2026-08-04T15:17:27-04:00 2025-09-30 SCOTT AND COMPANY LLC PO BOX 8388 COLUMBIA SC 292028388 990 2024-10-01 570785431 CHILDREN'S TRUST OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHIL 8037335430 1330 LADY STREET SUITE 310 COLUMBIA SC 29201 PHILIP VANN BOARD CHAIR 8037335430 2026-08-04 true true M RILEY CREECH P01450749 8032566021 2026-08-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PHILIP VANN 21253697 false X WWW.SCCHILDREN.ORG X 1984 SC CHILDREN'S TRUST IS THE ONLY STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. IT LEADS AND SUPPORTS A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH SHARE THE BELIEF THAT ALL CHILDREN SHOULD THRIVE, LIVE IN SECURE FAMILIES AND BE SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES. AS AN INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON PREVENTION, CHILDREN'S TRUST SERVES AS THE STATEWIDE ADVOCATE FOR ISSUES CRITICAL TO SOUTH CAROLINA'S CHILDREN, PROVIDES RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO OUR PREVENTION PARTNERS, AND CREATES AND SHARES MESSAGES ABOUT PREVENTION. IT ALSO SUPPORTS AND FUNDS PROVEN PREVENTION PROGRAMS, CONDUCTS HIGH QUALITY DATA AND TREND ANALYSIS, AND OFFERS TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS SO THEY HAVE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE. 17 17 53 0 20660182 20918733 98990 174800 235974 0 20834982 21253697 11631622 12403673 0 4181175 4150448 0 259888 5595472 4585287 21408269 21139408 -573287 114289 11442676 14479957 5897732 8550675 5544944 5929282 X TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. false false 12440155 12365093 PROGRAM FUNDING: CHILDRENS TRUST FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN DELIVERING PROVEN PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE EVIDENCE-BASED, EMPLOY TWO GENERATION STRATEGIES SERVING PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND ARE ROOTED IN THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FRAMEWORK. CHILDRENS TRUST FUNDS HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, PARENTS AS TEACHERS, POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM (TRIPLE P), AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM. CHILDRENS TRUST ALSO FUNDS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS PROVIDES FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS. WITH FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING GRANT AND MATCHING FUNDS FROM STATE ALLOCATIONS, CHILDRENS TRUST AWARDED MORE THAN 8.2 MILLION TO 15 LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HOME VISITING SERVICES WITH THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, PARENT AS TEACHERS, AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP MODELS. THESE AGENCIES SERVED 1,537 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 1,318 CHILDREN, AND ADMINISTERED 18,717 HOME VISITS. THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS 88 POSITIONS ACROSS THE STATE, HELPING TO SERVE FAMILIES IN 40 OF THE 46 COUNTIES. CHILDRENS TRUST HOSTED MORE THAN 250 HOME VISITORS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONISTS FROM ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA IN COLUMBIA FOR ITS BIENNIAL HOME VISITING SUMMIT. THE EVENT OFFERED 1.5 DAYS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING THE STATES HOME VISITING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS. SINCE LAUNCH, 300 HOME VISITORS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONISTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FAMILY SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS CAREER COMPASS, WITH MORE THAN 25 INDIVIDUALS EARNING FULL ACCREDITATION. THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM 7-17 (SFP) SUPPORTED 906 FAMILIES AND SERVED 1,957 CHILDREN. FUNDED BY THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE DUKE ENDOWMENT, CHILDRENS TRUST COLLABORATED WITH 20 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 30 COUNTIES IN RURAL, URBAN, AND SUBURBAN AREAS. ADDITIONAL SFP FUNDING COMES FROM AN ALLOCATION FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL FUND, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE SECOND CHANCE GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. CHILDRENS TRUST HOSTED 11 NEW CURRICULUM TRAININGS TO PREPARE 22 FUNDED LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES FOR DELIVERING THE EXPANDED 7-17 CURRICULUM, TRAINING AND CERTIFYING 217 PARTNER TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING GROUP LEADERS, SITE COORDINATORS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, AND OTHERS. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE DUKE ENDOWMENT AND BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD FOUNDATION, AND WITH FUNDING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM, CHILDRENS TRUST INCREASED THE CAPACITY AND SUPPORT FOR THE STATES TRIPLE P PRACTITIONERS BY AWARDING 875,211 TO 22 ORGANIZATIONS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS SERVED 4,010 CAREGIVERS, IMPACTING 5,449 CHILDREN. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TARGETED REFERRALS FOR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED FAMILIES TO ACCESS TRIPLE P ONLINE. AMERIHEALTH CARITAS SUPPORTED THE DELIVERY OF TRIPLE P ONLINE IN EIGHT ADDITIONAL COUNTIES. THROUGH TRIPLE P ONLINE, AN ADDITIONAL 793 CAREGIVERS RECEIVED SUPPORT. CHILDRENS TRUST ALSO CONTINUED TO LEAD THE S.C. TRIPLE P NETWORK AND SIGNED MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING (MOUS) WITH 29 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING 99 PRACTITIONERS. TRIPLE P PRACTITIONERS FROM ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA GATHERED IN WEST COLUMBIA ON SEPT. 24 FOR A HIGH-IMPACT SUMMIT FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLE FUNDRAISING AND ADVOCACY STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. CHILDRENS TRUST AWARDED 720,427 TO FIVE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS TO EXPAND SERVICES THROUGH PRIMARY PREVENTION MODELS SUCH AS HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, TRIPLE P, AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, CHILDRENS TRUST INVESTED NEARLY 267,500 ACROSS ELEVEN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. CHILDRENS TRUST HOSTED THE FAMILY SUPPORT SUMMIT, BRINGING TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE S.C. FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK AND THE S.C. PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TWO DAYS OF LEARNING, SHARING AND CONNECTION. DAVID P. KELLY AND JERRY MILNER, CODIRECTORS OF THE FAMILY JUSTICE GROUP, PRESENTED A KEYNOTE SESSION ON GROUNDED IN PURPOSE: ADVANCING FAMILY SUPPORT THROUGH CONNECTION AND ACTION, INSPIRING PARTICIPANTS WITH REALWORLD EXAMPLES OF TRUST, FLEXIBLE SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PATHWAYS. DANA SUNSHINE GARDNER DELIVERED A KEYNOTE THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF GENUINE PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND THE EFFECT OF ELEVATING FAMILY VOICES IN LEADERSHIP. GARDNER, WHO RESIDES IN ORANGEBURG, IS PART OF THE FRIENDS NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION (CBCAP) PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. THERE WERE 23 MEMBERS OF THE S.C. FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK. 3756548 3750 STRATEGY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: CHILDRENS TRUST PROVIDES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT AND PROGRAMMATIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ITS FUNDED PARTNERS, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM TO GUARANTEE THAT PROGRAM MODELS ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY, MEASURED FOR EFFECTIVENESS, AND DELIVERED WITH INTENDED RESULTS. TO MAXIMIZE AND ENSURE ITS PREVENTION INVESTMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH, STUDIES AND SHARES BEST PRACTICES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND PROVIDES DATA AND INSIGHTS FOR CHILD MALTREATMENT AND WELL-BEING IN SOUTH CAROLINA. CHILDRENS TRUST CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP ASSESSMENT. NINETY-FOUR PERCENT OF PARTNERS STATED THAT THE ADVANTAGES OF PARTICIPATION OUTWEIGHED ANY DISADVANTAGES, AND OF THESE, APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS REPORTED THAT THE BENEFITS GREATLY EXCEEDED THE DRAWBACKS. IN THE AREA OF SUPPORTING PARTNER NEEDS, 87 PERCENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS REPORTED THAT CHILDREN'S TRUST MET THEIR NEEDS FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION EITHER FREQUENTLY (23%) OR ALMOST ALWAYS (64%). FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, 94.2% OF PARTNERS AGREED THAT PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ENHANCED THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER PREVENTION SERVICES, LEADING TO IMPROVED STAFF PERFORMANCE AND MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 1939268 ADVOCACY AND MESSAGING: CHILDRENS TRUST USES VARIOUS STRATEGIES AND COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO GROW SUPPORT AND AWARENESS FOR THE WORK OF PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND BUILDING FAMILY WELL-BEING. MESSAGING EDUCATES FAMILIES AND CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS ON PREVENTION STRATEGIES, AND ADVOCATES WITH THOUGHT-LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS FOR GREATER PREVENTION INVESTMENTS. CHILDRENS TRUST LEADS THE COORDINATED EFFORT FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION (CAP) MONTH IN SOUTH CAROLINA. PARTNERS AT 210 LOCATIONS, INCLUDING EVERY COUNTY OFFICE OF THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, RECEIVED MESSAGING MATERIALS AND TOOK PART IN AWARENESS ACTIVITIES FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. CHILDRENS TRUST PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO TEN ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 5,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING PARENTS, CHILDREN AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CAMPAIGN TOOLS WEBPAGE RECEIVED 128,450 PAGE VIEWS AND 343,021 EVENT DOWNLOADS AND CLICKS ON LINKS, INCLUDING THE FINDHELP SEARCH ON SCPARENTS.ORG, ADVOCACY RESOURCES, TRAINING MATERIALS, PROGRAM CONNECTIONS, A DONATION LINK, AND MORE. MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS ALSO ISSUED PROCLAMATIONS, WITH GOVERNOR MCMASTER DECLARING APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. SOUTH CAROLINA RANKED 38TH NATIONALLY IN CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING, ACCORDING TO THE 2025 KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK. PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS SECURED INTERVIEWS AND NEWS STORIES THAT REACHED A STATEWIDE AUDIENCE. CHILDRENS TRUST STAFF PRESENTED KIDS COUNT DATA TO SEVERAL GROUPS, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD FATALITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. CHILDRENS TRUST UTILIZES SCPARENTS.ORG AS ITS PRIMARY PREVENTION MESSAGING PLATFORM, ATTRACTING 419,000 VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. CHILDRENS TRUST PROMOTED IT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL ADS, AND EVENT MARKETING. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE WEBSITE TO FIND LOCAL SERVICES (POWERED BY FINDHELP), EXPLORE PARENTING TOPICS ACROSS TEN AREAS, LEARN ABOUT PARENTING PROGRAMS, AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION BY SHARING QUESTIONS AND PARENTING SUCCESSES. THE MOST COMMON SEARCHES ON FINDHELP WERE FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE, PARENTING EDUCATION, FOOD PANTRIES, AND CHILD CARE. 1191609 34830 TRAINING AND PARTNER CAPACITY BUILDING: CHILDRENS TRUST EMPOWERS LOCAL PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO BUILD CHANGE, PROMOTE PREVENTION PRACTICES, AND GROW FAMILY WELL-BEING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS, CONVENES COALITIONS AND NETWORKS AND PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY. CHILDRENS TRUST PARTNERED WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO TWO THRIVING FAMILIES COUNTIES, ORANGEBURG AND NEWBERRY. FAMILY SOLUTIONS IN ORANGEBURG OPENED A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER WITH THIS SUPPORT. IN NEWBERRY, THE BUILDING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION IS SETTING GROUNDWORK FOR LAUNCHING A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NEARLY 111 PARTICIPANTS BECAME CERTIFIED ACE TRAINERS, JOINING OVER 600 OTHERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. 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CHILDREN'S TRUST HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION. THIS TOPIC CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. CHILDREN'S TRUST'S RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. CHILDREN'S TRUST IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. CHILDREN'S TRUST FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. 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REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED TO FEDERAL AND/OR STATE ENTITIES BY CHILDREN'S TRUST FINANCE STAFF. X X X X X false false false false false false false false false SUE WILLIAMS CEO 203208 10212 13376 226796 JOAN HOFFMAN COO 145615 7272 10870 163757 PHILIP VANN BOARD MEMBER 14395 INVESTMENT SERVICES false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PROGRAM FUNDING: CHILDRENS TRUST FINANCIALLY SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN DELIVERING PROVEN PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE EVIDENCE-BASED, EMPLOY TWO GENERATION STRATEGIES SERVING PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND ARE ROOTED IN THE PROTECTIVE FACTORS FRAMEWORK. CHILDRENS TRUST FUNDS HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, PARENTS AS TEACHERS, POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM (TRIPLE P), AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM. CHILDRENS TRUST ALSO FUNDS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS PROVIDES FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS. WITH FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING GRANT AND MATCHING FUNDS FROM STATE ALLOCATIONS, CHILDRENS TRUST AWARDED MORE THAN 8.2 MILLION TO 15 LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HOME VISITING SERVICES WITH THE HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, PARENT AS TEACHERS, AND NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP MODELS. THESE AGENCIES SERVED 1,537 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 1,318 CHILDREN, AND ADMINISTERED 18,717 HOME VISITS. THIS FUNDING SUPPORTS 88 POSITIONS ACROSS THE STATE, HELPING TO SERVE FAMILIES IN 40 OF THE 46 COUNTIES. CHILDRENS TRUST HOSTED MORE THAN 250 HOME VISITORS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONISTS FROM ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA IN COLUMBIA FOR ITS BIENNIAL HOME VISITING SUMMIT. THE EVENT OFFERED 1.5 DAYS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING THE STATES HOME VISITING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS. SINCE LAUNCH, 300 HOME VISITORS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONISTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF FAMILY SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS CAREER COMPASS, WITH MORE THAN 25 INDIVIDUALS EARNING FULL ACCREDITATION. THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM 7-17 (SFP) SUPPORTED 906 FAMILIES AND SERVED 1,957 CHILDREN. FUNDED BY THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE DUKE ENDOWMENT, CHILDRENS TRUST COLLABORATED WITH 20 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 30 COUNTIES IN RURAL, URBAN, AND SUBURBAN AREAS. ADDITIONAL SFP FUNDING COMES FROM AN ALLOCATION FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA GENERAL FUND, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE SECOND CHANCE GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. CHILDRENS TRUST HOSTED 11 NEW CURRICULUM TRAININGS TO PREPARE 22 FUNDED LOCAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES FOR DELIVERING THE EXPANDED 7-17 CURRICULUM, TRAINING AND CERTIFYING 217 PARTNER TEAM MEMBERS, INCLUDING GROUP LEADERS, SITE COORDINATORS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, AND OTHERS. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE DUKE ENDOWMENT AND BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD FOUNDATION, AND WITH FUNDING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM, CHILDRENS TRUST INCREASED THE CAPACITY AND SUPPORT FOR THE STATES TRIPLE P PRACTITIONERS BY AWARDING 875,211 TO 22 ORGANIZATIONS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS SERVED 4,010 CAREGIVERS, IMPACTING 5,449 CHILDREN. THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ALSO CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TARGETED REFERRALS FOR RURAL AND UNDERSERVED FAMILIES TO ACCESS TRIPLE P ONLINE. AMERIHEALTH CARITAS SUPPORTED THE DELIVERY OF TRIPLE P ONLINE IN EIGHT ADDITIONAL COUNTIES. THROUGH TRIPLE P ONLINE, AN ADDITIONAL 793 CAREGIVERS RECEIVED SUPPORT. CHILDRENS TRUST ALSO CONTINUED TO LEAD THE S.C. TRIPLE P NETWORK AND SIGNED MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING (MOUS) WITH 29 ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING 99 PRACTITIONERS. TRIPLE P PRACTITIONERS FROM ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA GATHERED IN WEST COLUMBIA ON SEPT. 24 FOR A HIGH-IMPACT SUMMIT FOCUSED ON SUSTAINABLE