Five Acres The Boys & Girls Aid Society Of Los Angeles County
Five Acres The Boys & Girls Aid Society Of Los Angeles County
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About this organization
Mission
Five Acres' mission is to promote safety, well-being and permanency for children and their families by building on their strengths and empowering them within communities. Founded in 1888, Five Acres is one of the largest, longest-serving agencies in the Greater Los Angeles Area dedicated to the treatment and prevention of child abuse, neglect, and mental illness. In 2021, Five Acres proudly celebrates 133 years of uninterrupted service to vulnerable children and families in crisis in Los Angeles County and adjacent counties. The agency's programs benefited more than 9,000 children and their family members in 2020.
About
Five Acres Short Term Residential Therapeutic programs (STRTP) are designed and planned to meet individualized therapeutic and developmental needs, to establish reasonable order and structure, to provide a predictable, secure living situation and to produce opportunities for the development of social competence. STRTP program provide trauma informed, team based behavioral and therapeutic interventions to strengthen families.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is stated in the filing as “Five acres - for 131 years has offered uninterrupted service to southern california caring for vulnerable children and their families. originally founded in downtown la as an orphanage, our initial mission was simply to provide safety to children who had no home. in time, our mission expanded to also focus on the well-being of our clients and caring for the mental and emotional health of children who were increasingly coming to us as a result of abuse or neglect. having grown to an agency caring for over 10,200 children and family members annually across five counties, we now strive for permanency - a permanent, loving home - for all those in our care.”.
Their activities were defined as: “Five acres - the boys and girls' aid society of los angeles county ("five acres") is a child welfare agency ensuring every child has a safe, healthy & permanent family solution through advocacy, prevention & evidenced-based services. established as an orphanage in 1888, today five acres offers an array of services including community based mental health & deaf services, wrap around, therapeutic behavioral services, residential care, foster care and adoption. five acres receives funding from government contracts, private healthcare providers, private pay & contributions from individuals, foundations & corporations.”.
- As per legal requirements, the non-profit's state of operation is reported as CA.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 as per the filing is 867 North Fair Oaks, Pasadena, CA, 91103.
- The form of the non-profit organization shows 576 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $2,274,728.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1888.
- The organization pays $28,374,071 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $750,863 in fundraising expenses.
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