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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2027

Coalition for Children, Youth and Families

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
7
(414) 475-1246
6737 West Washington Street, Suite 2353
West Allis, WI, 53214
https://coalitionforcyf.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

Coalition for Children, Youth and Families does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

The Coalition does not meet this Standard because:

  • Although the organization produced a written effectiveness assessment report in July 2022, the report did not include recommendations for future actions and was not submitted for approval to the board of directors.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 6

Coalition for Children, Youth and Families meets the remaining 18 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to inspire, inform, and support families to build strength, confidence, and resilience."

Year, State Incorporated:
1983, WI

Coalition for Children, Youth and Families (The Coalition) serves Wisconsin’s children and teens touched by foster care, adoption, and kinship care by ensuring their families and caregivers have the support and tools they need. The organization reports striving to offer a compassionate, responsive, and safe place for individuals and families who have questions and concerns, providing accessible and reliable information at every stage of a family’s journey, create opportunities for ongoing learning and social connections, and building awareness about the unique journey of children, youth, and families impacted by foster care, adoption, and kinship care.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Coalition for Children, Youth and Families's program expenses were:

Program services $1,057,966
Total Program Expenses $1,057,966

Chief Executive
Oriana Carey, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$130,792

Chair of the Board
Blake Derr

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
CPA, Vestis Corporation

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
14

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals

Fundraising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,194,526, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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 Coalition for Children, Youth and Families's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families $913,823
Fundraising events, net $152,101
Contributions $76,369
Donated services $52,233
Return on investments, net $33,608
Conferences, classes, and service contracts $23,037
Workplace giving $4,711
Interest income $3,472
Other income $1,170
Total Income $1,260,524

Programs: 83% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 12%

Total Income $1,260,524
Total expenses: $1,272,200
  Program expenses $1,057,966
  Fundraising expenses $56,754
  Administrative expenses $157,480
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-11,676
Beginning Net Assets $955,510
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $943,834
Total Liabilities $603,956
Total Assets $1,547,790

Note: According to The Coalition’s audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023, the organization received in-kind contributions of $52,233 including advertising and outreach ($13,833), professional services ($37,850), and other ($550).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance