Children's Hope Alliance
Children's Hope Alliance (CHA) mission is to provide hope, health, and healing for generations.
Children's Hope Alliance at a glance
In short: Children's Hope Alliance gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $31,552
- -85.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $31,552
- -85.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $31,552
- Total assets
- $929,343
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (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 Hope Alliance funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Hope Alliance Foundation ($32K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $598 (2022) to $302K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $32K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Hope Alliance Foundation Statesville, NC | Service Grant | $31,552 |
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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 | $929,343 | $5,900,982 | $5,813,260 | $31,552 | 1 | $2 |
| 2024 | $796,564 | $6,305,316 | $6,004,956 | $214,490 | 1 | $28 |
| 2023 | $870,911 | $6,216,340 | $6,170,002 | $301,690 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $456,413 | $5,054,918 | $5,094,532 | $598 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $517,264 | $3,917,950 | $3,999,088 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $481,440 | $3,929,021 | $3,918,775 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $563,397 | $4,347,785 | $4,124,162 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Children's Hope Alliance
Based on IRS filings
Children's Hope Alliance is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Statesville, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $929K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $32K. Net investment income was $2.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Children's Hope Alliance is led by Celeste Dominguez, CEO on every filing since 2019; 10 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Celeste Dominguez
CEO
On filings since 2019
32 hrs/week
$194K (2019) → $338K (2025)
Kelley E. Miller
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellyn Mullis
Medical Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$104K (2023) → $113K (2025)
Kourtney Sellers
Senior Director O
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$107K (2025)
Lakisha Rogers-Marelli
CIO
On filings since 2019
32 hrs/week
$85K (2019) → $204K (2025)
Sarah Gray
CDO
On filings since 2020
32 hrs/week
$117K (2021) → $173K (2025)
Carson Ojamaa
Csgo
On filings since 2023
32 hrs/week
$27K (2023) → $178K (2025)
Kevin Anders
CCO
On filings since 2023
32 hrs/week
$163K (2023) → $196K (2025)
Kirsten Smith
Ccpo
On filings since 2023
32 hrs/week
$97K (2023) → $174K (2025)
Krista Zappia
CFO
On filings since 2023
32 hrs/week
$194K (2024) → $180K (2025)
Kathleen Braxton-Andrew
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Kimberly Lawrence
Board Member
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary & Treasurer Th, 2022
Secretary & Treasurer Th → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Skinner
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ron L. Turner Jr.
Board Member
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin G. Klein
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Leith
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Ashe
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frank Saraco
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Dascoli
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Jean Vannoppen (2021–2024) — Brd Member
- Former: Spurgeon Mackie (2021–2024) — Brd Member
- Former: Christian Immel (2024) — Director of Outpa
- Former: Hillary May (2024) — Director of
- Former: Kiel Hawkins (2024) — Director of
- Former: Lisa Whitley (2024) — Actt Nurse P
- Former: Kevin Angell (2019–2023) — Cpo-Communit
- Former: James L. Jones (2021–2023) — CFO
- Former: Constantine H. Kutteh (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jason Ainsley (2019–2022) — COO
- Former: Teross Young (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Knowles (2019–2021) — Cpo-Resident
- Former: Barbara Houghland (2019–2020) — Cfo-Former
- Former: Bill Wasulko (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Mackie Spurgeon (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Otis Wilson (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Len Jones (2020) — CFO
- Former: Abigail Lord (2019) — CDO
- Former: John Koppelmeyer (2019) — CEO
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 $338K, to Celeste Dominguez (CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Children's Hope Alliance
How much does Children's Hope Alliance give each year?
Children's Hope Alliance gave $32K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $214K across 1 grant.
How large is Children's Hope Alliance?
Children's Hope Alliance reported $929K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.9M.
What is Children's Hope Alliance?
Children's Hope Alliance is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Statesville, NC. It holds $929K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Children's Hope Alliance operate?
Children's Hope Alliance has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Children's Hope Alliance's EIN?
Children's Hope Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-3672492. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 13, 2021)
- 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)
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