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Barbara Firestone PhD

President & CEO · The Help Group Child and Family Center

President & CEO at The Help Group Child and Family Center. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 7 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
7
Roles reported
7
Reported compensation
$2.2M
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as President & CEO of The Help Group Child and Family Center, based in Sherman Oaks, CA.
Received $2.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as President & CEO of New School for Child Development a Non-Profit Corp — $555K.
Also listed as President & CEO of The Help Group West — $441K.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dr. Barbara Firestone is President, CEO, and Founder of The Help Group Child and Family Center, the nation's largest nonprofit serving children with special needs including autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, ADHD, developmental delays, abuse, and emotional problems.

She joined Children's Speech and Hearing Center in 1975 and founded The Help Group to address gaps in community resources for children with disabilities and their families.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
President/CEO/Founder, The Help Group Child and Family Center
Education
  • Speech and Language Pathology (professional background)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

The Help Group Child and Family Center President & CEO · $26.6M revenue · Sherman Oaks, CASEE SCHEDULE O - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSpay $90K → $861KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$861Kreported comp
New School for Child Development a Non-Profit Corp President & CEO · $22.7M revenue · Sherman Oaks, CASEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4Apay $71K → $555KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$555Kreported comp
The Help Group West President & CEO · $16.6M revenue · Sherman Oaks, CASEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4Apay $56K → $441KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$441Kreported comp
Summit View School President & CEO · $6.7M revenue · Sherman Oaks, CASEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4Apay $23K → $168KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$168Kreported comp
Project Six President & CEO · $5.3M revenue · Sherman Oaks, CASEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4Apay $10K → $129KFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$129Kreported comp
New Opportunities for Living President & CEO · $90K revenue · Sherman Oaks, CASEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Pacific Living Alternatives President & CEO · $107K revenue · Sherman Oaks, CASEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4AFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Barbara Firestone PhD

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Barbara Firestone PhD 1 organization · San Francisco, CAMusic for Autism INC

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Pres&Ceofr10/23 · FY2023
$338K
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President & CEO · FY2024
$156K
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Sr Dir of Fam Serv · FY2023
$153K
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VP of Hr & Comm. (thru 1/17/25) · FY2024
$143K
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Regional Director · FY2020
$138K
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Regional Director · FY2022
$126K
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Co Head of School · FY2024
$125K
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Co Head of School · FY2024
$125K
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Therapeutic Dir. · FY2024
$123K
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Principal · FY2024
$122K
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Sr. VP of Finance (thru 1/23) · FY2023
$121K
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CFO · FY2024
$120K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org