Childrens House International FY2020 filing

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Children's House International provides ethical adoption services, child focused recruitment, and family support. We support disadvantaged children with humanitarian aid in countries worldwide.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-2643021) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $53K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.0 mo
of spending, in cash
9.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$464K
45% of total assets
Liabilities are 45% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
3 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$568K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$979K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$568K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$573K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$157K
FY2025$152K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1975.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.2M Management & general 14% · $188K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$65,929Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Price$88,842$101,337$100,999$104,081$90,464$65,929

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Facilitates ethical adoptions and provides humanitarian aid to disadvantaged children globally.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Children's house international (chi) advocates for children worldwide and provides ethical adoption services and support to children and families. Chi is licensed to provide local services and adoption in 6 states and 13 countries. Chi provides homestudies in five states.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 94-2643021) · Dispute this line
$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$188K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$568K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$464K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$378K
SavingsLn 2$642K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$464K
Net assetsLn 32$568K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$155K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$799K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$811K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$340K$464K
Net assetsLn 32$471K$568K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$261K$261K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$66K$56K$9K$659
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$646K$541K$99K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$64K$54K$9K$511
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$4K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$2K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$1K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$12K$20K$52
Information technologyLn 14$52K$44K$8K$419
OccupancyLn 16$65K$55K$9K$517
TravelLn 17$31K$26K$4K$248
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$324$18
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K$200$11
InsuranceLn 23$18K$15K$3K$143
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$68K$5K$295
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$188K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 5, 2025 $1.4M$1.4M−$4K$152K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2025 $1.2M$1.3M−$128K$157K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 13, 2024 $1.4M$1.3M$71K$285K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 12, 2023 $979K$1.3M−$359K$214K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 22, 2022 $1.6M$1.6M$5K$573K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 18, 2021 $1.5M$1.4M$97K$568K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $1,459,441 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,756$14,590
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,299,500$1,443,170
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,026$1,681
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,315,282$1,459,441
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $241,751$261,419
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $716,157$775,430
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $271,169$325,201
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,229,077$1,362,050
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $86,205$97,391
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,459,441 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,590
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,590
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,443,170$1,443,170
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,681$1,681
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,444,851 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,459,441
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,362,050 across 17 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $261,419$261,419
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $56,040 · Management $9,230 · Fundraising $659$65,929
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $541,378 · Management $98,919 · Fundraising $5,308$645,605
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,120 · Management $9,265 · Fundraising $511$63,896
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,810 · Management $6,700$10,510
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,613 · Management $2,837$4,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,035 · Management $1,820$2,855
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,602$22,602
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,450 · Management $19,692 · Fundraising $52$32,194
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $44,379 · Management $7,597 · Fundraising $419$52,395
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,786 · Management $9,379 · Fundraising $517$64,682
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,259 · Management $4,495 · Fundraising $248$31,002
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,893 · Management $324 · Fundraising $18$2,235
IX-20 InterestManagement $9,819$9,819
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,169 · Management $200 · Fundraising $11$1,380
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,183 · Management $2,599 · Fundraising $143$17,925
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,503 · Management $5,354 · Fundraising $295$73,152
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,165,639 · Management $188,230 · Fundraising $8,181$1,362,050
Part X · Balance sheet $1,032,389 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $155,699$378,048
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $642,906$641,869
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,872$6,001
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,851$6,471
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,526$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $810,854$1,032,389
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,205$5,032
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $62,762$195,175
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $232,815$263,719
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $339,782$463,926
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $461,570$555,469
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $9,502$12,994
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $471,072$568,463
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $810,854$1,032,389
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $568,463 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,459,441
XI-2 Total expenses$1,362,050
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$97,391
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$471,072
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$568,463

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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