FAMILY SERVICE AND GUIDANCE CENTER OF TOPEKA INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FAMILY SERVICE AND GUIDANCE CENTER OF TOPEKA INC

EIN 48-0637039 · Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (F320)

What they do

FAMILY SERVICE and GUIDANCE CENTER is A LICENSED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER THAT HAS SERVED SHAWNEE COUNTY, KS CHILDREN and FAMILIES SINCE 1904. TODAY, FSGC is THE MIDWESTS LEADER IN CHILDRENS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. FSGCS APPROXIMATELY 260 DEDICATED EMPLOYEES OFFER A RANGE of SERVICES to OVER 11,000 CHILDREN and FAMILIES FROM OVER 40 KANSAS COUNTIES. NEARLY EIGHT OUT of TEN FSGC CLIENTS LIVE NEAR, AT, or BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE. IN SOME FSGC PROGRAMS THAT NUMBER REACHES NINE OUT of TEN.

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Of every $100 spent, about $79.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders19 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

75.40%of revenue went to mission work79.9% of expenses · Program services

0.61%of revenue went to fundraising0.7% of expenses

$94.36spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

18.34%of revenue went to management and office costs19.4% of expenses

$1.39in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

16.7%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 $442,640 for CHARLES MILLHUFF (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$28,781,210

Mission workProgram services$21,700,59575.40% of revenue79.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,279,84318.34% of revenue19.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$176,9220.61% of revenue0.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,623,8505.64% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$27,157,36094.36% 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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.9% mission · 19.4% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.36% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.3% mission · 18.9% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.95% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.6% mission · 19.5% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.57% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 77.3% mission · 21.7% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.39% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 78.0% mission · 21.1% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.05% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 78.1% mission · 20.8% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.82% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 77.2% mission · 21.7% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.91% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 77.2% mission · 21.6% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.91% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$28,781,210

Expenses$27,157,360

Annual surplus $1,623,850 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)$21,700,595 · 79.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,279,843 · 19.4% of expenses

Fundraising$176,922 · 0.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$28,781,210

Expenses$27,157,360

Assets$37,648,600

Income$34,391,681

Contributions$4,796,367

Mission work (program services)$21,700,595

Fundraising$176,922

Management and general$5,279,843

Executive compensation (total)$853,468

Stocks and bonds$13,129,640

Accounting fees$127,850

Investing fees$67,829

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CHARLES MILLHUFFCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $442,640Base $385,637 · Other $57,003

KIRBY POPECHILD PSYCHIATRIST · 40 hrs/week $378,579Base $339,129 · Other $39,450

LAURA LOCKWOODCHILD PSYCHIATRIST · 1 hrs/week $371,803Base $350,361 · Other $21,442

KATHRYN MOSHERCEO · 40 hrs/week $263,957Base $227,021 · Other $36,936

KAREN SMOTHERSCHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $206,184Base $167,563 · Other $38,621

ANTHONY BRYANCHIEF COMMUNITY BASED OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $205,663Base $171,477 · Other $34,186

ANNE WERRINGCOO · 40 hrs/week $195,187Base $171,315 · Other $23,872

ANGELA GLEASONCFO · 40 hrs/week $172,566Base $158,659 · Other $13,907

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (19)

CHARLES MILLHUFFCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

KIRBY POPECHILD PSYCHIATRIST

LAURA LOCKWOODCHILD PSYCHIATRIST

KATHRYN MOSHERCEO

KAREN SMOTHERSCHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER

ANTHONY BRYANCHIEF COMMUNITY BASED OFFICER

ANNE WERRINGCOO

ANGELA GLEASONCFO

JEFF LANETREASURER

JEFF HIESTANDDIRECTOR

ERIN BECKERMANDIRECTOR

COLTON WALKERDIRECTOR

KRISTEN POWELLDIRECTOR

KRISTIN OBRIENSECRETARY

ALEX ORELDIRECTOR

LLOYD RAINGECHAIR EMERITUS

MIKE CROSSVICE-CHAIR

RHONDA PETERSON DEALEYCHAIR

TRACY OROARKEDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1953
Location: 325 SW FRAZIER AVE, TOPEKA, KS 66606-1963
County: Shawnee
In care of: % HANNAH RIGSBY - PAYROLL DEPARTMEN
Primary officer: KATHRYN MOSHER, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(785) 232-5005 Officer phone(785) 232-7901

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BT&CO PA
NTEE classification: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (F320)
IRS tax category: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers