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Christian Children's Home of Ohio

Wooster, OH · EIN 34-1056506 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Christian Children's Home of Ohio reported $17.4 million in revenue and $16.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.08 went to program services, $16.78 to management and general costs and $3.14 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 79.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $217,917 (President/CEO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $16M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
80.1%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
16.8%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
3.1%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.16$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
19.0%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
4.9%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
79.7%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$217,917$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.33%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
16
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
7.36.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 10100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$6.9M expenses · 52.8% of program spending · revenue $8.3M

Residential Program: Christian Childrens Home of Ohio (CCHO) and our family of ministries strives to help children and adults experience their worth in Christ and understanding that they are so much more than what has happened to them by providing transforming behavioral health services for over 55 years. CCHOs Childrens Residential Center (CRC) in Wooster, OH is home to as many as 45 kids. Along with our CRC, our 163-acre main campus includes our One Heart Stables equine therapy program, Leadership Center, Recreation Center, a forty-two-foot climbing tower, and Canopy Hills, a 9-hole disc…

$3.7M expenses · 27.9% of program spending · revenue $4.2M

Encompass Counseling: Our Encompass Christian Counseling office has multiple locations throughout northeast Ohio with hubs located in Wooster, Green, and Ashland/Mansfield. Encompass Christian Counseling endeavors to meet the increasing mental health needs of our culture with partnerships with local local churches and schools to increase services throughout northeast Ohio. For more details, please check out our websites at www.encompasscounseling.org

$1.8M expenses · 14.0% of program spending · revenue $2.0M

Encourage Foster Care and Adoption: Our Encourage Foster Care departments main office is located in downtown Wooster with hubs in Green and Ashland and serves foster families throughout northeastern Ohio. Encourage continues to expand with orientation training for new foster families occurring at least four times a year For more details, please check out our websites at www.encouragefostercare.org

$700K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
President/CEO
Officer, 50.00 hrs/week
$191,384$0$26,533$217,917

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Christian Children's Home of Ohio (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $200K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$17M$16M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$16M80.1%$9.9M$217,917
FY2024 ⓘ$16M$15M84.5%$8.9M$201,588
FY2023 ⓘ$13M$13M84.7%$8.3M$190,961
FY2022 ⓘ$15M$13M84.8%$8.5M$188,419
FY2021 ⓘ$14M$13M95.5%$6.8M$188,797
FY2020 ⓘ$12M$11M84.0%$5.7M$177,167

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 5136
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6562

Private foundation grants it received

7 private foundations reported grants to Christian Children's Home of Ohio totaling $31,354 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Christian Children's Home of Ohio's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Christian Children's Home of Ohio, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Christian Children's Home of Ohio's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Christian Children's Home of Ohio reported that 80.1% of its $16.4 million in expenses went to program services, 16.8% to management and general and 3.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Christian Children's Home of Ohio pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Christian Children's Home of Ohio reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $217,917, for the role of President/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Christian Children's Home of Ohio get its money?

Of $17.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 19.0% came from contributions and grants (including 4.9% from government grants) and 79.7% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Christian Children's Home of Ohio a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 34-1056506 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641329349301129 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403549349300305 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431349349302513 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301299349301595 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241269349302904 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121349349301552 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 34-1056506: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.