Children's Fund Inc
Giving our most vulnerable children support, opportunity and hope by breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships.
Children's Fund Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,410,952
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,766,768
- +12.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $60,944
- +44.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,772,816
- +21.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Children's Fund Inc funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $577K (2020) to $770K (2019). In 2020 it made 6 grants totaling $577K.
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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 | $3,410,952 | $5,766,768 | $5,772,816 | — | — | $60,944 |
| 2024 | $3,506,301 | $5,124,126 | $4,760,763 | — | — | $42,169 |
| 2023 | $2,947,847 | $4,371,496 | $4,391,179 | — | — | $34,704 |
| 2022 | $2,512,775 | $4,470,852 | $3,871,594 | — | — | $40,842 |
| 2021 | $2,129,608 | $3,649,284 | $3,928,291 | — | — | $22,041 |
| 2020 | $2,274,580 | $3,959,093 | $3,600,993 | $577,409 | 6 | $9,050 |
| 2019 | $1,810,730 | $3,571,753 | $3,938,368 | $769,537 | 6 | $12,798 |
About Children's Fund Inc
Based on IRS filings
Children's Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Bernardino, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $61K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Children's Fund Inc is led by Cesar Navarrete, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cesar Navarrete
President & CEO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$50K (2023) → $154K (2025)
Fred Just
Vice Chair & Development Committee Chair
Development Committee Chair → Development Committee Co-Chair, 2024
Development Committee Co-Chair → Vice Chair & Development Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Ovitt
Governance Committee Chair
Chairman → Past Chair, 2021
Past Chair → Governance Committee Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Pierce
Board Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2021
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Powell PhD
Programs Committee Chair
Program Chair → Programs Committee Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Arcaro
Marketing Committee Chair
Director → Marketing Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frank Pine
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Alejandre
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deana Olivares-Lambert
Director & Former Marketing Committee Chair
Marketing Chair → Marketing Committee Chair, 2024
Marketing Committee Chair → Director & Former Marketing Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joyce E. Ablett
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vicente De Biase Wright
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Novack
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevon Lee
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lori Delgado-Matich O'Connor
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Flaherty
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Gomez EdD
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeany Zepeda
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Dowdy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Harrington
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Egger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neal Waner
Immediate Past Chair
Chairman → Past Board Chair, 2023
Past Board Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Nietschmann
Treasurer
Treasurer → Development Committee Co-Chair, 2024
Development Committee Co-Chair → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Otis Greer
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Chris Palmer (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Greg Devereaux (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jinnefer A. Razo (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Barbara Williams (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Mary P. Wallace (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Kathy Turnbull (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Patrick J. Morris (2019–2023) — Advisory Council
- Former: Sean Popp (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Vaughn Bryan (2019–2023) — Advisory Council
- Former: Zareh Sarrafian (2019–2023) — Advisory Council
- Former: Adriana Cutler (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Erin Anderson (2021–2023) — Advisory Council
- Former: Jane Miller (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jorge Garrido (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Matthew Jordan (2023) — Advisory Council
- Former: Wendy Alvarez (2023) — Director
- Former: Ajay Kumar (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ciriaco Pinedo EdD (2019–2022) — Past President & CEO
- Former: Matt Jordan (2019–2022) — Advisorycouncil
- Former: Diane Graeber (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Janki Patel (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Sherry Hughes (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Erin Lastinger (2019–2020) — Advisorycouncil
- Former: Kent Paxton (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lou Ehresman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rachel Connelly (2019–2020) — Director
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 $154K, to Cesar Navarrete (President & CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Children's Fund Inc
How large is Children's Fund Inc?
Children's Fund Inc reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.8M.
What is Children's Fund Inc?
Children's Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Bernardino, CA. It holds $3.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Children's Fund Inc operate?
Children's Fund Inc has awarded grants in California.
What is Children's Fund Inc's EIN?
Children's Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0193286. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
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