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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2026

Children's Service Society

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

655 E 4500 S Ste 200
Millcreek, UT, 84107-2969

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

Children's Service Society meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"Children's Service Society of Utah empowers families and caregivers through services that support the safety and well-being of children."

Year, State Incorporated:
1987, UT

Also Known As:
The Childrens Service Society Of Utah

Providing safety and stability for children and support for families is accomplished through the following programs.   

Support Services Programs include -

• Grandfamilies Kinship Care -  providing crisis intervention, support, information, counseling and case management for families who step in to raise the children of relatives.
• Adoption serves the traditional role of linking infants with adoptive parents and provides counseling and support for birth parents. Adoption also assists kinship caregivers in adopting the children in their care.
• Home Visitation offers personal home visits, parent-child playgroups and teaches parenting skills and early childhood development to keep children in low income and high risk families safe and healthy. 
• Mental Health services by a clinical professional are offered throughout all agency services.

Care About Childcare Program

• Referral services assist parents in finding professional and quality licensed childcare.
• Training provides classes for child care providers to become licensed by Utah Child Care Licensing
• Quality improvement training and technical assistance for child care providers promotes quality environments for all children.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Children's Service Society's program expenses were:

Programs $4,923,176
Total Program Expenses $4,923,176

Chief Executive
Encarni Gallardo, Executive Director

Chair of the Board
Sierra Hansen, Community Volunteer

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation

Board Size
11

Paid Staff Size
61

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 3.53%

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 Children's Service Society's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Government Grants and Contracts $4,318,626
Program Service Fees $252,268
Grants and Other Contracts $202,896
Investment Income $93,873
Special Events $79,668
Contributions In-Kind $44,034
Contributions $20,810
Other Income $3,078
Total Income $5,015,253

Programs: 92% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 5%

Total Income $5,015,253
Total expenses: $5,360,782
  Program expenses $4,923,176
  Fundraising expenses $162,079
  Administrative expenses $275,527
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-345,529
Beginning Net Assets $1,301,055
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $955,526
Total Liabilities $1,499,718
Total Assets $2,455,244

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