Residential and independent living service: the psychiatric residential treatment facility (prtf), qualified residential treatment facility (qrtp), and blue skies residential facilities work actively with families, child welfare agencies, hospitals, and community mental health centers, in collaborative partnership, to offer strengths based, culturally competent, and medically appropriate treatment designed to mee the individual needs of the resident, including those residents with severe emotional behavior issues. During this period and average of 22 youth were served each month at the prtf,…
The Family Initiative
The Family Initiative Inc: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“To encourage involvement of the corporation's affiliates in child placement and child guidance services.”
Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.
Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
- Top pay
- $442K Michael Patrick, 0.2% of spending
- Revenue
- $191.0M 95.5% from donations and grants
- Spent
- $199.1M 97.2% on programs, as reported
- Net assets
- $-14.0M end of FY ending Jun 2025
- Savings
- -0.8 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
- People
- 1,234 employees, 25 volunteers
No red flags in its latest filing.
We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.
No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
Of each dollar it spent, 97.2¢ went to programs, as reported.
For each dollar donated, The Family Initiative spent 0¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $182.3M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXWhat it told the IRS it spent on.
The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Resource foster care: while there are many different levels and types of resource care within the program, the primary focus is to work closely with each and every resource care family. Some of the services include: 24 hour on-call social worker, support meetings, free ongoing training, respite care.resource families provide an alternative home like setting for children who are not able to safely live with their parents. Resource parents undergo training and state licensure to ensure that they are knowledgble about the special challenges children who are placed with them might face, and to…
Net assets: $0K to $-14.0M in 3 years.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2021 to 2025.
The 8 highest-paid people.
Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Family Foundation LLC | Network provider | $4,636,265 |
| Ck Family Services | Network provider | $4,473,409 |
| New Horizons Ranch and Center Inc | Network provider | $3,502,499 |
| Arrow Child & Family Ministries of Texas | Network provider | $2,603,386 |
| Pathways Youth and Family Services Inc | Network provider | $2,259,813 |
The questions people ask about the The Family Initiative.
Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.
How much does the The Family Initiative CEO make?
Michael Patrick, Chief Executive Officer, received $442,234 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.2% of The Family Initiative's $199.1M in spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VIIWhat percentage of The Family Initiative donations go to programs?
The Family Initiative reported 97.2% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 0% as fundraising and 2.8% as management.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IXHow much money does The Family Initiative have?
Net assets were $-14.0M at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about -0.8 months of spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part XDoes The Family Initiative have any red flags in its filing?
Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)Every number, traced.
- The Family Initiative Form 990, FY ending Jun 2025 (IRS e-file)
- The Family Initiative Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Amir Arani, “The Family Initiative: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/the-family-initiative/