Childrens Fund INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 74-1870298)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$864K
FY2021	$901K
FY2022	$1.2M
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	$1.4M
FY2025	$1.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$555K
FY2021	$924K
FY2022	$1.1M
FY2023	$1.3M
FY2024	$1.4M
FY2025	$1.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$741K
FY2021	$718K
FY2022	$872K
FY2023	$652K
FY2024	$651K
FY2025	$577K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1976.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

94%

Program services 94% · $1.4M Management & general 5% · $78K Fundraising 0% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

45 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Freddie Barela

Operations

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Barela

Operations

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ross Apffel

Auction Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Apffel

Auction Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Chapman

Donations

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Chapman

Donations

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Dewitt

Auction Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Dewitt

Auction Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides grants to small, underfunded Houston charities that deliver medical, educational, and social care to disadvantaged children.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Grant Program

The children's fund, inc. Focuses on charities with small budgets, minimal fund-raising ability, small administrative departments, lack of government or other charity support, and lack of exposure to the business community.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Comerica Charitable TrustFY2024$27K

Christian Community Foundation INCFY2024$18K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$12K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$11K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$73K

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Grants paid · 85 grants · $6.4M · 2019–2024

Project One DayTX · FY2024$225,000

All Ears Listening and Language CenterTX · FY2024$220,000

The Harris School INCTX · FY2024$145,000

Letting Everyone Achieve DreamsTX · FY2024$130,000

Sandal Gap StudioTX · FY2024$105,000

Nehemiah Center INCTX · FY2024$100,000

Js House INCTX · FY2024$73,000

Wonders & Worries INCTX · FY2024$72,000

Faris FoundationTX · FY2024$55,000

Chinquapin Preparatory SchoolTX · FY2024$45,000

Oak Forest Foster ClosetTX · FY2024$37,000

Mission Squash of HoustonTX · FY2024$30,000

John T Fontaine JR Charity INCTN · FY2024$25,000

Open Dance Project INCTX · FY2024$25,000

Hype Freedom School INCTX · FY2024$25,000

Onpurpose Enrichment INCTX · FY2024$25,000

Reining Strength Therapeutic HorsemanshipTX · FY2024$20,000

Family to Family Adoption Services INCTX · FY2024$20,000

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$27K

Money outPt IX

$1.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.4M

Managementcol C$78K

Fundraisingcol D$3K

Owns and owesPt X

$577K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$544K

Total assetsLn 16$577K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

45

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a45

IndependentVI 1b45

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$492K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$27K

Total revenueLn 12$1.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$50K

SavingsLn 2$494K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$544K

Total assetsLn 16$577K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$577K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6118

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$617K	$544K
Total assetsLn 16	$651K	$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$651K	$577K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.4M	$1.4M
Accounting feesLn 11c	$5K		$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$74K		$71K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.5M	$1.4M	$78K	$3K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.4M	$1.5M	−$74K	$577K	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.4M	$1.4M	−$2K	$651K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.1M	$1.3M	−$220K	$652K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.2M	$1.1M	$154K	$872K	990 PDF
FY2021	$901K	$924K	−$23K	$718K	990 PDF
FY2020	$864K	$555K	$309K	$741K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $1,384,108 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,541,155$1,639,821

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44,145$26,668

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$230,839−$282,381

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,354,461$1,384,108

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,277,500$1,377,000

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $78,696$81,118

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,356,196$1,458,118

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,735−$74,010

Part VI · Governance 45 of 45 board members independent, 5 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body45

VI-1b Independent voting members45

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,384,108 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $55,500 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,394,837

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,984

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$492,129

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,639,821

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,668$26,668

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$337,881−$337,881

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$255,713$1,384,108

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,458,118 across 4 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,377,000$1,377,000

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,982$4,982

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,202$2,202

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $70,885 · Fundraising $3,049$73,934

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,377,000 · Management $78,069 · Fundraising $3,049$1,458,118

Part X · Balance sheet $576,750 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,000$50,000

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $567,346$494,494

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $33,414$32,256

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $650,760$576,750

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $650,760$576,750

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $650,760$576,750

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $650,760$576,750

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $576,750 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,384,108

XI-2 Total expenses$1,458,118

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$74,010

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$650,760

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$576,750

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Childrens Fund INC

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Grant Program

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV