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CHILD CRISIS ARIZONA

MESA, AZ · EIN 860324144 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE I720 · Crime & Legal-Related · Large ($10M-$50M) · www.childcrisisaz.org
revenue
$34.4M
expenses
$29.4M
net assets
$34.5M
employees
508
volunteers
140
program ratio
83%
mission · from form 990

TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN ARIZONA A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, FREE FROM (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) ABUSE AND NEGLECT, BY CREATING STRONG AND SUCCESSFUL FAMILIES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Child Crisis Arizona provides prevention, intervention, and education programs to support children, youth, and families in Arizona. They offer early education services, foster care and adoption programs, emergency residential services, and community wellness initiatives. The organization aims to create a safe environment free from abuse and neglect, fostering strong and successful families.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2022

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $17.37M
    INTERVENTION PROGRAMS SERVE CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN PART OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM THROUGH THE:-EMERGENCY CHILDREN'S SHELTER, SINGULAR IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA, OFFERING AROUND-THE-CLOCK, HEAD-TO-TOE CARE FOR CHILDREN AGES TWO THROUGH 10-YEARS;-GROUP HOME, SERVING ADOLESCENT BOYS AGES 10 THROUGH 17-YEARS, CONCENTRATING ON PROVIDING A NORMAL TEEN EXPERIENCE AND TRANSITIONING YOUTH TO SELF-SUFFICIENT ADULTHOOD;-INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR FOSTER YOUTH, PROVIDING APARTMENT LIVING, MEALS, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO AID YOUTH, AGES 16- TO 21-YEARS TO ALLOW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, PURSUIT OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT TO TRANSITION TO AN INDEPENDENT ADULTHOOD;-REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDING CARE AND REUNIFICATION SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINOR CHILDREN ENTERING THE UNITED STATES. -FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION PROGRAM WORKING WITH SINGLE- AND TWO-PARENT FAMILIES WISHING TO GROW THEIR FAMILY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOSTER CARE OR ADOPTIVE SERVICES. GUIDING FAMILIES THROUGH LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION, WE THEN PLACE CHILDREN INTO THEIR HOMES, MONITORING AND SUPPORTING THOSE PLACEMENTS.-COUNSELING CENTER OFFERS THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, CONCENTRATING ON ATTACHMENT AND BONDING, GRIEF AND LOSS, ANGER MANAGEMENT, AND TRAUMA.
named programs · 14 · from sources

what they call their work

Caregiver Support Group
Monthly support group hosted in partnership with NAMI for caregivers, offering connection and emotional support.
Center for Child & Family Wellness
A 38,000-square-foot facility in Mesa offering community education, wellness classes, a full-service kitchen, counseling services, car seat safety, and resource distribution to support family well-being.
Child Crisis Arizona's Group Home
Provides around-the-clock, wraparound care to teenage boys in the foster care system, ages 11-17, to help them develop life skills.
Counseling Services
Outpatient mental health services provided in partnership with Southwest Behavioral & Human Services for youth and families at the Center for Child & Family Wellness.
Early Head Start
Provides prenatal, home-based, and center-based services to pregnant women and children ages 0-3 living at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, including family support, early education, and resource connection in Phoenix and Mesa.
Early Head Start program
Serves pregnant women and children ages 0-3 living at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level through prenatal, home-based, and center-based visits, providing safe and enriching care.
Foster Care & Adoption Licensing Program
Supports individuals and families through the process of fostering and adopting children in Arizona's foster care system.
Foster Care and Adoption Licensing
Program supporting individuals and families interested in fostering or adopting children in Arizona, including kinship foster care services.
Group Home for Teen Boys
Provides 24/7 wraparound care for teenage boys ages 11-17 in the foster care system, supporting their physical, emotional, and developmental needs.
Kinship Foster Care
Supports kinship foster caregivers in providing a familiar, safe, and loving environment for children.
Preschool Program
Serves children ages 3-5 from low-income families with high-quality early education focused on literacy and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) to prepare them for kindergarten.
Preschool program
Provides a nurturing and engaging environment for children ages 3 to 5, focusing on literacy and STEAM to prepare them for kindergarten.
Safe Kids Car Seat Safety Station
Offers classes on proper car seat installation and distributes free car or booster seats to qualifying low-income families.
Whispering Hope Ranch
A 45-acre facility in Payson, AZ, offering adapted camp sessions for children and youth with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities, promoting inclusion and personal growth.
activities · 13 groups

what they do

  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 11 activities
    • Basic Needs Distribution
      Distributes basic need items to children, youth, and families in need.
    • Basic Needs Distribution
      Distributes basic need items to children, youth, and families in need.
    • Basic Needs Distribution
      Distributes basic need items to children, youth, and families in need.
    • Distribution of Basic Needs Items
      Distributes basic need items to children, youth, and families in need.
    • Distribution of Basic Needs Items
      Distributes basic need items to children, youth, and families in need.
    • Distribution of basic needs
      Distributes basic need items to children, youth, and families in need.
    • Nutritional Support and Food Pantry
      Operates a full-service kitchen providing nutritious meals to children and youth in Early Education, shelter, and group home programs, and hosts a monthly food pantry event for Early Education families.
    • Nutritional Support and Food Pantry
      Operates a full-service kitchen providing nutritious meals to children and youth in Early Education, shelter, and group home programs, and hosts a monthly food pantry event for Early Education families.
    • Nutritional Support and Food Pantry
      Operates a full-service kitchen providing nutritious meals to children and youth in Early Education, shelter, and group home programs, and hosts a monthly food pantry event for Early Education families.
    • Nutritional Support and Food Pantry
      Operates a full-service kitchen providing nutritious meals to children and youth in Early Education, shelter, and group home programs, and hosts a monthly food pantry event for Early Education families.
    • Nutritious meal and food pantry services
      Operates a full-service kitchen that provides nutritious meals to children and youth in Early Education, shelter, and group home programs, and hosts a monthly food pantry event for Early Education families.
  • Adapted Camp Sessions for Youth with Disabilities 7 activities
    • Adapted Camp Sessions
      Operates a 45-acre facility in Payson, AZ, offering adapted camp sessions for children and youth with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities.
    • Adapted Camp Sessions
      Operates a 45-acre facility in Payson, AZ, offering adapted camp sessions for children and youth with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities.
    • Adapted Camp Sessions
      Operates a 45-acre facility in Payson, AZ, offering adapted camp sessions for children and youth with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities.
    • Adapted Camp Sessions
      Operates a 45-acre facility in Payson, AZ, offering adapted camp sessions for children and youth with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities.
    • Adapted camp for children with disabilities
      Operates a 45-acre facility in Payson, AZ, offering adapted camp sessions for children and youth with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities.
    • Whispering Hope Ranch Programs
      Operates a 45-acre facility in Payson, AZ, offering adapted camp sessions for children and youth with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities, and also offers rental of the ranch for retreats, gatherings, and celebrations.
    • Whispering Hope Ranch Programs
      Operates a 45-acre facility in Payson, AZ, offering adapted camp sessions for children and youth with physical, mental, and sensory disabilities, and also provides rental of the ranch for retreats and events.
  • Early Childhood Education and Family Support 7 activities
    • Early Head Start Programs
      Operates Early Head Start programs in Phoenix and Mesa for pregnant women and children aged 0-3 who are living at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, aiming to increase access to quality early education.
    • Early Head Start Programs
      Operates Early Head Start programs in Phoenix and Mesa for pregnant women and children ages 0-3 who are living at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, aiming to increase access to quality early education.
    • Early Head Start Programs
      Operates Early Head Start programs in Phoenix and Mesa for pregnant women and children aged 0-3 who are living at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, aiming to increase access to quality early education.
    • Early Head Start Programs
      Operates Early Head Start programs in Phoenix and Mesa for pregnant women and children aged 0-3 who are living at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, aiming to increase access to quality early education.
    • Early Head Start Programs
      Operates Early Head Start programs in Phoenix and Mesa for pregnant women and children aged 0-3 who are living at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, aiming to increase access to quality early education.
    • Early Head Start programs
      Operates Early Head Start programs in Phoenix and Mesa for pregnant women and children ages 0–3 living at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, including expanded classrooms to increase access to quality early education.
    • Early Head Start programs
      Operates Early Head Start programs in Phoenix and Mesa for pregnant women and children ages 0–3 living at or below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, including expansion of classrooms to increase access.
  • Parenting Education and Skill-Building Programs 6 activities
    • Community Education Classes
      Offers community education classes covering job skills training, mentoring, financial education, and positive parenting workshops.
    • Community Education Classes
      Offers various community education classes including job skills training, mentoring, financial education, and positive parenting workshops.
    • Community Education Classes
      Offers community education classes covering job skills training, mentoring, financial education, and positive parenting workshops.
    • Community Education Classes
      Offers community education classes covering job skills training, mentoring, financial education, and positive parenting workshops.
    • Community Education Classes
      Offers community education classes covering job skills training, mentoring, financial education, and positive parenting workshops.
    • Community education and workforce development
      Offers community education classes including job skills training, mentoring, financial education, and positive parenting workshops.
  • Foster Care Group Homes for Youth 6 activities
    • Group Home for Foster Youth
      Provides 24/7 wraparound care for teenage boys aged 11-17 in the foster care system through a dedicated group home program.
    • Group Home for Foster Youth
      Provides 24/7 wraparound care for teenage boys aged 11-17 who are in the foster care system through a group home program.
    • Group Home for Foster Youth
      Provides 24/7 wraparound care for teenage boys aged 11-17 who are in the foster care system through a dedicated group home program.
    • Group Home for Foster Youth
      Provides 24/7 wraparound care for teenage boys aged 11-17 in the foster care system through a dedicated group home program.
    • Group Home for Foster Youth
      Provides 24/7 wraparound care for teenage boys aged 11-17 who are in the foster care system through a dedicated group home program.
    • Residential foster care for teenage boys
      Provides 24/7 wraparound care to teenage boys aged 11–17 in the foster care system through a group home program.
  • Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness Programs 6 activities
    • Preschool Programs
      Operates a preschool program for children ages 3 to 5, focusing on academic, social, and emotional preparation for kindergarten, and provides school supplies to graduates.
    • Preschool Programs
      Operates a preschool program for children ages 3 to 5, focusing on academic, social, and emotional preparation for kindergarten, and provides school supplies to graduates.
    • Preschool Programs
      Operates a preschool program for children aged 3 to 5, focusing on academic, social, and emotional preparation for kindergarten, and provides school supplies to graduates.
    • Preschool Programs
      Operates a preschool program for children aged 3 to 5, focusing on academic, social, and emotional preparation for kindergarten, and provides school supplies to graduates.
    • Preschool Programs
      Operates a preschool program for children aged 3 to 5, focusing on academic, social, and emotional preparation for kindergarten, and provides school supplies to graduates.
    • Preschool and kindergarten readiness program
      Operates a preschool program for children ages 3 to 5 focused on academic, social, and emotional preparation for kindergarten, including provision of school supplies.
  • Car Seat Safety Distribution & Education 5 activities
    • Car Seat Safety Program
      Offers car seat safety classes and distributes free car or booster seats to qualifying low-income families.
    • Car Seat Safety Program
      Offers car seat safety classes and distributes free car or booster seats to qualifying low-income families.
    • Car Seat Safety Program
      Offers car seat safety classes and distributes free car or booster seats to qualifying low-income families.
    • Car Seat Safety Program
      Offers car seat safety classes and distributes free car or booster seats to qualifying low-income families.
    • Car seat safety program
      Offers car seat safety classes and distributes free car or booster seats to qualifying low-income families.
  • Foster and Adoptive Parent Support Groups 5 activities
    • Caregiver Support Group
      Hosts a monthly caregiver support group at the Center for Child & Family Wellness in partnership with NAMI.
    • Caregiver Support Group
      Hosts a monthly caregiver support group at the Center for Child & Family Wellness in partnership with NAMI.
    • Caregiver Support Group
      Hosts a monthly caregiver support group at the Center for Child & Family Wellness in partnership with NAMI.
    • Caregiver Support Group
      Hosts a monthly caregiver support group at the Center for Child & Family Wellness in partnership with NAMI.
    • Caregiver support groups
      Hosts a monthly caregiver support group at the Center for Child & Family Wellness in partnership with NAMI.
  • Foster and Kinship Family Support Services 5 activities
    • Foster Care and Adoption Licensing
      Provides licensing services for foster care and adoption to support children within Arizona's foster care system.
    • Foster Care and Adoption Licensing
      Provides licensing services for foster care and adoption to support children within Arizona's foster care system.
    • Foster Care and Adoption Licensing
      Provides licensing services for foster care and adoption to support children within Arizona's foster care system.
    • Foster Care and Adoption Licensing
      Provides licensing services for foster care and adoption to support children within Arizona's foster care system.
    • Foster care and adoption licensing
      Provides foster care and adoption licensing services to support children in Arizona's foster care system.
  • Ranch-Based Retreat & Event Hosting 5 activities
    • Whispering Hope Ranch Rental
      Offers rental of Whispering Hope Ranch for retreats, gatherings, and celebrations including family reunions, weddings, and organizational retreats.
    • Whispering Hope Ranch Rental
