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Children At Risk

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 76-0360533 Website

Children At Risk (C@R) is a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission is to serve as a catalyst for change to improve the quality of life for children through strategic research, public policy analysis, education, collaboration, and advocacy.

Children At Risk at a glance

In short: Children At Risk gave $517K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $258K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$516,625
Grants made (2024)
2
Average grant
$258,313
Median grant
$258,313
Total assets
$2,330,583
-29.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Children At Risk funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Texans Care for Children: $258KTexans Care for Children$258KTexProtects: $258KTexProtects$258K

The largest 2024 recipient was Texans Care for Children ($258K). Together the top 2 received $517K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

AustinDallas

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024

In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $517K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Texans Care for Children Austin, TXTo support the Texas Prenatal-to-Three Collaborative in expanding health and child care for low-income families.$258,313
TexProtects Dallas, TXProgram support$258,312
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$2,330,583$3,450,516$4,700,881$516,6252$15,029
2023$3,320,512$4,272,578$4,703,561——$65,502
2022$3,841,304$3,772,646$3,636,921——$13,188
2021$2,179,872$3,298,856$3,001,087——$2,907
2020$1,920,403$2,734,074$2,582,933——$1,351
2019$1,809,778$3,134,740$2,817,146——$1,727

About Children At Risk

Based on IRS filings

Children At Risk is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $517K. Net investment income was $15K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Children At Risk is led by Robert Sanborn, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 6 of 36 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Robert Sanborn

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $198K (2019) → $267K (2024)

  • Donald Bowers

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly B Kofron

    Senior Director of Education

    Early Childhood Education Director → Senior Director of Education, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2022) → $115K (2024)

  • Jennifer Maschek

    Director of Academic Performance Coaches

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2024)

  • Linda Corchado

    Senior Director of Immigration

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2024)

  • Chris Watt

    Director

    Chairman → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claire Bocchini

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Gordon

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Devika Kornbacher

    Director

    Director → Chair, 2020

    Chair → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doe Florsheim

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jasmine Turner

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Durham

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Wisniewski

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adolfo Santos

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Wallace

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Lopez

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Asha George

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Pasale

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Seo

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maya Pomroy

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alessa Serda

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Pedigo

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Longoria

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Ramoutar

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Esenkova

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amit Parikh

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Yoo

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Samuels

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Patton

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ed Wolf

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Carlo Hernandez

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yves Mombeleur

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Kimball

    Chief Government Affairs Officer

    Director of Pub Policy → Vice President & Director of Public Policy, 2021

    Vice President & Director of Public Policy → Chief Government Affairs Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $138K (2019) → $162K (2024)

  • Charanya Ravikumar

    Chief Development Officer

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2024)

  • Manish Panjwani

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kindel Nuno

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (37)
  • Former: Manon Kebodeaux (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Pam Humphrey (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Paul Dewey (2019–2023) — Chief Development Officer
  • Former: Michael Carrasco (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Kelly (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly Parker (2022–2023) — Chief Program Officer
  • Former: Aishwarya Bannore (2023) — Director
  • Former: Buddy Steves (2023) — Director
  • Former: James Dirden (2023) — Academic Performance Coach
  • Former: Marcela Baez (2023) — Chief Academic Performance Officer
  • Former: Benjamin Samuels (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Erich Almonte (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Erich Canseco (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Hove (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Steve Jones (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Timmy Newsome (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ann Miller (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Carol Wise (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Genai Walker-Macklin (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Adam Branscum (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lance Gilliam (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sukanti Ghosh (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Olivia Barvin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Blake Denison (2021) — Director
  • Former: Keri Sprung (2021) — Director
  • Former: David Cordua (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kyle Jennings (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Myron Steves (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Nicole Lewis (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Theresa Hidreth (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Chris Bell (2019) — Director
  • Former: Kindel Elam (2019) — Director
  • Former: LaToyia Pierce (2019) — Director
  • Former: Madhura Kulkarni (2019) — Director
  • Former: Nancy Edgar (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sebastien Solar (2019) — Director
  • Former: William Gordon (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Dr Robert Sanborn — President and CEO: $267KDr Robert SanbornPresident and CEO$267KAmanda Kimball — Chief Government Affairs Officer: $162KAmanda KimballChief Government Affairs Officer$162KKimberly B Kofron — Senior Director of Education: $115KKimberly B KofronSenior Director of Education$115KCharanya Ravikumar — Chief Development Officer: $115KCharanya RavikumarChief Development Officer$115KJennifer Maschek — Dir of Academic Performance Coaches: $114KJennifer MaschekDir of Academic Performance…$114KLinda Corchado — Senior Director of Immigration: $108KLinda CorchadoSenior Director of Immigration$108K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $267K, to Dr Robert Sanborn (President and CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Children At Risk

How much does Children At Risk give each year?

Children At Risk gave $517K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.

How large is Children At Risk?

Children At Risk reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.5M.

What is Children At Risk?

Children At Risk is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Houston, TX. It holds $2.3M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Children At Risk operate?

Children At Risk has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Children At Risk's EIN?

Children At Risk's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0360533. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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