Public Charity

FOR THE CHILDREN

FOR THE CHILDREN is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA ANA, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.1M revenue, $2.0M expenses, $3.4M total assets. 98 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 330380021 SANTA ANA, CA Camps NTEE: N20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$3.4M
Grant Records98
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

TO TRANSFORM LIVES AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING AN ARRAY OF PROGRAMS, ALL DIRECTED TOWARD CHANGING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AIMED TO PREVENT ACADEMIC FAILURE, DRUG ABUSE, TEEN PREGNANCY, SEX TRAFFICKING, HOMELESSNESS, AND INCARCERATION.

Where $100 goes at For the Children

How For the Children divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$83
For the Children works in conjunction with local social services agencies and other nonprofit organizations in providing a safe environment to mentor at-risk foster children through the venue…
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE-CHAIR Brad Wayman
DIRECTOR Brenton Fessler
VP OF DEVELOPMENT Cristina Robeck
TREASURER Doug Nordman
DIRECTOR (THRU DEC) Jack Hinds
VP OF TRAINING Jeff Juhala

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$992,967 43 grants
Youth Development
$532,237 24 grants
Human & Social Services
$439,080 12 grants
Education
$40,000 2 grants
Economic Development
$25,501 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.1M $2.0M $3.4M
2023 $1.7M $1.8M $2.3M
2022 $1.6M $1.7M $2.2M
2020 $1.8M $1.9M $2.4M
2019 $1.6M $1.9M $2.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $3.1M (+95%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.4M.

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