Choc Foundation
Choc Foundation was formed to help support clinical and nonclinical services, medical education, research and allied fields of pediatrics at children's hospital of Orange county, children's hospital at mission and to support its affiliates.
Choc Foundation at a glance
In short: Choc Foundation gave $37.1M across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $9.3M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $37,108,870
- +52.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,277,218
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,617,082
- Total assets
- $55,541,705
- -59.5% 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 Choc Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Hospital of Orange County ($31.8M). Together the top 4 received $37.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 6 grants of 14 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Choc Foundation gives
- Giving grew 34% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21.4M (2021) to $37.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $37.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange, CA | Hospital Operations | $31,819,688 |
| Rady Children's Health San Diego, CA | Hospital Operations | $5,000,000 |
| Children's Hospital at Mission Orange, CA | Hospital Operations | $234,163 |
| Providence Speech and Hearing Center Orange, CA | Hospital Operations | $55,019 |
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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 | $55,541,705 | $61,610,846 | $51,976,499 | $37,108,870 | 4 | $10,817,751 |
| 2024 | $137,010,566 | $56,192,245 | $39,015,092 | $24,288,674 | 3 | $3,607,468 |
| 2023 | $114,385,665 | $41,796,921 | $39,270,421 | $25,604,755 | 3 | $1,672,049 |
| 2022 | $109,760,102 | $45,604,611 | $40,192,612 | $27,636,383 | 2 | $2,909,843 |
| 2021 | $110,874,633 | $39,351,091 | $33,083,025 | $21,394,170 | 2 | $2,595,378 |
| 2020 | $91,223,455 | $51,294,493 | $37,830,963 | $25,344,086 | 2 | $1,552,727 |
| 2019 | $77,909,048 | $38,548,517 | $37,293,955 | $26,400,084 | 2 | $1,499,971 |
About Choc Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Choc Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Orange, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $55.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $37.1M. Net investment income was $10.8M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Choc Foundation is led by Kimberly Cripe, President & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 6 of 40 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kimberly Cripe
President & CEO
Director & President → President & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Frias MD
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberley Milstien
Executive Vice President, COO & Regional President
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Harrison
Chair
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
3.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adrienne Matros
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annika Chase
Director
Director & President → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jim Conroy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Morhaime
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Bixby MD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Knight MD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Ainsworth
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Hart
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Yada
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Argyros
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michele Cortes
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Cheney
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lanan Clark
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Graham Siderius
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Angelos
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Ball
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brigg Bunker
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Cheng
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennie Lynn Johanson-Maya
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Myers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrice Poidmore
Associate Vice President, Corporate & Community Engagement
Associate Vice President, Corporate & Community Eng → Associate Vice President, Corporate & Committee Engagement, 2023
Associate Vice President, Corporate & Committee Engagement → Associate Vice President, Corporate & Community Engagement, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$267K (2019) → $325K (2025)
Wayne Combs
Associate Vice President, Operations & Administrative Services
Associate Vice President, Ops & Administrator Svcs → Associate Vice President, Operations & Administrator, 2023
Associate Vice President, Operations & Administrator → Associate Vice President, Operations & Administrative Services, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$258K (2019) → $319K (2025)
Zachariah Abrams
Assistant Vice President & Community Engagement
Assistant Vice President & Community Engagement → Assistant Vice President & Committee Engagement, 2024
Assistant Vice President & Committee Engagement → Assistant Vice President & Community Engagement, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$194K (2019) → $271K (2025)
Annamaria Ahern
Assistant Vice President & Annual Giving
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$213K (2023) → $239K (2025)
Jessica Miley
Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$736K (2024) → $917K (2025)
Karla Micalizzi
Associate Vice President & Advancement
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$259K (2025)
Delphine Lee
Vice Chair
Director → Director & Vice Chair, 2022
Director & Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerri Ruppert Schiller
Executive Vice President & CFO
Executive Vice President & CFO → Executive Vice President, CFO & Assistant Secretary, 2023
Executive Vice President, CFO & Assistant Secretary → Executive Vice President & CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Furman
Vice Chair
Chairman → Chair, 2024
Chair → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Niloofar Fakhimi
Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2022
Director & Secretary → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Holley
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Moore
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tusdi Vopat
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Uli Jr.
Executive Vice President & CFO
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Gabriel
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jill Strickland
Chief Administrative Officer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: Douglas Corbin (2019–2024) — Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer
- Former: Kara Kipp (2019–2024) — Associate Chief Development Officer
- Former: Gigi Kroll MD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kevin J. Hayes (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lili Daftarian (2019–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Matt Leinart (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tony Boutelle (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Dana White (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Adrienne Matros Psy D. (2022) — Director
- Former: Madeline Hall (2022) — Senior Director & Foundation
- Former: Cary Hyden (2019–2021) — Director & Chair
- Former: Curtis Knauss (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Daniel Hyman (2019–2021) — Director & Vice Chair
- Former: Heather Madden (2019–2021) — Director & Vice Chair
- Former: Hector Barreto (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jerry Flannery (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jon Storbeck (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Anthony Jennison (2021) — Assistant Vice President & Individual Giving
- Former: Dan Hyden (2021) — Director
- Former: Chris Rommel (2019–2020) — Director & Vice Chair
- Former: Brian Panique (2020) — Assistant Vice President & Leadership Giving
- Former: Yada Jane (2020) — Director
- Former: David Sugden (2019) — Director & Vice Chair
- Former: David Willis (2019) — Director
- Former: Dennis McClellan (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Lee McCabe (2019) — Associate Vice President & Development
- Former: Michael Chao MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Shruti Miyashiro (2019) — Chair
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 $917K, to Jessica Miley (Sr. VP, Chief Development Officer (Start 05/2023)). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Choc Foundation
How much does Choc Foundation give each year?
Choc Foundation gave $37.1M across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $24.3M across 3 grants.
What is Choc Foundation's typical grant size?
Choc Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,617,082, and its average grant was $9,277,218, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Choc Foundation give grants?
Choc Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Orange, CA (3 grants).
Does Choc Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Choc Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Hospital Operations" (4 grants).
How large is Choc Foundation?
Choc Foundation reported $55.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $61.6M.
What is Choc Foundation?
Choc Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Orange, CA. It holds $55.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Choc Foundation's EIN?
Choc Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6097416. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
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