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Childrens Aid Club

Our purpose is to help fill the gap for countless children in South Florida whose needs are not always met by existing social service programs.

$328k
Granted FY2023
16
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$28k
Largest
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Health$137kHuman Services$121kEducation$89kYouth Development$35kArts & Culture$21kHousing & Shelter$15kOther$0
02FY2023 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 16 grants below total $218,300, the rows itemized in this filing. The $327,530 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $109,230 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k7 grants · $58k
  • $10k–50k9 grants · $160k
$13,328
Median grant
3
States reached
$473k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Back to Basics Inc$27,500
Tomorrow's Rainbow$21,000
Individual grant recipient$20,965
Children's Diagnostic Center$18,549
God's Little Lambs$17,708
Henderson Behavioral Health$16,793
Broward Partnership For the Homeless$14,600
The Little Schoolhouse$13,328
DonorsChoose$10,000
Individual grant recipient$9,958
Equine Assisted Therapies of South Florida$9,500
Pace Center for Girls$9,438
Seagull Alternative High School$8,988
Hope Women's Center Inc$7,636
Jessica June Child Cancer Foundation$6,499
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $63k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Hope Women's Center Inc: $8k → 11%God's Little Lambs: $18k → 13%God's Little Lambs: $16k → 13%God's Little Lambs: $8k → 13%God's Little Lambs: $7k → 13%God's Little Lambs: $7k → 13%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

71%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$316k · 8 repeat orgs$131k to everyone else

8 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2023, 2 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
1

Total granted

$316k
$6k

Still filing today

88%
0%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $125k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’23
HealthEducationHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • GL
    GOD'S LITTLE LAMBS INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $56k · revenue +67%
  • TR
    TOMORROW'S RAINBOW INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $30k · revenue +297%
  • PC
    PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC
    8× · 2017–2025 · $29k · revenue +67%

Funded once

  • YA
    Youth Activity Center
    one grant, 2020 · $6k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Florida Center for Early Childhood Inc

The florida center supports the healthy development of young children, specializing in those with delays, disabilities or mental health challenges. our mission- "to help build and foster strong families and expand the potential of young…

Human Services
2
Children's Case Management Organization Inc D/B/a Families First of Pb County

Families first of palm beach county, through innovative programs, promotes generational change by addressing families emotional, physical, and social well-being.

Environment
3
The Children's Home Inc

To unlock the potential of at-risk children and families by providing compassionate and effective services that create opportunities for success.

Health
4
Children's Advocacy Center of Southwest Florida Inc

Since 1981, children's advocacy center of southwest florida, inc. (cac) has advocated for a healthy, safe community for children through a multidisciplinary team approach to child abuse and neglect. our mission is to create a safe and…

Human Services
5
Gladiolus Learning and Development Center Inc

To provide educational and developmental child care for low income families. gladiolus learning and development center, inc (glad kids) is committed to providing educational and developmental child care for children of low income working…

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6
Pediatric Oncology Support Team Inc

The mission of post is to help local children and their families courageously fight cancer by giving them compassionate emotional and financial support. post's multidisciplinary team of dedicated, caring professionals provide free,…

Health
7
Child Protection Center Inc

The mission of the child protection center, inc. is the prevention, intervention and treatment of child abuse. we envision a community where children are safe from abuse and free to thrive. to successfully address the issue of child abuse,…

Crime & Legal
8
Families First of Palm Beach County Foundation Inc

To cultivate financial resources dedicated to building stronger families and stronger communities through the operations and programs of families first. contributing to the foundation is an investment in a safe, healthy and sustainable…

Human Services
9
Suncoast Center Inc

For 80 years, suncoast center, inc. has held true to its mission of "strengthening, protecting, and restoring lives for a healthy community" by providing a comprehensive range of evidence-based services that address emotional wellness,…

Health
10
The Children's Home Inc

Provides residential and community services to promote long-term well-being and success for young people and families who experience disruption in their lives.

Human Services
11
Boys and Girls Village Inc

Boys and girls village serves children and families in at-risk situations by strengthening their ability to succeed in life.

Human Services
12
Lena Pope Home Inc

The mission of lena pope home, inc. (lena pope) is to equip children, families, caregivers, and community with a strong foundation through counseling, education and behavior interventions.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Hope Women's Center Inc; the most unlike its peers is God's Little Lambs Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

13 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 13 of the 19 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
13/13
Grantees still filing
7/13
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE INC: $33,793 · OtherTHE LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE INCARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI INC: $23,422 · OtherARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI INCTomorrow's Rainbow: $21,000 · OtherTomorrow's RainbowIndividual grant recipient: $20,965 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIndividual grant recipient: $9,958 · OtherIndividual grant recipientEquine Assisted Therapies of South Florida Inc: $9,500 · OtherEquine Assisted Therapies of South …Seagull Alternative High School: $8,988 · OtherSeagull Alternative High SchoolNORTH BROWARD HOSPITAL DISTRICT: $5,838 · OtherYouth Activity Center: $5,799 · OtherCHILDREN'S DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT CENTER INC: $48,663 · HealthCHILDREN'S DIAGNOSTIC & TREATM…TOMORROW'S RAINBOW INC: $30,000 · HealthTOMORROW'S RAINBOW INCJESSICA JUNE CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $25,972 · HealthJESSICA JUNE CHILDREN'S CANCER…HENDERSON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC: $16,793 · HealthHENDERSON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN…Back to Basics Inc: $69,623 · EducationBack to Basics IncDONORSCHOOSEORG: $10,000 · EducationDONORSCHOOSEORGGOD'S LITTLE LAMBS INC: $55,831 · Human ServicesGOD'S LITTLE LAM…HOPE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $7,636 · Human ServicesHOPE WOMEN'S CEN…PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $28,951 · Youth DevelopmentBROWARD PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $14,600 · Housing & Shelter
Other$139,263Health$121,428Education$79,623Human Services$63,467Youth Development$28,951Housing & Shelter$14,600

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBack to Basics Inc: $69,623 over 8y, 4.9% of budgetGOD'S LITTLE LAMBS INC: $55,831 over 9y, 2.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT CENTER INC: $48,663 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetTHE LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE INC: $33,793 over 8y, 3.9% of budgetTOMORROW'S RAINBOW INC: $30,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetPACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC: $28,951 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetJESSICA JUNE CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $25,972 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetHENDERSON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC: $16,793 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBROWARD PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS INC: $14,600 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDONORSCHOOSEORG: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEquine Assisted Therapies of South Florida Inc: $9,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetHOPE WOMEN'S CENTER INC: $7,636 over 1y, 0.4% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Back to Basics Inc ↗
  • Who funds GOD'S LITTLE LAMBS INC ↗
  • Who funds CHILDREN'S DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds THE LITTLE SCHOOLHOUSE INC ↗
  • Who funds TOMORROW'S RAINBOW INC ↗
  • Who funds PACE CENTER FOR GIRLSINC ↗
  • Who funds JESSICA JUNE CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HENDERSON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INC ↗
  • Who funds BROWARD PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HOMELESS INC ↗
  • Who funds DONORSCHOOSEORG ↗
  • Who funds Equine Assisted Therapies of South Florida Inc ↗
  • Who funds HOPE WOMEN'S CENTER INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation of Broward IncFL19.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of Broward Inc · American Express Foundation · The Harry T Mangurian Jr Foundation Inc · The Batchelor Foundation Inc · Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc · Parkland Cares Inc · Josephine S Leiser Foundation Inc · Broward Behavioral Health Coalition Inc · The Amaturo Family Foundation · Florida Panthers Foundation Inc · James & Beatrice Salah Charitable Trust Dtd 08-09-2001 · Charities Aid Foundation America

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Childrens Aid Club funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Childrens Aid Club. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Broward Partnership for the Homeless Inc: 5% of income from government
  • Pace Center for Girlsinc: 2% of income from government
  • Henderson Behavioral Health Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Childrens Aid Club?

Find your warmest path to Childrens Aid Club through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 19 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $293k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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