Nonprofit · EIN 38-3042396
CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER
Tax-exempt · GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,831,136 | $1,758,022 | $73,114 | $3,751,353 | $296,661 | $3,454,692 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,812,688 | $1,554,646 | $258,042 | $3,565,619 | $184,041 | $3,381,578 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,632,040 | $1,886,811 | -$254,771 | $3,189,389 | $165,850 | $3,023,539 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,827,267
- of which government grants
- $951,414
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $27,889
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$36,089
- Other revenue
- -$24,020
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $154,458
- Other salaries and wages
- $955,079
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,240,260
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $69,633
- Travel
- $4,468
- Depreciation
- $113,770
- Program services (functional)
- $1,173,080
- Management and general (functional)
- $412,925
- Fundraising (functional)
- $172,017
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,565,619
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,751,353
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $296,661
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,454,692
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,272,487
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,103,033
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $351,659
- Gross receipts
- $1,867,225
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 50
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEAH ORTIZ | PAST PRESIDE Officer | 40 | $158,710 |
| ELLEN ZOELLNER | PRESIDENT CE Officer | 20 | $0 |
| LANCE WERNER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| JANE GIETZEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| KELLI SMITH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIM EMMITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| CHRIS BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANNE DEWYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFF FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW FUELLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HOOKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAMIKA HOUSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KYLE IRWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM KOSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| KIM KRAUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE LAJOYE-YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| INDIA MANNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FRAN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH MORGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GAIL SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.25 | $0 |
| SAVATOR SELDEN-JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| TRACEY SILAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIC WINSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEAH ORTIZ | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $68,931 |
| GAIL SCOTT | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY KOSTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| MARY MCLAUGHLIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| KIM KRAUSE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| TIM EMMITT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| EDWARD ELSNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| CHRIS BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN BOESCHENSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANNE DEWYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFF FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANDREW FUELLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JANE GIETZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HOOKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAMIKA HOUSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KYLE IRWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LAJOYE-YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| INDIA MANNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FRAN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAVATOR SELDEN-JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TRACEY SILAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KELLI SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MERCEDES TOOHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LANCE WERNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIC WINSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA WERKMAN | PAST EXEC DI Officer | 40 | $102,780 | $3,541 |
| SAVATOR SELDEN-JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $11,612 | $0 |
| GAIL SCOTT | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY KOSTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM KRAUSE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM EMMITT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BECKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE DEWYS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW FUELLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF FRASER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE GIETZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAMIKA HOUSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE IRWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE LAJOYE-YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INDIA MANNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRAN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY SILAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERCEDES TOOHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE WERNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC WINSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH ORTIZ | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2855 MICHIGAN ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506-0000
- In care of
- % EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELLEN ZOELLNER, 2855 MICHIGAN ST NE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49506
- Signed the 990
- ELLEN ZOELLNER, PRESIDENT CEO
- Phone
- (616) 336-5160
- Website
- CAC-KENT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SEBER TANS PLC
Mission
PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE AS WELL AS PREVENTION EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
Program accomplishments
- CHILDREN'S ASSESSMENT CENTER PROVIDES INTERVIEW, THERAPEUTIC, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND TO THEIR FAMILIES. NEARLY 1,000 CLIENTS ARE SERVED EACH YEAR AND APPROXIMATELY 26,000 STUDENTS ARE SERVED WITH PREVENTION AND BODY-SAFETY EDUCATION.Expenses $1,173,080
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-3042396
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P620)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,751,353
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,867,225
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,831,136 | $1,758,022 | $3,751,353 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,812,688 | $1,554,646 | $3,565,619 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,632,040 | $1,886,811 | $3,189,389 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,675,085 | $1,803,371 | $3,415,612 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 38-3042396).
Questions about CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER
- What is the EIN of CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER is 38-3042396.
- Is CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER 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 CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names ELLEN ZOELLNER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $158,710 (LEAH ORTIZ, PAST PRESIDE).
- How much revenue does CHILDRENS ASSESSMENT CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,831,136, expenses of $1,758,022 and total assets of $3,751,353 at year end.
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