Childhelp
Childhelp reported $45.4 million in revenue and $46.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $70.02 went to program services, $18.37 to management and general costs and $11.61 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 57.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $636,830 (CO FOUNDER/CEO). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 6% 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 $46MFor 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 $45MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 70.0% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.4% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 11.6% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.40 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 29.3% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 57.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $636,830 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.38% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 13 | 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 expenseResidential - the childhelp alice c tyler village of childhelp in lignum, virginia is childhelp's long-term residential treatment facility. This facility houses child victims of severe neglect and abuse who require special attention with regard to behavorial and emotional well-being. The village housed an estimated 104 children. The villages is located in a rural setting allowing the program to utilize treatment such as animal assisted therapy, art therapy and organized wilderness activities, other childhelp residential facilities include group homes in california
Foster care - childhelp has foster family and adoption agencies in california and tennessee and group homes in california. These agencies provide foster family and adoption services for children and youth who are within their state's child welfare system. Childhelp operates foster family and adoption agencies and group homes desgned to provide stabilization, to promote emotional and mental health and to equip for successful and life skills. In the fiscal year ended 2025, childhelp's 3 foster family and adoption agencies provided services to 282 children
Advocacy/diagnostic: childhelp provides advocacy and education for issues of child abuse, neglect and at risk children and youth. Childhelp's advocacy programs include child advocacy centers, which provide a onestop location for integrated services from law enforcement, county social service agencies, pediatricians and traumafocused mental health therapists. Childhelp has advocacy centers in arizona and tennessee. In fiscal year 2025, these advocacy centers provided services to over 14,616 children
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO FOUNDER/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $636,418 | $0 | $412 | $636,830 |
| CO FOUNDER/PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $636,418 | $0 | $412 | $636,830 |
| SVP CHIEF OF STAFF Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $315,894 | $0 | $47,550 | $363,444 |
| SR VP FINANCE & CHIEF PEOP (THROUGH 8/8/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $305,203 | $0 | $42,995 | $348,198 |
| CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER (THROUGH 1/10/25) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $233,593 | $0 | $51,131 | $284,724 |
| CIO / HIPPA OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $228,816 | $0 | $54,812 | $283,628 |
| FORMER NAT. VP OF PHILANTHROPY (THRU 4/29/25) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $197,074 | $0 | $11,657 | $208,731 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PRINCIPAL GIFTS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,000 | $0 | $249 | $200,249 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Childhelp (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.9M (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–1b13 · 9 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 2Yes
- 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5288
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,000
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| REDW LLC Audit and accounting services | $384,750 |
| SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP Legal services | $237,436 |
| VALLEY VISTA CONSTRUCTION Construction for costa mesa | $168,078 |
| CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRSINC Lobbying services | $120,000 |
| ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL Staffing services | $108,435 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
38 private foundations reported grants to Childhelp totaling $811K 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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Every number above is copied from Childhelp's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Childhelp, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Childhelp spent in FY2025, $70.02 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Childhelp's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Childhelp reported that 70.0% of its $46.0 million in expenses went to program services, 18.4% to management and general and 11.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Childhelp pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Childhelp reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $636,830, for the role of CO FOUNDER/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Childhelp get its money?
Of $45.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 29.3% came from contributions and grants and 57.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Childhelp a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-2884608 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 202631359349311823 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541279349302404 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401919349300100 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321349349300432 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349317376 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131359349300313 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-2884608: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.