Family Support Services of North Florida Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Jacksonville, FL EIN: 59-3759863

To be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strenghten the family unit.

Family Support Services of North Florida Inc at a glance

Total assets
$15,769,050
-62.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$85,490,437
-61.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$113,158
+74.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$85,127,589
-61.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Family Support Services of North Florida Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M2$1–5M4$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 13 (31%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

JacksonvilleWinter ParkColumbusTampa

How Family Support Services of North Florida Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M6 grants2019 6 grants2020 5 grants2021 8 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $16.5M (2021) to $17.1M (2020). In 2022 it made 8 grants totaling $17.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Family Community Service Jacksonville, FLSupport & Adopt$7,988,415
Daniel Memorial Jacksonville, FLSupport & Adopt$5,578,539
National Youth Advocate Program Columbus, OHSupport & Adopt$2,933,717
Children's Home Society Winter Park, FLSupport & Adopt$318,009
Child Guidance Center Jacksonville, FLSupport & Foster$148,969
Other Grants —$15,531
Hardball Creative Inc Jacksonville, FL—$9,570
Tuckerhall Inc Tampa, FL—$7,026
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$15,769,050$85,490,437$85,127,589——$113,158
2024$41,667,930$222,349,887$219,731,275——$64,805
2023$46,177,315$211,673,214$210,566,721——$60
2022$12,593,780$122,368,469$124,283,879$16,999,7768$235
2021$6,700,580$67,905,456$66,861,854$16,484,6945$1,394
2020$7,801,130$62,875,085$63,045,575$17,148,2286$1,665
2019$4,940,170$59,093,055$58,638,807$16,967,8246$1,442

About Family Support Services of North Florida Inc

Based on IRS filings

Family Support Services of North Florida Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Jacksonville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $113K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Family Support Services of North Florida Inc is led by Jennifer Petion, President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); 6 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jennifer Petion

    President

    COO → President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $64K (2021) → $270K (2025)

  • Paul Madson

    Director

    Chair → Chairperson, 2022

    Chairperson → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Gottesman-Jarzyna

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Akilah Pope

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Park

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald Cooney

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Stronko

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Cardozo

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Compton

    Vice President

    Vice President, Technology & Op Services → Vice President, Technology & Op Servic, 2021

    Vice President, Technology & Op Servic → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2020) → $160K (2025)

  • Jennifer Pendergraph

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $80K (2022) → $150K (2025)

  • Victoria Wilson

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $54K (2022) → $157K (2025)

  • Brian Zaletel

    CFO

    Officer → CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $98K (2023) → $180K (2025)

  • Kenneth Barton

    General Counsel

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $132K (2024) → $163K (2025)

  • Kisha Shabazz

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Latonya Summers

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Katzenstein

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Legg

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (46)
  • Former: Brian Kee (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Josh Nixon (2019–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Jeff Laconte (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Natalie Clayton (2021–2024) — Vice President & General
  • Former: Amanda Van Laningham (2022–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Carlos Cruz (2022–2024) — Chief of Sta
  • Former: Jada Hunter (2022–2024) — Executive Di
  • Former: Precious Hill (2022–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Shannon Sprowls (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Marti Smith (2021–2023) — CFO
  • Former: Fawn Moore (2023) — Officer
  • Former: Matt Brockelman (2019–2022) — Vice Chairperson
  • Former: Michael De La Hunt (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Heather Poynter (2020–2022) — Vice Chairperson
  • Former: Ryan Graff (2020–2022) — Vice Chairperson
  • Former: Travis Ramsey (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Latanya Wynn-Hall (2022) — Director
  • Former: Sue Gottesmann-Jarzyna (2022) — Director
  • Former: Angela Bradberry (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Barry Argalas (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Naomi Jackson (2019–2021) — CFO
  • Former: Pauline Rolle (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Robert Miller (2019–2021) — President & CEO
  • Former: Christopher Kolapo (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Judge Robert Foster (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Dennis Lafer (2019–2020) — Honorary Board Member
  • Former: George Armstrong (2019–2020) — Honorary Board Member
  • Former: Kristi Phoenix (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Megan Richard (2019–2020) — Vice President, Workforce Support & Development
  • Former: Sarah Sayar (2019–2020) — Vice President & Operating Services
  • Former: Abraham Tenah (2019) — Board Vice Chair
  • Former: Charles Young (2019) — COO
  • Former: Chris Compton (2019) — Vice President, Technology & Operating Services
  • Former: Chris Kolapo (2019) — Director
  • Former: Crystal Lewis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Leeper (2019) — Director
  • Former: Gordon Bailey (2019) — Director
  • Former: Heather Van Puymbrouck (2019) — Board Vice Chair
  • Former: Honorable Virginia Norton (2019) — Director
  • Former: Justin Taylor (2019) — Director
  • Former: Larry West (2019) — Vice President & Case Management
  • Former: Mark Bridwell Esquire (2019) — Board Chair
  • Former: Matthew Corrigan (2019) — Board Vice Chair
  • Former: Pamela Davis (2019) — Director
  • Former: Stacey West (2019) — Vice President & In-House Counsel
  • Former: Tiffany Holbrook Esquire (2019) — Board Vice Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jennifer Petion — President &: $270KJennifer PetionPresident &$270KBrian Zaletel — CFO: $180KBrian ZaletelCFO$180KKenneth Barton — General Coun: $163KKenneth BartonGeneral Coun$163KChristopher Compton — Vice Preside: $160KChristopher ComptonVice Preside$160KVictoria Wilson — Vice Preside: $157KVictoria WilsonVice Preside$157KJennifer Pendergraph — Vice Preside: $150KJennifer PendergraphVice Preside$150K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $270K, to Jennifer Petion (President &). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Family Support Services of North Florida Inc

How large is Family Support Services of North Florida Inc?

Family Support Services of North Florida Inc reported $15.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $85.5M.

What is Family Support Services of North Florida Inc?

Family Support Services of North Florida Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Jacksonville, FL. It holds $15.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Family Support Services of North Florida Inc operate?

Family Support Services of North Florida Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Ohio.

What is Family Support Services of North Florida Inc's EIN?

Family Support Services of North Florida Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3759863. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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