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Childserve Therapy Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Johnston, IA EIN: 42-0680420 Website

We partner with families to help children with special health care needs live a great life.

Childserve Therapy Inc at a glance

In short: Childserve Therapy Inc gave $38K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$38,397
-36.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$38,397
-36.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$38,397
Total assets
$2,950,214
-9.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Childserve Therapy Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

ChildServe Foundation: $38KChildServe Foundation$38K

The largest 2025 recipient was ChildServe Foundation ($38K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).

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

Johnston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2025) to $278K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $38K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
ChildServe Foundation Johnston, IAFoundation Support$38,397
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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$2,950,214$14,886,816$16,499,349$38,3971—
2024$3,272,707$13,155,863$14,951,934$60,1271—
2023$5,298,452$12,806,389$12,826,371$277,7051$37
2022$4,685,034$11,686,257$11,803,006——$50
2021$4,796,176$12,032,564$10,503,456——$32

About Childserve Therapy Inc

Based on IRS filings

Childserve Therapy Inc is a public charity, based in Johnston, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $38K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Childserve Therapy Inc is led by Teri Wahlig, CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Teri Wahlig

    CEO

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David McKenzie

    President & COO

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Hagenbucher

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Willits

    Past Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Ceryanec

    Vice Chair

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cara Hardin

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jake Moran

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Marie Hassel (2022–2024) — Director Eastern Region
  • Former: Mondale Smith (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: N Brian Gentry (2024) — Past Chair
  • Former: Deann Pifer (2021–2023) — Vice President Outpatient Services
  • Former: Mike McCoy (2021–2023) — Past Chair
  • Former: Mike Wegner (2021–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Brian Gentry (2022–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Brian Laurenzo (2021–2022) — Past Chair
  • Former: Shirley Poertner (2021) — Past Chair

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Childserve Therapy Inc

How much does Childserve Therapy Inc give each year?

Childserve Therapy Inc gave $38K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $60K across 1 grant.

How large is Childserve Therapy Inc?

Childserve Therapy Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.9M.

Where does Childserve Therapy Inc operate?

Childserve Therapy Inc has awarded grants in Iowa.

What is Childserve Therapy Inc's EIN?

Childserve Therapy Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-0680420. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 20, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)

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