Bethany For Children & Families

Bethany For Children & Families, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Moline, Illinois, operates as a federal grant recipient focused on homeless services, child welfare support, and nutrition assistance to vulnerable populations. The organization receives federal funding predominantly through two channels: direct grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), and sub-grants from the Illinois Department of Human Services for Social Services Block Grant, WIC, and Food and Nutrition Service programs. Bethany functions as a prime recipient on 32 awards (43% of its footprint) and as a sub-recipient on 43 awards (57%), indicating a mixed posture split between direct federal funding and state pass-through arrangements.

Customer concentration reflects a heavy tilt toward social services and housing agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development together account for 97% of recent awards, with HHS ACF anchoring 37 awards and HUD ASPCD supporting 30 awards. The remaining customer set includes the Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. Most of Bethany's sub-award volume routes through the Illinois Department of Human Services, which acts as the prime grantee channeling federal dollars to Bethany across Social Services Block Grant, WIC, and Food and Nutrition Service programs dating back to 2023.

HUD's Continuum of Care funding represents Bethany's most visible direct-grant footprint. Recent COC awards include $154,079 (August 2026, performance through July 31, 2027), $128,549 (November 2025, performance through October 31, 2026), and $120,626 (November 2024, performance through October 31, 2025). These awards fund permanent supportive housing for persons with disabilities, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, case management, mental health treatment, substance abuse services, and supportive services to minimize trauma and dislocation among homeless individuals and families. Bethany has received at least one COC award in every calendar year from 2021 through 2026, demonstrating sustained funding relationship with HUD over the past several years.

On the Social Services Block Grant side, Bethany holds multiple sub-awards through the Illinois Department of Human Services spanning 2023 to present, with the most recent tranches awarded in May and June 2026. These sub-awards support social services delivery including case management and family support services. Bethany also receives sub-grant funding under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (awarded December 2025) and Food and Nutrition Service programs (awarded October 2025).

Activity data show volatility with a recent uptick: three awards in 2022, seventeen in 2023, nine in 2024, seventeen in 2025, and eight through August 2026. The spike in 2023 and 2025 reflects clustering of sub-award issuances from the Illinois Department of Human Services. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term. Combined dollars obligated across the full seventy-five-award footprint total $6.7 million, reflecting the modest scale of individual Continuum of Care and Social Services Block Grant awards and the nonprofit's positioning within the social services delivery ecosystem rather than as a contractor to federal agencies.