Children's Hope Alliance Foundation
Children's hope alliance (CHA) mission is to provide hope, health, and healing for generations.
Children's Hope Alliance Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $119,056,174
- +47.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $33,194,186
- +215.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,153,354
- +83.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $771,348
- -84.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Children's Hope Alliance Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 10 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Children's Hope Alliance Foundation gives
- Giving grew 55% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.6M (2021) to $4.9M (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $4.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Barium Springs Home for Children Barium Springs, NC | Service Grant | $3,891,500 |
| Children's Hope Alliance Barium Springs, NC | Service Grant | $202,474 |
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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 | $119,056,174 | $33,194,186 | $771,348 | — | — | $3,153,354 |
| 2024 | $80,541,570 | $10,534,681 | $4,825,138 | $4,093,974 | 2 | $1,720,160 |
| 2023 | $65,270,725 | $11,443,651 | $6,442,349 | $4,857,236 | 2 | $3,509,528 |
| 2022 | $58,596,697 | $9,317,185 | $4,992,252 | $3,506,019 | 2 | $4,050,771 |
| 2021 | $67,928,139 | $6,455,280 | $3,717,482 | $2,647,927 | 4 | $2,518,848 |
| 2020 | $57,792,292 | $4,053,891 | $6,138,919 | $4,776,654 | 6 | $1,351,926 |
About Children's Hope Alliance Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Children's Hope Alliance Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Statesville, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $119.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.2M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Children's Hope Alliance Foundation is led by Celeste Dominguez, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Celeste Dominguez
CEO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
D. Paul Dascoli
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Leith
Vice Chair
Secretary → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Donoghue
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lakisha Rogers-Marelli
CIO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Gray
CDO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Klein
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Krista Zappia
CFO
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carson Ojamaa
Csgo
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Ratchford
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Anders
CCO
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kirsten Smith
Ccpo
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Spurgeon Mackie (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: James L. Jones (2021–2023) — CFO
- Former: Jason A. Ainsley (2020–2022) — COO
- Former: Kevin Angell (2020–2022) — Cpo-Communit
- Former: Ron L. Turner Jr. (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Knowles (2020–2021) — Cpo-Resident
- Former: Barbara Houghland (2020) — Cfo-Former
- Former: Benjamin Klein (2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Kelly E. Miller (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Len Jones (2020) — CFO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Children's Hope Alliance Foundation
How large is Children's Hope Alliance Foundation?
Children's Hope Alliance Foundation reported $119.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $33.2M.
What is Children's Hope Alliance Foundation?
Children's Hope Alliance Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Statesville, NC. It holds $119.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Children's Hope Alliance Foundation operate?
Children's Hope Alliance Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Children's Hope Alliance Foundation's EIN?
Children's Hope Alliance Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0653458. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS February 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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