FUNDRAISING AND ADVOCACY STRATEGIES FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. CHILDRENS TRUST AWARDED 720,427 TO FIVE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS TO EXPAND SERVICES THROUGH PRIMARY PREVENTION MODELS SUCH AS HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA, TRIPLE P, AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, CHILDRENS TRUST INVESTED NEARLY 267,500 ACROSS ELEVEN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS. CHILDRENS TRUST HOSTED THE FAMILY SUPPORT SUMMIT, BRINGING TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE S.C. FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK AND THE S.C. PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR TWO DAYS OF LEARNING, SHARING AND CONNECTION. DAVID P. KELLY AND JERRY MILNER, CODIRECTORS OF THE FAMILY JUSTICE GROUP, PRESENTED A KEYNOTE SESSION ON GROUNDED IN PURPOSE: ADVANCING FAMILY SUPPORT THROUGH CONNECTION AND ACTION, INSPIRING PARTICIPANTS WITH REALWORLD EXAMPLES OF TRUST, FLEXIBLE SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PATHWAYS. DANA SUNSHINE GARDNER DELIVERED A KEYNOTE THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF GENUINE PARENT ENGAGEMENT AND THE EFFECT OF ELEVATING FAMILY VOICES IN LEADERSHIP. GARDNER, WHO RESIDES IN ORANGEBURG, IS PART OF THE FRIENDS NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION (CBCAP) PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. THERE WERE 23 MEMBERS OF THE S.C. FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B STRATEGY AND ACCOUNTABILITY: CHILDRENS TRUST PROVIDES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT AND PROGRAMMATIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ITS FUNDED PARTNERS, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM TO GUARANTEE THAT PROGRAM MODELS ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY, MEASURED FOR EFFECTIVENESS, AND DELIVERED WITH INTENDED RESULTS. TO MAXIMIZE AND ENSURE ITS PREVENTION INVESTMENTS, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH, STUDIES AND SHARES BEST PRACTICES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND PROVIDES DATA AND INSIGHTS FOR CHILD MALTREATMENT AND WELL-BEING IN SOUTH CAROLINA. CHILDRENS TRUST CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL PARTNERSHIP ASSESSMENT. NINETY-FOUR PERCENT OF PARTNERS STATED THAT THE ADVANTAGES OF PARTICIPATION OUTWEIGHED ANY DISADVANTAGES, AND OF THESE, APPROXIMATELY TWO-THIRDS REPORTED THAT THE BENEFITS GREATLY EXCEEDED THE DRAWBACKS. IN THE AREA OF SUPPORTING PARTNER NEEDS, 87 PERCENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS REPORTED THAT CHILDREN'S TRUST MET THEIR NEEDS FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION EITHER FREQUENTLY (23%) OR ALMOST ALWAYS (64%). FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, 94.2% OF PARTNERS AGREED THAT PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ENHANCED THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER PREVENTION SERVICES, LEADING TO IMPROVED STAFF PERFORMANCE AND MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ADVOCACY AND MESSAGING: CHILDRENS TRUST USES VARIOUS STRATEGIES AND COMMUNICATION CHANNELS TO GROW SUPPORT AND AWARENESS FOR THE WORK OF PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND BUILDING FAMILY WELL-BEING. MESSAGING EDUCATES FAMILIES AND CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS ON PREVENTION STRATEGIES, AND ADVOCATES WITH THOUGHT-LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS FOR GREATER PREVENTION INVESTMENTS. CHILDRENS TRUST LEADS THE COORDINATED EFFORT FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION (CAP) MONTH IN SOUTH CAROLINA. PARTNERS AT 210 LOCATIONS, INCLUDING EVERY COUNTY OFFICE OF THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, RECEIVED MESSAGING MATERIALS AND TOOK PART IN AWARENESS ACTIVITIES FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. CHILDRENS TRUST PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO TEN ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, REACHING APPROXIMATELY 5,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING PARENTS, CHILDREN AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CAMPAIGN TOOLS WEBPAGE RECEIVED 128,450 PAGE VIEWS AND 343,021 EVENT DOWNLOADS AND CLICKS ON LINKS, INCLUDING THE FINDHELP SEARCH ON SCPARENTS.ORG, ADVOCACY RESOURCES, TRAINING MATERIALS, PROGRAM