Nonprofit · EIN 59-1771210
MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · BRADENTON, FL 34205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,778,867 | $5,146,563 | $632,304 | $3,158,278 | $603,193 | $2,555,085 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,027,367 | $4,733,183 | $294,184 | $2,611,111 | $705,813 | $1,905,298 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,171,091 | $4,289,436 | -$118,345 | $2,165,567 | $584,973 | $1,580,594 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,578,748
- of which government grants
- $4,922,252
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $200,119
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $190,557
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $109,326
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $364,750
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,373,157
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,287,347
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $39,250
- Occupancy
- $241,593
- Travel
- $35,216
- Depreciation
- $106,098
- Program services (functional)
- $4,620,884
- Management and general (functional)
- $519,467
- Fundraising (functional)
- $6,212
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,611,111
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,158,278
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $603,193
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,555,085
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,634,366
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,251,172
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $303,913
- Gross receipts
- $5,834,391
- Employees
- 84
- Volunteers
- 52
- Year formed
- 1977
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELINDA THOMPSON | CEO Officer | 40 | $132,576 | $4,257 |
| JULIA ROBERTSON | CFO Officer | 40 | $104,674 | $8,957 |
| CHERYL ANDREWS | COO Officer | 40 | $108,173 | $3,457 |
| ALYSSA ERICKSON | ARNP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,227 | $8,866 |
| BILL TOKAJER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID REALI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE CARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAVERNE ROUTH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL WINKELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BEMIS SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY VELEZ JERREHIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN BENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHALIE POSTHUMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSA CASTRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELINDA THOMPSON | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $129,988 | $4,085 |
| JULIA ROBERTSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $99,649 | $8,171 |
| CHERYL ANDREWS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $103,491 | $3,318 |
| WILLIAM TOKAJER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE CARR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID REALI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAVERNE ROUTH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL WINKELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN BENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RIC DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY VELEZ JERREHIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VANESSA CASTRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BEMIS SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELINDA THOMPSON | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $130,232 |
| CHERYL ANDREWS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $103,657 |
| JULIA ROBERTSON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $97,507 |
| WILLIAM TOKAJER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JESSE CARR | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID REALI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL WINKELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAUREN BENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RIC DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EMILY VELEZ JERREHIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HENRY LAWRENCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAVERNE ROUTH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BEMIS SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1227 9TH AVENUE W, BRADENTON, FL 34205-7301
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Melinda C Thompson, 1227 Martin Luther King Jr Ave W, Bradenton, FL 34205
- Signed the 990
- Melinda C Thompson, CEO
- Phone
- (941) 345-1200
- Website
- manateechildrensservices.com
- Return prepared by
- Mauldin & Jenkins LLC
Mission
Preventing child abuse, restoring healing, and strengthening all children and their families through advocacy, treatment, and shelter.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $2,099,418 · grants $104,587
- 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.Expenses $1,947,221 · grants $4,026
- The Child Protection Team provides alleged child victims of abuse with specialized, non leading interviews and expert court testimony. A trained child abuse medical provider provides medical exams to collect physical evidence of abuse as well as expert testimony.Expenses $574,245 · grants $713
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-1771210
- 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
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I720)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,158,278
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,834,391
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $5,778,867 | $5,146,563 | $3,158,278 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,027,367 | $4,733,183 | $2,611,111 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,171,091 | $4,289,436 | $2,165,567 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,534,094 | $3,499,687 | $2,400,031 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 59-1771210).
Questions about MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED is 59-1771210.
- Is MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED 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 MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED 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 MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED 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 MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Melinda C Thompson.
- Who are the officers and directors of MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $132,576 (MELINDA THOMPSON, CEO).
- How much revenue does MANATEE CHILDRENS SERVICES INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,778,867, expenses of $5,146,563 and total assets of $3,158,278 at year end.
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