Public Charity

THE CHILDREN'S FUND INC

THE CHILDREN'S FUND INC, of HOUSTON, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.4M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $577K in total assets. 40 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $517K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 741870298 HOUSTON, TX Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$577K
Grant Records40
Funding Total$517K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE CHILDREN'S FUND, INC. IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED TO SUPPORT ALL TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS FORMED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CARE FOR THE NEEDY AND DESERVING CHILDREN IN THE GREATER HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA. RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOMINATED BY THE SPONSORS (VOLUNTEER MEMBERSHIP) OF THE CHILDREN'S FUND, INC. A CHARITY SELECTION COMMITTEE SCREENS THE NOMINATED RECIPIENTS AND THEIR WRITTEN PROPOSALS AND CONDUCTS INTERVIEWS OF THE PROSPECTIVE RECIPIENTS. THE CHARITY SELECTION COMMITTEE MAKES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHILDREN'S FUND, INC.'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD AND THE SPONSORS (MEMBERSHIP) MUST THEN APPROVE ALL SELECTED RECIPIENTS.

Where $100 goes at The Children's Fund Inc

How The Children's Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$94 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $94 for programs

$94
Grant program
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

GALA CHAIR Ada Peeples
CHARITY SELECTION CHAIR Allison Helms
GALA CHAIR Amanda Snyder
OPERATIONS Ashley Barela
EVENTS CHAIR Beau Landry
ADMINISTRATION Caroline Knapp

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$384,164 25 grants
Human & Social Services
$51,540 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$47,700 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$18,000 3 grants
Economic Development
$15,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.4M $1.5M $577K
2024 $1.4M $1.4M $651K
2023 $1.1M $1.3M $652K
2022 $1.2M $1.1M $872K
2021 $901K $924K $718K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $901K to $1.4M (+54%), with total assets most recently reported at $577K.

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