      Offers rental of Whispering Hope Ranch for retreats, gatherings, and celebrations, including family reunions, weddings, and organizational retreats.
    • Whispering Hope Ranch Rental
      Offers rental of Whispering Hope Ranch for retreats, gatherings, and celebrations including family reunions, weddings, and organizational retreats.
    • Whispering Hope Ranch event rentals
      Offers rental of Whispering Hope Ranch for retreats, gatherings, and celebrations including family reunions, weddings, and organizational retreats.
    • Whispering Hope Ranch retreat rentals
      Offers rental of Whispering Hope Ranch for retreats, gatherings, and celebrations including family reunions, weddings, and organizational retreats.
  • Youth Health and Wellness Support 2 activities
    • Center for Child & Family Wellness development
      Supported the creation of a 38,000-square-foot, net-zero Center for Child & Family Wellness through a $1 million gift.
    • Development of the Center for Child & Family Wellness
      Supported the creation of a 38,000-square-foot, net-zero Center for Child & Family Wellness through a $1 million gift.
  • Family Support Blog Publishing 2 activities
    • Online community engagement and impact storytelling
      Shares stories of impact from served families, provides parenting tips, and posts updates on community work through an online blog.
    • Parenting and community outreach blog
      Shares stories of impact from served families, provides parenting tips, and posts updates on community work through an online blog.
  • Uncategorized 8 activities
    • Arts programming for self-expression
      Provides dance and music classes to support self-expression and self-care for the community.
    • Dance and Music Classes
      Provides dance and music classes to support self-expression and self-care for the community.
    • Outpatient Counseling Services
      Offers outpatient counseling services for youth in care and for children and families referred from the community, in partnership with Southwest Behavioral & Human Services.
    • Outpatient Counseling Services
      Offers outpatient counseling services for youth in care and for children and families referred from the community, in partnership with Southwest Behavioral & Human Services.
    • Outpatient Counseling Services
      Offers outpatient counseling services for youth in care and for children and families referred from the community, in partnership with Southwest Behavioral & Human Services.
    • Outpatient Counseling Services
      Offers outpatient counseling services for youth in care and for children and families referred from the community, in partnership with Southwest Behavioral & Human Services.
    • Outpatient counseling services
      Offers outpatient counseling services for youth in care and for children and families referred from the community through a partnership with Southwest Behavioral & Human Services.
    • Therapeutic Arts Classes
      Provides dance and music classes to support self-expression and self-care for the community.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$34.36M
Contributions & grants$30.98M90%
Program service revenue$3.23M9%
Investment income$263K1%
Other revenue$-108K
expenses
Total expenses$29.43M
Program expenses83%
Admin / overhead11%
Fundraising6%
Salaries & benefits$22.14M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$49.52M
Cash$7.66M
Investments$5.69M
Liabilities$14.98M
Net assets$34.54M
Liquid reserves5.4 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue -5.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 8
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
TORRIE TAJ CEO 40 $424K
LISA RICCI CFO 40 $250K
JODI STOKEN CDO 40 $247K
EDWARD HUGHES VP OF OPERATIONS 40 $220K
SHAMPA NASREEN NURSE PRACTITIONER 40 $152K
KRISTIN ANDREW SENIOR PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40 $149K
SUSAN GIFFORD DIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL AND LEGACY GIVING 40 $136K
TIFFINEY JOHNSON PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40 $128K
board members · 17
  • ADAM BAKER — DIRECTOR
  • ADAM WALTER — DIRECTOR
  • BRUCE SAMUELS — DIRECTOR
  • BYRON SARHANGIAN — DIRECTOR
  • CINDY COFFMAN — DIRECTOR
  • DAVID WILHELMSEN — DIRECTOR
  • DONNA EASTERLY — DIRECTOR
  • EMILY KOSLOW — DIRECTOR
  • FLOR AGUILAR KIM — DIRECTOR
  • FRANK GORMAN — DIRECTOR
  • JEFF FRIESEN — BOARD VICE CHAIR
  • JOHN LEWIS — DIRECTOR
  • JOHN SIZER — DIRECTOR
  • KARILEE RAMALEY — DIRECTOR
  • LARRY WILK — DIRECTOR
  • LAURA PALMER NOONE — BOARD CHAIR
  • LAUREN MCKEON — DIRECTOR
relationships · 7

who they work with

  • Charity Navigator Government — Received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for nine consecutive years.
  • NAMI Partner — Hosts a monthly caregiver support group at Child Crisis Arizona's Center for Child & Family Wellness.
  • National Head Start Association Network — Accrediting body that awarded Child Crisis Arizona's Early Head Start program the Program of Excellence Accreditation.
  • Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Government — Federal grant funder supporting the Early Head Start program through Grant Number 09CH012971.
  • Southwest Behavioral & Human Services Partner — Provides mental health care for children and youth in Child Crisis Arizona's programs and offers community referrals through space hosted at the Center for Child & Family Wellness.
  • Southwest Behavioral & Human Services Partner — Provides outpatient counseling services at Child Crisis Arizona's Center for Child & Family Wellness.
  • The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation Partner — Provided multi-year support including funding for safe sleep and early education, and a $1 million gift for the Center for Child & Family Wellness.