NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

5301 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128-3757

In care of

% NICHOLAS CHABAN

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

RENATA COBBS-FLETCHER, 5301 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19128

Signed the 990

RENATA COBBS-FLETCHER, PRESIDENT AND CEO

Phone

(215) 482-1423

Website

WWW.NORTHERNCHILDREN.ORG

Return prepared by

WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC

Mission

NORTHERN'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH, WHILE STABILIZING THEIR FAMILIES TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES. EVERYTHING WE DO IS DESIGNED TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR FAMILIES. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD AND YOUTH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TRANSFORM THEMSELVES - NO MATTER THEIR BACKGROUND OR LIFE SITUATIONS. IF WE INVEST IN THAT POTENTIAL THROUGH SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON CARE, SAFETY, HEALTH, PERMANENCY, INDEPENDENCE, AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, THEN CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND THEIR FAMILIES WILL LEAD HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER LIVES.

Program accomplishments

• Intensive Behavioral Health Services - IBHS provides school, community, and home-based behavioral health services to support children with emotional or behavioral issues that make it difficult for them to function in a standard school setting. Through individual counseling, group therapy, classroom support, and behavior modification techniques, such as role modeling, redirection, coaching, and conflict resolution, our caring IBHS staff help children recognize when they are escalating, control themselves, and move to less intensive levels of care. Northern currently provides IBHS at over 16 schools in the School District of Philadelphia, including charter schools.
  Expenses $8,307,741 · revenue $12,377,198
• Child/Youth Welfare, Safety and Prevention - Northern's Child Welfare division complements its Behavioral Health division, providing an array of prevention and intervention services to children, youth and families, both off and on our campus - particularly those who have been or are at risk of abuse or neglect. Our programs and policies focus on the protection, care, and healthy development of children and youth. (1) Foster Care - Our Foster Care parents give children and youth (ages 0-21) with varying levels of emotional and behavioral needs the care, love, and nurturing family environment they need. Change the life of a child. Make a difference in your community. Foster Care involves the placement of children and youth in a single or two-parent family. We offer strong support to foster parents and work collaboratively with them to meet the child or youth's needs and provide a safe pathway to permanency. (2) Adoptions - Northern Children facilitates adoptions between loving families and children from infancy to 21-years-old. The children are each in need of safe, supportive and stable environments. (3) Juvenile Justice Supportive Services Program (formerly Reti-Wrap) - This program supports youth at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center ("PJJSC") School through a collaborative, strength-based process that ensure that the needs of youth are addressed during their time at PJJSC. (4) Youth Promoting Peace Program (YP3) - YP3 engages gender and age-specific groups (ages 14-17 and 18-24) once weekly over 12 week periods. Youth Promoting Peace Program (YP3) engages youth ages 14-24 residing in Philadelphia in activities that aim to decrease exposure to violence and trauma symptoms while building life and leadership skills designed to broaden their experiences, perspectives and possibilities.
  Expenses $2,377,377 · grants $1,518,692 · revenue $536,850
• Behavioral Health - The goal of our behavioral health programs is to help children, youth and families achieve and maintain appropriate and positive functioning, which will transfer to community, home, and school environments. Children, youth, and families gain necessary skills through a wide range of therapeutic, structured activities that are provided in a stable, consistent, and interconnected service setting. (1) Early Intervention(EI) - Northern's EI Program is intended to meet the needs of middle and high-school aged youth who are at-risk for drug and alcohol use and abuse. Curriculum-based group psycho-ed and counseling sessions are provided. The program operates in schools, after-school programs, and residential and community-based settings. (2) Outpatient - We serve children and youth up to age 21 with emotional and behavioral symptoms including, but not limited to, depression, impulsivity, hyperactivity, trauma, anxiety, and disruptive behaviors. A multidisciplinary team of child and adolescent psychiatrists and therapists provide individualized emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric support in a safe, caring, and healthy environment using multiple, effective. This program addresses the needs of children, youth, and families, who are experiencing difficulties such as traumatic, academic, emotional, or social stress. The outpatient program offers individual, family and group therapy depending on the needs of the child and youth. Participants will work together with a therapist to work towards overall well-being. (3) Wellness and Resiliency (an IBHS Program) - Wellness is a therapeutic afterschool and all-day summer program for children 8 to 14 years old with behavioral and emotional symptoms including, but not limited to, depression, impulsivity, hyperactivity, anxiety, and disruptive behaviors. The program offers therapeutic services on-site on our beautiful six-acre campus, in the child's home, and during program-sponsored therapeutic community outings. Most students referred for participation in the afterschool and summer youth programs typically display behavioral challenges that manifest as multiple school suspensions, poor academic performance, impulsivity, and difficulty responding appropriately to school structure and authority figures. One of the primary objectives of Wellness is to decrease behaviors that interfere with classroom learning and problem-solving, and in doing so, improve educational outcomes. The program offers group and individual therapy, social skills development, homework help, and tutoring.
  Expenses $2,142,119
• Adoption
  Expenses $686,095
• other social services
  Expenses $609,186

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

23-1396803

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1943

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P730)

Assets (IRS master file)

$15,967,450

Income (IRS master file)

$19,650,391

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-1396803).

Questions about NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES

What is the EIN of NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES?

The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES is 23-1396803.

Is NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1943.

Are donations to NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RENATA COBBS-FLETCHER.

Who are the officers and directors of NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $186,822 (RENATA COBBS-FLETCHER, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does NORTHERN CHILDRENS SERVICES have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $19,650,391, expenses of $16,372,917 and total assets of $15,967,450 at year end.

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