Public Charity

CHILDREN'S FRIEND AND SERVICE

CHILDREN'S FRIEND AND SERVICE is a Public Charity headquartered in PROVIDENCE, RI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $35.7M revenue, $35.7M expenses, $34.5M total assets. 112 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 050258819 PROVIDENCE, RI Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$35.7M
Total Expenses$35.7M
Total Assets$34.5M
Grant Records112
Funding Total$7.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF CHILDREN'S FRIEND AND SERVICE (THE ORGANIZATION) IS TO BE THE INNOVATIVE LEADER IN IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING AND HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF RHODE ISLAND'S MOST VULNERABLE YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY ACCOMPLISH THIS BY PROVIDING FLEXIBLE AND EFFECTIVE CULTURALLY RELEVANT SERVICES AND ADVOCATING FOR PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Ana Echevarria De Saquic
BOARD MEMBER Aneri A Patel
SECRETARY Bahjat Shariff
ASST. TREASURER (AS OF 6/25) Benjamin J Mellino
CHAIR (AS OF 6/25) Carmen A Mirabal
CHIEF OF PROGRAMS Dana Mullen

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Top Grant Purposes

SEE PART IV
$4,010,948 5 grants
TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SERVICES
$870,789 4 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$533,394 8 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$208,150 3 grants
PREVENTING AND REDUCING THE EXACERBATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS FOR VULNERABLE YOUNG CHILDREN
$200,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $35.7M $35.7M $34.5M
2024 $40.8M $50.3M $34.1M
2023 $37.2M $36.9M $42.9M
2022 $38.4M $35.0M $41.6M
2021 $32.3M $32.1M $41.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $32.3M to $35.7M (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.5M.

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