Hephzibah Children's Association
Hephzibah Children's Association reported $14.2 million in revenue and $13.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.45 went to program services, $12.22 to management and general costs and $6.33 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 80.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $167,209 (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 35% 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 $14MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $14M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$18.24 $2.6M
- Government grants$0.52 $74,620
- Program service revenue$79.42 $11M
- Investment income$1.82 $261K
Other revenue was negative: −$126K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.2% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.32 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 18.9% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.5% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 80.1% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $167,209 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.23% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.0 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 100.0% |
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 expenseHephzibah home serves some of the youngest victims of severe abuse, neglect and trauma and children in need of behavioral intervention, ages 3-11 in illinois. At hephzibah home we offer children a safe haven, and a place for them to stabilize and heal so that they may eventually return to a home environment. Hephzibah home offers each child an individual treatment plan based on their specific needs. Our clinical team provides comprehensive therapeutic support to help children heal from trauma and develop healthy behaviors and life skills, and our education team supports the academic needs of…
Foster care - children in foster care need love and support in order to heal. Hephzibah offers a full spectrum of foster care services for children in need of loving homes. We help children heal and prepapre them for the next step in their foster journey, whether it is returning to biological family members, or into an adoptive home. Hephzibah also recruits, trains, and supports foster parents who open their homes to children in need. We surround our foster parents with the training and support they need to maintain a healthy, loving and caring relationship and home for all. This support…
Day care - hephzibah's after school program served more than 800 children from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds fulfilling a critical need in the oak park community for affordable, nurturing, and enriching after-school care for elementary school-aged children. We offer a dynamic childcare experience for children in grades k-5 after school and full-day care on school holidays at each of the eight district 97 elementary schools in oak park. We also offer full-day summer day camp monday-friday in oak park for children of working parents. This program is unique we offer a sliding-fee pay scale…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $148,784 | $0 | $18,425 | $167,209 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $136,439 | $0 | $15,286 | $151,725 |
| DIRECTOR OF FAMILY BASED SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,171 | $0 | $17,192 | $141,363 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $115,569 | $0 | $16,244 | $131,813 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,679 | $0 | $17,163 | $123,842 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,035 | $0 | $4,121 | $107,156 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hephzibah Children's Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $402K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b16 · 16 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5273
- Volunteers Part I, line 6525
Private foundation grants it received
26 private foundations reported grants to Hephzibah Children's Association totaling $406K 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.
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Of every $100 Hephzibah Children's Association spent in FY2025, $81.45 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Hephzibah Children's Association's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Hephzibah Children's Association reported that 81.4% of its $13.6 million in expenses went to program services, 12.2% to management and general and 6.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Hephzibah Children's Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Hephzibah Children's Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $167,209, for the role of CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Hephzibah Children's Association get its money?
Of $14.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 18.9% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 80.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Hephzibah Children's Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2167096 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), 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 202640979349301439 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511299349302946 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441089349301904 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320599349300307 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230609349300823 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101049349300905 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2167096: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.