CONNECTIONS, A DONATION LINK, AND MORE. MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS ALSO ISSUED PROCLAMATIONS, WITH GOVERNOR MCMASTER DECLARING APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. SOUTH CAROLINA RANKED 38TH NATIONALLY IN CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING, ACCORDING TO THE 2025 KIDS COUNT DATA BOOK. PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS SECURED INTERVIEWS AND NEWS STORIES THAT REACHED A STATEWIDE AUDIENCE. CHILDRENS TRUST STAFF PRESENTED KIDS COUNT DATA TO SEVERAL GROUPS, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHILD FATALITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. CHILDRENS TRUST UTILIZES SCPARENTS.ORG AS ITS PRIMARY PREVENTION MESSAGING PLATFORM, ATTRACTING 419,000 VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. CHILDRENS TRUST PROMOTED IT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL ADS, AND EVENT MARKETING. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE WEBSITE TO FIND LOCAL SERVICES (POWERED BY FINDHELP), EXPLORE PARENTING TOPICS ACROSS TEN AREAS, LEARN ABOUT PARENTING PROGRAMS, AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION BY SHARING QUESTIONS AND PARENTING SUCCESSES. THE MOST COMMON SEARCHES ON FINDHELP WERE FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE, PARENTING EDUCATION, FOOD PANTRIES, AND CHILD CARE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D TRAINING AND PARTNER CAPACITY BUILDING: CHILDRENS TRUST EMPOWERS LOCAL PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO BUILD CHANGE, PROMOTE PREVENTION PRACTICES, AND GROW FAMILY WELL-BEING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS, CONVENES COALITIONS AND NETWORKS AND PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS OF QUALITY. CHILDRENS TRUST PARTNERED WITH THE S.C. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO TWO THRIVING FAMILIES COUNTIES, ORANGEBURG AND NEWBERRY. FAMILY SOLUTIONS IN ORANGEBURG OPENED A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER WITH THIS SUPPORT. IN NEWBERRY, THE BUILDING THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION IS SETTING GROUNDWORK FOR LAUNCHING A FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATE AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NEARLY 111 PARTICIPANTS BECAME CERTIFIED ACE TRAINERS, JOINING OVER 600 OTHERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. THESE TRAINERS LED IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SESSIONS FOR OVER 1,400 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO ELECTRONICALLY FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES DURING THE YEAR, THE INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER SHALL RECUSE HIMSELF/HERSELF FROM ALL DISCUSSIONS AND VOTE ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A CHILDREN'S TRUST ENGAGES AN HR CONSULTING FIRM TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS FOR ALL STAFF POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE CEO, COO AND CFO. BIENNIALLY A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ANALYSIS OF THE CEO. THE GOAL OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO ENSURE THAT CEO COMPENSATION IS ALIGNED WITH OUR REGION, THE CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR CEO ROLE, THE PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR BOARD AND THE RETENTION GOALS OF SENIOR LEADERSHIP. THE BOARD PROVIDES FEEDBACK INTO THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION IS APPROVED ANNUALLY. ALL DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B CHILDREN'S TRUST ENGAGES AN HR CONSULTING FIRM TO CONDUCT A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS FOR ALL STAFF POSITIONS, INCLUDING THE CEO, COO AND CFO. BIENNIALLY A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ANALYSIS OF THE CEO. THE GOAL OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO ENSURE THAT CEO COMPENSATION IS ALIGNED WITH OUR REGION, THE CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES OF OUR CEO ROLE, THE PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR BOARD AND THE RETENTION GOALS OF SENIOR LEADERSHIP. THE BOARD PROVIDES FEEDBACK INTO THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION IS APPROVED ANNUALLY. ALL DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND EXPECTS TO POST ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.