Children's Burn Foundation
Children's Burn Foundation strives to heal child burn survivors and their families through comprehensive physical, financial and emotional care, while educating communities in California and across the globe on how to prevent and treat burns.
Children's Burn Foundation at a glance
In short: Children's Burn Foundation gave $183K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $61K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $182,543
- -44.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $60,848
- -25.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $71,897
- Total assets
- $17,198,087
- +113.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (44% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Children's Burn Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Syrian Institute for Progress ($81K). Together the top 3 received $183K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Children's Burn Foundation gives
- Giving grew 1725% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2022) to $504K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $183K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Syrian Institute for Progress Foothill Ranch, CA | Full Recovery Program | $80,646 |
| House of Charity Houston, TX | International Outreach | $71,897 |
| Aproquen Inc Miami, FL | International Outreach | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17,198,087 | $11,242,734 | $2,932,200 | $182,543 | 3 | $777,043 |
| 2024 | $8,068,378 | $2,777,427 | $2,860,487 | $326,966 | 4 | $576,017 |
| 2023 | $8,086,148 | $3,265,661 | $3,077,429 | $503,609 | 1 | $91,053 |
| 2022 | $7,380,964 | $2,851,618 | $3,117,428 | $10,000 | 1 | $183,240 |
| 2021 | $8,772,954 | $2,518,780 | $2,912,926 | $18,000 | 1 | $150,109 |
| 2020 | $8,278,868 | $3,960,296 | $2,001,293 | — | — | $175,098 |
| 2019 | $6,310,311 | $2,386,827 | $1,892,128 | $34,500 | 2 | $220,418 |
About Children's Burn Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Children's Burn Foundation is a public charity, based in Sherman Oaks, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $183K. Net investment income was $777K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Children's Burn Foundation is led by Kirstin Clink, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 3 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kirstin Clink
Executive Director
Director of Development & Executive Director → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$123K (2023) → $156K (2025)
Kandus Simpson
Board Member & Council President
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Toppino
Chair
Chairperson → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Palmer
Board Member & Audit Chair
Board Member → Board Member & Audit Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pedro Marti
Board Member & Finance Chair
Board Member → Board Member & Finance Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Brown
Development Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$103K (2025)
Tanya Sorkin
Chief Program Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$101K (2020) → $115K (2025)
Adriana Balaban
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ann Marie Mortimer
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Pratt
Secretary
Council President & Secretary → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Mancino
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles A. Pratt Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chief Gregory Barton
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Barbanel
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Alfieri
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Mancino
Chair Emeritus
Chairperson Emeritus → Chair Emeritus, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John F. Nickoll
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kara Lew Larew
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Dodge
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynda Fadel
Vice Chair
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Ruderman
Board Member
Board Member & Finance Chair → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Frey
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Elliott
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William R. Barrett Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Kraft Kitaj
Board Member
Board Member & Council President Joined Sept → Board Member & Council President, 2022
Board Member & Council President → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fritz Coleman
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Stevenson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vimal Murthy
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Siskind
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karin Longhurst
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan H. Mallory
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Eric Reimer (2019–2025) — Board Member · Filing note: Until June 2025
- Former: Chief William R. Bamattre (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Canard Barnes (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sharon L. Townsend (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Kate Freeman (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Koch (2019–2021) — Board Member & Seat Termed
- Former: Danna Ellen (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Brindell Roberts Gottlieb (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Nicole Picone Sokolow (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $156K, to Kirstin Clink (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Children's Burn Foundation
How much does Children's Burn Foundation give each year?
Children's Burn Foundation gave $183K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $327K across 4 grants.
What is Children's Burn Foundation's typical grant size?
Children's Burn Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $71,897, and its average grant was $60,848, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Children's Burn Foundation give grants?
Children's Burn Foundation's top state is California, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Texas (39%) and Florida (16%).
Does Children's Burn Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Children's Burn Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Children's Burn Foundation?
Children's Burn Foundation reported $17.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.2M.
What is Children's Burn Foundation's EIN?
Children's Burn Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3954352. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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