VISION FOR CHILDREN AT RISK INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

VISION FOR CHILDREN AT RISK INC

EIN 43-1853499 · Human Service Organizations (P20)

What they do

Strive to Improve The Well-being of Children In The St. Louis Region, Especially Those Facing Serious Socio-economic Risk, By Providing Information On Well-being, Building Collaborative Strategic Action for Promoting Child Well-being, and Advocating for Greater Community Investment In Childrens Service.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $68.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders16 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

55.91%of revenue went to mission work68.6% of expenses · Program services

1.24%of revenue went to fundraising1.5% of expenses

$81.54spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

24.39%of revenue went to management and office costs29.9% of expenses

$2.24in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

85.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $178,431 for SANARIA SULAIMAN (EXECUTIVE DIR.). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,535,465

Mission workProgram services$858,49555.91% of revenue68.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$374,57224.39% of revenue29.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$19,0021.24% of revenue1.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$283,39618.46% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,252,06981.54% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 68.6% mission · 29.9% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.54% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 85.5% mission · 13.5% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 59.48% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 88.9% mission · 10.4% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.37% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 87.6% mission · 11.3% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.17% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 13.3% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.06% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 87.0% mission · 11.2% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.78% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 74.1% mission · 21.7% management · 4.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.10% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.1% mission · 15.0% management · 9.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.34% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,535,465

Expenses$1,252,069

Annual surplus $283,396 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$858,495 · 68.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$374,572 · 29.9% of expenses

Fundraising$19,002 · 1.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,535,465

Expenses$1,252,069

Assets$2,804,652

Income$1,541,921

Contributions$1,308,553

Mission work (program services)$858,495

Fundraising$19,002

Management and general$374,572

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

SANARIA SULAIMANEXECUTIVE DIR. · 40 hrs/week $178,431Base $173,831 · Other $4,600

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (16)

SANARIA SULAIMANEXECUTIVE DIR.

ANTONIA MICELIDIRECTOR

BEN WASHINGTONDIRECTOR

BOB BUCKVICE PRESIDENT

BRYAN BERRYCHAIRMAN

DENNIS OCONNOR MDDIRECTOR

JAMALA ROGERSDIRECTOR

JOSH MORRISDIRECTOR

MAGGIE CALLONDIRECTOR

MARGA FRONMULLERCHAIRMAN

MARIE KENYONDIRECTOR

MICHAEL DOZIERTREASURER

MICHAEL OCONNORDIRECTOR

NANCI BOBROW PHDDIRECTOR

RON STEPHENSDIRECTOR

THOMAS NOLANSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1999
Location: 1000 N VANDEVENTER AVE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63113-3459
County: St. Louis (city)
In care of: % RICHARD PATTON
Primary officer: Sanaria Sulaiman, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailvcr@visionforchildren.org Phone(314) 534-6015

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BETHSAIDA CONSULTING GROUP LLC
NTEE classification: Human Service Organizations (P20)
IRS tax category: Human Service Organizations