2026-07-17T14:33:56+00:00 2025-12-31 311119890 Barnes Dennig & Co LTD 5342 W Vermont St Indianapolis IN 46224 990 2025-01-01 351788240 Child Advocates Inc CHIL 3172053055 1100 W 42nd Street 315 Indianapolis IN 46208 Phyllis Armstrong Chief Executive Officer 3172053055 2026-07-17 true John W Keller P01329619 3172412999 2026-07-17 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Phyllis Armstrong 1100 W 42nd Street 315 Indianapolis IN 46208 5602579 false X www.childadvocates.net X 1982 IN CHILD ADVOCATES CHAMPIONS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT INDIANA BY ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE, ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, AND FOSTERING WELL-BEING FOR CHILDREN. 13 13 61 13 0 3981792 3382544 0 444063 858768 1009878 52606 5435733 4293918 0 0 4440876 4075271 0 339039 1115572 816925 5556448 4892196 -120715 -598278 8745725 7793616 778141 499594 7967584 7294022 X CHILD ADVOCATES CHAMPIONS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT INDIANA BY ADVOCATING FOR JUSTICE, ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, AND FOSTERING WELL-BEING FOR CHILDREN. false false 2154838 THROUGH THE FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (FSSA), INDIANA DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION (DMHA), CHILD ADVOCATES SERVES AS THE SINGLE STATEWIDE ACCESS SITE FOR THE CHILD MENTAL HEALTH WRAPAROUND (CMHW) PROGAM. WE ASSIST HOOSIER YOUTH WHO FACE SERIOUS MENTAL OR BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH COMPLETING APPLICATIONS TO THE CMHW PROGRAM AND CONNECT THEM TO OTHER MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY 1303440 THE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM AT CHILD ADVOCATES INCLUDES PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO OLDER CHILDREN IN THEIR CHINS (CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES) AND TPR (TERMINATION OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP) CASES AS WELL AS IN ANCILLARY CASES INVOLVING LEGAL STATUS ISSUES. CHILDREN HAVE MANY RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AND PARTICIPATE IN HEARINGS, THE RIGHT TO BE A PART OF THEIR CASE PLANS, AND THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR CASE. THE GOAL OF OUR DIRECT REPRESENTATION SERVICE IS TO EMPOWER CHILDREN WITH INFORMATION SO THEY CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR CASE, AND TO ENSURE EACH CHILD'S PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS IN THE COURT PROCESS. OUR TEAM IS COMPRISED OF ATTORNEYS THAT HAVE DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE IN CHILD WELFARE LAW AND ARE TRAINED IN BEST PRACTICES FOR CHILD REPRESENTATION. OUR PROGRAM DIRECTOR IS THE FIRST ATTORNEY IN INDIANA TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATION AS A CHILD WELFARE LAW SPECIALIST. OUR REPRESENTATION OF CHILDREN SERVICE IS IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRAIL STUDYING THE IMPACT OF COUNSEL FOR CHILDREN IN CHILD WELFARE CASES. OUR ATTORNEYS ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO CHILD-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONALS. THE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES MEDIATION SERVICES IN CHILD WELFARE CASES IN MANY INDIANA COUNTIES. OUR ATTORNEY MEDIATORS ASSIST PARTIES TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND REMOVE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT CHILDREN FROM EXITING THE SYSTEM AND REACHING SAFE AND PERMANENT HOMES. FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS, OUR MEDIATION SERVICES HAVE BEEN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS, CASE MANAGERS, GUARDIANS AD LITEM, SOCIAL WORKERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, FOSTER PARENTS, AND ATTORNEYS TO BRING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNIQUE SKILLS TOGETHER IN A CONFIDENTIAL PROCESS TO CRAFT INDIVIDUALIZED SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS THAT THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FACE. 554211 OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES WORKSHOPS TO ADULTS AND YOUTH IN CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITIES. ADULT WORKSHOPS EMPOWER ATTENDEES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN'S LIVES THROUGH LEARNING, REFLECTION, AND ACTION. OUR YOUTH WORKSHOPS SERVE AS A FOUNDATION FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT PROVIDES ENRICHING EXPERIENCES TO YOUTH INCLUDING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, LIFE SKILLS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. 219082 OUR EDUCATION ADVOCACY SERVICE WORKS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL DUE TO TRAUMA OR OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES. OUR EDUCATION LIAISONS COLLABORATE WITH PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, SCHOOL STAFF, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP EDUCATION PLANS THAT ACCOMMODATE AND SUPPORT EACH CHILD'S UNIQUE NEEDS. 219082 4231571 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 31 0 true 61 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true true false false IN X Judy Kopp 3172053055 1100 W 42nd Street Suite 315 Indianapolis IN 46208 April Mcginnis Secretary 1.0 X X 0 0 0 August Haven Board President 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Charles Grandy Treasurer 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Rhonda Harper Vice President 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Beth Bingman Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Bryant Reed Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Christina Harrell Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 David Dreyer Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Demitrice Hicks Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Matt Schappa Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Robert Hailey Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Ron Gifford Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Shelly Langona Director 1.0 X 0 0 0 Felicia D Brown CFO 40.0 X 126876 0 0 Phyllis S Armstrong Chief Executive Officer 40.0 X 150000 0 0 Jill E English-Cheatham Chief Of Community Engagement 40.0 X 105855 0 9010 382731 0 9010 3 false true false 0 2598609 783935 3382544 0 0 0 0 0 187604 187604 0 0 1956487 1285323 671164 0 671164 671164 71636 23338 48298 48298 Employee Retention Credits 900099 4308 4308 0 0 0 0 4308 4293918 4308 0 907066 280890 158580 39787 82523 3200461 3100193 11257 89011 53861 50417 790 2654 268667 251490 3939 13238 271392 254041 3979 13372 23944 23944 143252 25882 52297 65073 22271 22271 15799 13713 1490 596 40252 40252 175977 152734 16602 6641 106263 104283 1738 242 6885 4275 1591 1019 19613 17023 1850 740 39020 15441 23579 Moving Costs 46338 46338 Telephone 37730 32747 3559 1424 Grant Refund 28814 28814 Educational Expenses 28251 2228 26023 82516 48524 23879 10113 4892196 4231571 321586 339039 16174 48673 2719608 1664075 749702 465141 0 0 0 0 66128 41937 336648 318420 52743 18228 4989022 5552431 0 0 152348 3131 8745725 7793616 407069 381136 206233 0 0 0 164839 118458 778141 499594 X 2222941 1478436 5744643 5815586 7967584 7294022 8745725 7793616 -598278 -75284 0 X X false true true false X 5027695 4228184 4423674 3981792 3382544 21043889 0 0 0 0 5027695 4228184 4423674 3981792 3382544 21043889 1359273 19684616 94956 129383 194645 330183 187604 936771 0 0 25 500 0 0 0 525 21981185 0 0.89552 0.89682 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 25.0, COLUMN B - 500.0, COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 525.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4589263 695642 185359 5099546 4254899 516514 182150 4589263 3927932 409342 82375 4254899 4980960 -867028 186000 3927932 4640541 340419 4980960 1.0 false false 336648 318420 18228 18228 Federal Income Taxes Operating Lease Liability 0 Refundable Advance 118458 118458 4230705 -75284 17547 23338 -34399 4265104 28814 28814 4293918 4904267 17547 23338 40885 4863382 28814 28814 4892196 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF CHILD ADVOCATES. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990 Fundraising Expenses - 23338 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4(b) Other revenues in form 990 not in audited financial statements Grant Revenue Refund - 28814 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990 Fundraising Expenses - 23338 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4(b) Other expenses in form 990 not in audited financial statements Grant Revenue Refund - 28814 Trivia Night 37785 37785 1064 4794 3500 1953 Inspire and Ignite 28587 28587 2496 2850 3861 903 1917 1 5264 5264 71636 71636 3560 7644 7361 903 3870 23338 48298 X X false false false false false false false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 219,082 including grants of $) OUR EDUCATION ADVOCACY SERVICE WORKS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL DUE TO TRAUMA OR OTHER LIFE CHALLENGES. OUR EDUCATION LIAISONS COLLABORATE WITH PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, SCHOOL STAFF, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP EDUCATION PLANS THAT ACCOMMODATE AND SUPPORT EACH CHILD'S UNIQUE NEEDS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body 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, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy 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 transaction, they are required to disclose this as soon as possible. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees 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, Line 19 Required documents available to the public 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 available to the individuals requesting them by making an appointment with the Executive Director. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection process 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