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US nonprofit · EIN 384011253 · Boston, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 384011253) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2018.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Child Welfare Innovation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$3.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$7.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$8m
$438k liabilities
Net assets
$7.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.0 years on average
Staff
28
9 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Susan Notkin
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Child Welfare Innovation Inc's network

8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Susan Notkin ChairChair, Secretary2020
6 yrs
Allegra Lawrence-HardyDirector2020
6 yrs
Daniel StephensDirector2020
6 yrs
David SandersDirector2020
6 yrs
Jolie BalesDirector2020
6 yrs
Nathan AlemanTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Susan LeathDirector2024
2 yrs
Takeem MorganDirector2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

15 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Angela LytleColorado Site Director2024
Anjelica Hardin HallVice President of Talentsince 2022
Brian ClapierSr Vice President of Programssince 2023
Celine MukasineDirector of Finance2020
Deszeree ThomasVP of Learning, Leadership, and Cult.2024
Emily EnteTFSC Project Director, Programs2023
Joanne ScribnerVP of Dev. & Strategic Partnerships2024
Julian Leigh JohnsonSenior Fellowsince 2022
Madel LealTFSC Senior Project Manager2022
Marie Zemler WuExecutive Directorsince 2022
Mathangi SwaminathanSenior Fellow2022
Michael RussomVP of Finance and Operationssince 2022
Rosalie SchachterDirector of Dev. & Communications2022
Shannon L ScottDirector of Learning & Leadership2022
Sherry Orbach LachmanPresident2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Marie Zemler WuExecutive Director40$213k$25k
Brian ClapierSenior VP of Programs40$204k$42k
Joanne ScribnerVP of Dev. & Strategic Partnerships40$199k$12k
Deszeree ThomasVP of Learning, Leadership & Culture40$182k$32k
Michael RussomVP of Finance & Operations40$181k$42k
Julian JohnsonPast Dir. of Planning & Operations40$174k$8k
Courtney FranklinPast Dir. of Knowledge & Learning40$166k$25k
Jolie BalesDirector1$62k
Susan NotkinChair, Secretary1$0
Nathan AlemanTreasurer1$0
Allegra Lawrence-HardyDirector1$0
Susan LeathDirector1$0
Judith MeltzerDirector1$0
Takeem MorganDirector1$0
David SandersDirector1$0
Daniel StephensDirector1$0

Colorado roster

18 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253034826). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Nathan AlemanTreasurer
Susan LeathDirector
Brian ClapierSenior VP of Programs
David SandersDirector
Deszeree ThomasVP of Learning, Leadership, and Cult
Anjelica HallPast VP of Talent
Daniel StephensDirector
Angela LytleColorado Site Director
Joanne ScribnerVP of Dev. & Strategic Partnerships
Julian JohnsonDirector of Operations
Michael RussomVP of Finance & Operations
Susan NotkinChair, Secretary
Jolie BalesDirector
Marie Zemler WuPresident
Takkeem MorganDirector
Marie Zemler WuExecutive Director
Michael Russom
Allegra Lawrence-HardyDirector

About

Legal name
Child Welfare Innovation Inc
EIN
384011253
Address
65 Harrison Ave Ste 605 Unit 837797, Boston, MA, 02111-1924
State
Massachusetts
Mission
Foster America works with communities and governments to strengthen the systems that support children, youth, and families - so families can access help earlier, with dignity, trust, and connection, and without unnecessary child welfare involvement. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P30 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Marie Zemler-Wu (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2018
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsSusan Notkin
≥6years on the filingsAllegra Lawrence-Hardy
≥6years on the filingsDaniel Stephens
≥6years on the filingsDavid Sanders

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$8m
Total liabilities
$438k
Net assets or fund balances
$7.6m
Contributions and grants received
$2.2m
Program service revenue
$986k
Grants and similar paid out
$1.5m
Employees
28
Volunteers
9

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$10.2m$6.6m$3.7m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

3 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Trust of South Carolina$500k
President and fellows of Harvard College$384k
Chapin Hall Center for Children$267k