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Children's Home Society of California

Public charity · Grantmaker Los Angeles, CA EIN: 95-1690976 Website

The mission of Children's Home Society of California is to provide children, families, and communities with supportive services to thrive.

Children's Home Society of California at a glance

In short: Children's Home Society of California gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$30,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$30,000
Total assets
$184,903,300
+28.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% 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 Home Society of California funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Kern Bridges Youth Services Inc: $30KKern Bridges Youth ServicesInc$30K

The largest 2025 recipient was Kern Bridges Youth Services Inc ($30K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Bakersfield

How Children's Home Society of California gives

  • Giving grew 50% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2019) to $30K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kern Bridges Youth Services Inc Bakersfield, CASupport for Adoption Programs$30,000
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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
2025$184,903,300$195,647,321$188,228,710$30,0001$6,367,442
2024$144,208,052$168,065,760$162,299,792$30,0001$6,231,989
2023$139,727,861$151,407,651$146,049,073$20,0001$4,402,389
2022$98,045,200$128,551,200$123,395,900$20,0001$4,313,500
2021$102,567,000$141,080,100$134,919,200——$3,607,900
2020$92,270,600$122,315,000$121,118,900$20,0001$172,800
2019$80,966,900$94,669,100$93,676,300$20,0001$1,857,300

About Children's Home Society of California

Based on IRS filings

Children's Home Society of California is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $184.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $30K. Net investment income was $6.4M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Children's Home Society of California is led by Beverly Tidwell, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 7 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Beverly Tidwell

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $196K (2019) → $297K (2025)

  • Douglas G. Schultz

    Chair & Director

    Vice Chair → Chair & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane R. Jasso

    Director of Program Operations

    Director Programs → Director of Program, 2022

    Director of Program → Director of Program Operations, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    37.5 hrs/week

    $104K (2021) → $149K (2025)

  • Van G. Chau

    Director of Information Technology

    Director of It → Director of Information Technology, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    37.5 hrs/week

    $105K (2021) → $150K (2025)

  • Deborah A. Garcia

    Director of Financial Services

    Director of Financ → Director of Financial Services, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    37.5 hrs/week

    $104K (2022) → $135K (2025)

  • Sandra Herrera Gonzalez

    Director of Quality Assurance

    Director of Qualit → Director of Quality Assurance, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    37.5 hrs/week

    $111K (2022) → $147K (2025)

  • Deborah Ruth Liu MD

    Vice Chair & Director

    Director → Secretary & Director, 2023

    Secretary & Director → Vice Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane K. Rogers

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dianne M. Easton

    Director

    Chair → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole M. Lange

    Treasurer & Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2021

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia E. McDonough

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Candace A. Sue

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arizvel Chaudhari

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stefanie Medious

    Secretary & Director

    Director → Secretary & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie McFarland

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cambreisha Montgomery

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen McDonough

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Aycock

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Polcaro

    Chief Financial Officer

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    37.5 hrs/week

    $121K (2019) → $202K (2025)

  • May Thiveganon

    Senior Network Administrator

    On filings since 2023

    37.5 hrs/week

    $102K (2023) → $131K (2025)

  • Todd N. McCormack Dirthru

    Chief Growth Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Todd N. McCormack (2019–2024) — Vice Chair & Director
  • Former: Caroline Altergott MD (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Joan M. Thorne (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Renee C. McAmis (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Nicole Keller (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: John F. Branton (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Joyce Frey (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Helen Salas (2022) — Director of Administrator
  • Former: Barbara J. Parker (2019–2021) — Secretary · Filing note: Deceased
  • Former: Nicole Lundgren (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Gonzalez Herrera (2021) — Quality Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Mroz (2019) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Gloria M. Van Valkenburg (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Taryn Taddeo Palumbo (2019) — Director
  • Former: William H. Simon Jr. (2019) — Trustee

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

Beverly Tidwell — President & CEO: $297KBeverly TidwellPresident & CEO$297KTerry Polcaro — Chief Financial Officer: $202KTerry PolcaroChief Financial Officer$202KVan Chau — Director of Information Technology: $150KVan ChauDirector of Information…$150KDiane Jasso — Director of Program Operations: $149KDiane JassoDirector of Program Operations$149KSandra Herrera Gonzalez — Director of Quality Assurance: $147KSandra Herrera GonzalezDirector of Quality Assurance$147KDeborah Garcia — Director of Financial Services: $135KDeborah GarciaDirector of Financial Services$135KMay Thiveganon — Senior Network Administrator: $131KMay ThiveganonSenior Network Administrator$131K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $297K, to Beverly Tidwell (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Children's Home Society of California

How much does Children's Home Society of California give each year?

Children's Home Society of California gave $30K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $30K across 1 grant.

How large is Children's Home Society of California?

Children's Home Society of California reported $184.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $195.6M.

What is Children's Home Society of California?

Children's Home Society of California is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Los Angeles, CA. It holds $184.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Children's Home Society of California operate?

Children's Home Society of California has awarded grants in California.

What is Children's Home Society of California's EIN?

Children's Home Society of California's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-1690976. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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