accounting standard on accounting 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 Organization may recognize the tax benefit 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 Organization and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income (UBIT). There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities for the year ended June 30, 2025. The Organization files its Form 990 in the U.S. Federal Jurisdiction and the State of Florida. true Clothing, Food, Medical and other services for Children in need 252 109326 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds procedures for purchasing include approval by the residential director, reconciled by finance clerk, review by CFO and final approval for payment by CEO. Audited yearly by YMCA & DCF. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH THE PREPARER, THEN REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy WHEN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES, THE ORGANIZATION TAKES A PROACTIVE STANCE AND FOLLOWS A SET COURSE OF ACTION AS OUTLINED IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official SALARY SURVEYS ARE COMPLETED AND USED. SALARY COMPARISONS ARE BASED UPON SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees SALARY SURVEYS ARE COMPLETED AND USED. SALARY COMPARISONS ARE BASED UPON SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE AGENCY'S MAIN OFFICE AND ONLINE AT WWW.MANATEECHILDRENSSERVICES.COM. DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.COM. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection process The organization's audit committee reviews the audited financial statements prior to their issuance. This process is unchanged from the prior year.