Childhelp exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children. We focus our efforts on advocacy, prevention, treatment and community outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,000 volunteers and 288 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.6M
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $51K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.5M
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$45.4M
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$46.0M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$23.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$45.4M
FY2025▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$48.4M
FY2021$48.2M
FY2022$48.3M
FY2023$41.5M
FY2024$64.8M
FY2025$45.4M
Expenses
$46.0M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$45.8M
FY2021$48.2M
FY2022$49.9M
FY2023$52.0M
FY2024$46.8M
FY2025$46.0M
Net assets
$23.9M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$8.3M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023−$4.3M
FY2024$25.4M
FY2025$23.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 1961.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $32.2M Management & general 18% · $8.5M Fundraising 12% · $5.3M

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

25 people listed on the 990; $3.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co Founder/President
$636,418Pt VII · Sec A
Co Founder/CEO
$636,418Pt VII · Sec A
SVP Chief of Staff
$315,894Pt VII · Sec A
SR VP Finance & Chief Peop (through 8/8/24)
$305,203Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Admin Officer (through 1/10/25)
$233,593Pt VII · Sec A
CIO / Hippa Officer
$228,816Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Principal Gifts
$200,000Pt VII · Sec A
Former Nat. VP of Philanthropy (thru 4/29/25)
$197,074Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Omeara’s $636K as Co Founder/CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sara Omeara$636,418$446,276$440,091———
Yvonne Fedderson$636,418$446,276$440,000$528,187$498,462$498,608
Sara O'Meara———$530,553$498,076$498,222
Ralph Chester—$193,323$331,000———
Michael Medoro$315,894$309,872$287,585$279,626$220,841$255,756
Gregory McKay————$306,878$93,270
Christopher Wright$305,203$305,561————
Denise Biben$233,593$264,368$259,040$291,597$249,559$209,502

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

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

Programs and updates

Prevents child abuse and supports at-risk youth through advocacy, treatment, community outreach, and integrated medical and mental health services at dedicated advocacy centers.

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3 programs · $23.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Residential

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.

$11.7Mprogram expense
02

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.

$7.8Mprogram expense
03

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.

$3.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $15K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$1,150

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$45.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.9M
Money outPt IX
$46.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$32.2M
Managementcol C$8.5M
Fundraisingcol D$5.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$23.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.9M
Total assetsLn 16$29.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A14
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5.9M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$386
Total revenueLn 12$45.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
SavingsLn 2$3.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.7M
Other assetsLn 15$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$29.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.5M
Net assetsLn 32$23.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5288
VolunteersI 61,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M$5.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$34.3M$29.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.9M$5.5M
Net assetsLn 32$25.4M$23.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.9M$2.8M$754K$304K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20.8M$15.1M$4.0M$1.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$17K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.3M$343K$138K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.7M$1.2M$334K$135K
Legal feesLn 11b$486K$222K$81K$182K
Accounting feesLn 11c$224K$102K$37K$84K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$150K$69K$25K$56K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5.8M$2.6M$969K$2.2M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$126K$99K$8K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$961K$719K$168K$74K
OccupancyLn 16$1.7M$1.5M$156K$105K
TravelLn 17$495K$335K$64K$96K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$190K$119K$67K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$495K$464K$24K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$2.2M$1.9M$209K$114K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.1M$3.1M$927K$70K
All other expensesLn 24e$841K$448K$237K$155K
Total functional expensesLn 25$46.0M$32.2M$8.5M$5.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $45.4M$46.0M−$634K$23.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $64.8M$46.8M$18.0M$25.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $41.5M$52.0M−$10.5M−$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $48.3M$49.9M−$1.6M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $48.2M$48.2M$31K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $48.4M$45.8M$2.6M$7.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $45,388,079 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,973,597$13,311,121
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,083,133$26,047,666
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,894,302$168,806
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,835,510$5,860,486
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,786,542$45,388,079
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$5,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $27,510,443$28,165,768
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $19,254,501$17,850,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $46,769,944$46,021,681
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,016,598−$633,602
Part VI · Governance 9 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $45,388,079 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $89,975 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$4,214
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,306,907
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,017,645
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,311,121
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,047,666$26,047,666
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $169,192$169,192
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $126,000$126,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$386−$386
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,453,818$5,453,818
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $190,693$190,693
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,238,359 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,838,599$45,388,079
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $46,021,681 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,500$5,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,817,738 · Management $754,092 · Fundraising $303,933$3,875,763
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,111,701 · Management $4,044,243 · Fundraising $1,630,022$20,785,966
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,886 · Management $4,519 · Fundraising $1,822$23,227
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,282,817 · Management $343,311 · Fundraising $138,370$1,764,498
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,247,786 · Management $333,936 · Fundraising $134,592$1,716,314
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $222,182 · Management $81,447 · Fundraising $182,163$485,792
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $102,220 · Management $37,472 · Fundraising $83,808$223,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $68,627 · Management $25,157 · Fundraising $56,266$150,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,642,935 · Management $968,844 · Fundraising $2,166,890$5,778,669
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $98,777 · Management $7,692 · Fundraising $19,110$125,579
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $719,216 · Management $168,071 · Fundraising $74,179$961,466
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,478,931 · Management $156,085 · Fundraising $105,228$1,740,244
IX-17 TravelPrograms $334,530 · Management $63,918 · Fundraising $96,374$494,822
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $118,944 · Management $66,615 · Fundraising $4,402$189,961
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $463,511 · Management $24,245 · Fundraising $7,338$495,094
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,897,313 · Management $209,359 · Fundraising $113,703$2,220,375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,147,215 · Management $927,401 · Fundraising $69,622$4,144,238
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $448,421 · Management $237,445 · Fundraising $154,757$840,623
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $32,225,250 · Management $8,453,852 · Fundraising $5,342,579$46,021,681
Part X · Balance sheet $29,421,035 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,289,857$2,050,547
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,525,374$3,822,023
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,262,692$8,631,968
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,683,422$3,163,534
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,395,223$1,609,321
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,760,752$4,737,441
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,349,203$5,406,201
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,266,523$29,421,035
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,033,405$4,440,303
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $37,226$4,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,852,182$5,492,546
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,354,653$17,226,932
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,059,688$6,701,557
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,414,341$23,928,489
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,266,523$29,421,035
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,928,489 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$45,388,079
XI-2 Total expenses$46,021,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$633,602
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,414,341
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$196,555
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$636,527
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$319,208
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$338,376
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,928,489

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