2026-02-12T10:18:22-05:00 2025-06-30 LINDSEY ASSOCIATES LLC 110 WEST ROAD SUITE 220 TOWSON MD 21204 990 2024-07-01 463006084 BUILDING FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN INC BUIL 4108721050 7142 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR SUITE 170 COLUMBIA MD 21046 TRICIA A SAKLES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4108721050 2026-02-12 true false ROBERT DISS P00565412 4108251994 2026-02-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TRICIA A SAKLES 7142 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR SUITE 170 COLUMBIA MD 21046 1448186 false X WWW.BUILDINGFAMILIESFORCHILDREN.ORG X 2014 MD THE MISSION OF BUILDING FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN IS TO SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY HELPING MARYLAND'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN THRIVE IN FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1920 TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN WERE CARED FOR IN FAMILIES, RATHER THAN IN ORPHANAGES, WHERE OUR FOUNDERS BELIEVED THEY WERE MOST LIKELY TO GET THE LOVE AND SUPPORT THEY NEEDED. TODAY WE HOLD FAST TO THAT BELIEF, AND CONTINUE THE WORK BY MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE. MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN THRIVE IN FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1920 TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN WERE CARED FOR IN FAMILIES, RATHER THAN IN ORPHANAGES, WHERE OUR FOUNDERS BELIEVED THEY WERE MOST LIKELY TO GET THE LOVE AND SUPPORT THEY NEEDED. TODAY WE HOLD FAST TO THAT BELIEF, AND CONTINUE THE WORK BY MOBILIZING THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE. 7 7 19 0 270584 302864 1297990 1111380 18690 20454 9717 13488 1596981 1448186 0 0 851861 988675 0 98803 1039788 816402 1891649 1805077 -294668 -356891 2213058 1834326 1416721 1352414 796337 481912 X FOUNDED IN 1920 BY MCCORMICK SPICE COMPANY'S ENTREPRENEUR WILLOUGHBY MCCORMICK, BUILDING FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN (BFC), FORMERLY BAPTIST FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES, EXISTS TO PROVE A SAFE, NURTURING FAMILY FOR EVER CHILD AND A SUPPORTIVE, THRIVING COMMUNITY FOR EVERY FAMILY. OUR MISSION IS TO SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY HELPING MARYLAND'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN THRIVE IN FAMILIES. false false 1158560 1119498 THE CHOSEN PROGRAM PROVIDES FAMILY-BASED TREATMENT FOSTER CARE (TFC) FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FORM THEIR HOMES BY A LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (DSS). DUE TO CHILDHOOD TRAUMA THEY REQUIRE MORE THAN THE BASIC CARE, SUPPORT LOVE AND NURTURING THAT REGULAR FOSTER CARE PROVIDES. OUR APPROACH IS ATTACHMENT-BASED AND TRAUMA INFORMED AND IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN. CHOSEN STAFF TRAINS AND PROVIDES WEEKLY IN-HOME SUPPORT TO TREATMENT FOSTER PARENTS SO THEY CAN PROVIDE CARE THAT HELPS THE YOUTH HEAL FROM TRAUMA AND TEACHES NEW COPING SKILLS. THE HOPEFUL OUTCOME IS THAT THE CHILDREN REMAIN STABLE IN THEIR FOSTER FAMILY, AND EVENTUALLY MEET THEIR PERMANENCY GOAL. 300609 78487 SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN MOBILIZES A NETWORK OF COMPASSIONATE VOLUNTEERS TO WRAP AROUND FAMILIES FACING CRISIS. WHILE SOME VOLUNTEERS TEMPORARILY PROVIDE HOUSING FOR CHILDREN, OTHERS STEP IN TO MENTOR PARENTS AND HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL. THESE SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS PROVIDE THE SAFETY NET MANY VULNERABLE FAMILIES NEED TO KEEP CHILDREN OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND ACHIEVE LONG-TERM STABILITY. MANY FAMILIES TODAY ARE ISOLATED, THEY MAY NOT HAVE ANYONE TO CALL WHEN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE, LEAVING THEM VULNERABLE. THIS IS WHERE SAFE FAMILIES CAN STEP IN. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE A SAFE, NURTURING HOME FOR CHILDREN, ALLOWING PARENTS TO FOCUS ON CRISIS SITUATIONS WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT LOSING PARENTAL CUSTODY, WHILE PROVIDING AN EXTRA LAYER OF SUPPORT AS PARENTS WORK TOWARD STABILITY. 1576 IN OUR THERAPEUTIC FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM, THERAPISTS WORK WITH CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO ADDRESS EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DIFFICULTIES RESULTING FROM TRAUMA. WE HELP FAMILIES OF ALL TYPES (ADOPTIVE, FOSTER AND BIOLOGICAL) TO CONNECT, HEAL AND THRIVE TOGETHER. CHILDHOOD TRAUMA MAKES A LASTING IMPACT ON THE BRAIN, HINDERING A CHILD'S ABILITY TO LEARN, GROW AND FORM HEALTHY ATTACHMENTS WITH OTHERS. OUR THERAPIST'S APPROACH IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION (TBRI), A HOLISTIC, ATTACHMENT-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED INTERVENTION DESIGNED TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN. 1460745 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 19 true false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MD X X TRICIA A SAKLES 4108721050 7142 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR SUITE 170 COLUMBIA MD 21046 TRICIA A SAKLES EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 97293 0 22233 DR STEVE BURNETT PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 STEW EIDEL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE GIBBS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRINA HARVEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY SCOTT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF SHUSTERMAN VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REV SHANE VALENSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN WAYMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 97293 22233 false false false COPT DEFENSE PROPERTIES 6711 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DR SUITE 300 COLUMBIA MD 21046 RENT 139755 1 302864 302864 PURCHASE OF CARE 624100 1111380 1111380 1111380 20454 20454 9150 9150 9150 9150 OTHER REVENUE 4338 4338 4338 1448186 1115718 29604 120508 93996 18076 8436 695524 545672 100217 49635 17636 13848 2528 1260 95835 75173 13842 6820 59172 46401 8574 4197 17200 17200 7468 7468 44586 21504 12332 10750 2247 1163 737 347 49585 32370 14036 3179 12971 12255 716 139755 109296 20882 9577 17886 15923 1405 558 17801 13922 2659 1220 32810 24024 6681 2105 TFC BOARD PAYMENTS 183800 183800 TFC DIFFICULTY OF CARE 172435 172435 RECRUITMENT & RETENTION 53980 53897 60 23 SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE 18506 5154 13013 339 45372 39912 5103 357 1805077 1460745 245529 98803 63951 66467 114051 96242 119 10832 18230 81050 46972 51879 34078 767623 508075 1204603 1111234 2213058 1834326 123337 97501 1293384 1254913 1416721 1352414 X 681411 381912 114926 100000 796337 481912 2213058 1834326 -356891 42466 X false true X true false X 463704 268369 199744 368244 307202 1607263 1918662 1729222 1605173 1297990 1111380 7662427 2382366 1997591 1804917 1666234 1418582 9269690 9269690 28163 18092 32234 27090 29604 135183 28163 18092 32234 27090 29604 135183 9 72 1317 1398 2410529 2015692 1837223 1694641 1448186 9406271 0.98550 0.98680 0.01000 0.01000 X PART III, LINE 12 1,398 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 189521 -89521 116836 152205 37316 189521 127263 24942 152205 146237 -18974 127263 122890 23347 146237 false false 3654 3654 3654 ROU ASSET-OPERATING 1102862 ROU ASSET-FINANCING 8172 FOSTER ADVANCE 200 1111234 LEASE LIABILITY-OFFICE SPACE 1243869 LEASE LIABILITY-COPIER 11044 1254913 1483184 42466 42466 1440718 7468 7468 1448186 1797609 1797609 7468 7468 1805077 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FOUNDED IN 1920 BY MCCORMICK SPICE COMPANY'S ENTREPRENEUR WILLOUGHBY MCCORMICK, BUILDING FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN (BFC), FORMERLY BAPTIST FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES, EXISTS TO PROVE A SAFE, NURTURING FAMILY FOR EVER CHILD AND A SUPPORTIVE, THRIVING COMMUNITY FOR EVERY FAMILY. OUR MISSION IS TO SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY HELPING MARYLAND'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN THRIVE IN FAMILIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AS SOON AS COMPLETED, THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW. AFTER CONFIRMATION BY THE BOARD, THE 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE PROPER REGULATORY AGENCIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C A STAFF TRAINING IS HELD ANNUALLY IN WHICH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY EACH EMPLOYEE. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ALSO REVIEWS AND SIGNS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. EMPLOYEES ARE UNDER A CONTINUING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOON AS IT IS KNOWN, OR SHOULD BE REASONABLY KNOWN, BY COMPLETING A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT PROVIDED TO THE EXECTUTIVE DIRECTOR. AN INTERESTED PARTY SHALL COMPLETE A SIDCLOSURE STATEMENT TO FULLY AND COMPLETELY DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS ABOUT ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OR IN THE CASE OF THE PRESIDENT'S DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD. COPIES SHALL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO THE EXECTIVE DIRECOTR OF THE AGENCY. ALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS SIGN AN UPDATED CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXEUCTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUALLY. THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS UPON REQUEST.