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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: March 2026 Expires: March 2027

Iris Family Support Center

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(260) 421-5000
500 W Main St
Fort Wayne, IN, 46802
https://www.scanfw.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Iris Family Support Center meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Iris protects children, prepares parents, strengthens families and educates our community to Stop Child Abuse and Neglect.

Year, State Incorporated:
1976, IN

Also Known As:
SCAN, Inc., Stop Child Abuse and Neglect, Inc.

For more than 50 years, Iris Family Support Center has walked alongside families, protecting children, empowering parents, and building lasting stability in Northern Indiana. Our dedicated staff members draw from the wisdom that comes with decades of experience and continuous investment into evidence-based practices designed to restore family functioning and build confidence in both parents and children.

As the needs of families and children have evolved, so have we. People dont exist in isolation and neither do the issues we face. Parenting is complicated, messy, and spans a whole spectrum of needs and challenges. With this in mind, Iris has worked to create a full continuum of services designed to meet parents and children wherever they are in their journey to strength and stability. Our doors are open to the community as we partner in problem solving, drawing from a strengths-based perspective to bring peace and solutions into homes struggling with conflict and chaos.
Whether families need a gentle boost to gain confidence or navigate a short-term crisis or intensive services to find healing after abuse or neglect has occurred, Iris is ready to support them.

We offer community-based Family Resource Centers designed to engage and support families through education and resources. Through Healthy Families, we walk with new parents to build parental confidence and create strong parent-child bonds to last a lifetime. In Family Connections, anyone can come to Iris to participate in counseling services, navigate a divorce or separation, or find healing after experiencing domestic violence. No matter what a familys experience is, they can find solutions here.

Through each of these services, Iris Family Support Center continues to reach more families while holding true to its mission to protect children, prepare parents, strengthen families and educate our community to Stop Child Abuse and Neglect.

For the year ended September 30, 2024, Iris Family Support Center's program expenses were:

Programs $11,397,348
Total Program Expenses $11,397,348

Chief Executive
Deanna Szyndrowski, CEO

Chair of the Board
Kathleen Bergman Miller

Board Size
16

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Iris Family Support Center's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Government Grants $11,745,151
Contributions $1,707,955
Investment Return $230,423
In-Kind Contributions $170,720
Change in Value of Beneficial Interests $96,970
Program Fees $92,385
Miscellaneous $7,841
Total Income $14,051,445

Programs: 76% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 21%

Total Income $14,051,445
Total expenses: $15,028,831
  Program expenses $11,397,348
  Fundraising expenses $440,845
  Administrative expenses $3,190,638
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-977,386
Beginning Net Assets $6,754,879
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $5,777,493
Total Liabilities $2,355,116
Total Assets $9,583,423

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Report completed by:
BBB Serving Northern Indiana