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Ennis Center for Children Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Flint, MI EIN: 38-2222428 Website

With the help of the community, we preserve families when possible and create new families when necessary.

Ennis Center for Children Inc at a glance

Total assets
$10,692,560
-11.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$17,037,339
-9.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$955
-62.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$17,762,142
-5.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Ennis Center for Children Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Flint

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $500K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Families and Children Together Inc Flint, MIGeneral and admin cost as well as research and development costs$500,000
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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$10,692,560$17,037,339$17,762,142——$955
2024$12,053,800$18,714,531$18,805,890——$2,550
2023$11,648,599$20,312,360$18,908,889$500,0001$3,600
2022$7,556,901$19,075,351$17,135,661———
2021$5,584,723$17,419,199$16,012,400———
2020$5,630,569$14,233,914$14,135,481———
2019$4,132,301$13,165,556$11,386,878——$200

About Ennis Center for Children Inc

Based on IRS filings

Ennis Center for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Flint, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $955.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ennis Center for Children Inc is led by Steven Townsend, Chairperson since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Steven Townsend

    Chairperson

    Member → Chairperson, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Baker

    Director of Data Analytics

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2025)

  • Gale Frase Overstreet

    Vice President of Administration -

    Vice President of Administrator → Vice President of Administration, 2022

    Vice President of Administration → Vice President of Administration -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $96K (2019) → $101K (2025)

  • Sheery Houston

    Vice President of Development

    Vice President-Development → Vice President of Development, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    45 hrs/week

    $81K (2019) → $109K (2025)

  • Angelia Dore

    Vice President of Child Welfare

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $66K (2022) → $103K (2025)

  • Jeri Fisher

    Vice President of Community & Leadership -

    Vice President of Community & Leadership → Vice President of Community & Leadership -, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    45 hrs/week

    $77K (2022) → $103K (2025)

  • Erin Covert

    Cheif Executive Officer

    On filings since 2023

    36 hrs/week

    $75K (2023) → $120K (2025)

  • Kristina Orban

    Controller

    On filings since 2023

    45 hrs/week

    $16K (2023) → $87K (2025)

  • Lori Lambertsen

    Vice President of Provider Development

    On filings since 2024

    45 hrs/week

    $85K (2024) → $87K (2025)

  • Angela Lenear

    Vice President of Community & Leadership

    New on the 2025 filing

    45 hrs/week

    $60K (2025)

  • David Kee

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pastor Alfred Harris

    Member

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Graham

    Vice Chair

    Member → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Long

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeramy Donavan

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Scott

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracie White

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Frost

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (13)
  • Former: Kimberly Stout (2019–2024) — Member -
  • Former: Robert Ennis (2019–2024) — President -
  • Former: Melanie Davis (2024) — Vice President of Child Welfare -
  • Former: Bridgitt McCaughey (2020–2023) — Vice President of Quality & Accreditation
  • Former: Mark Umphrey (2021–2023) — Controller - Partial Year
  • Former: Melanie Williams (2022–2023) — Vice President of Child Welfare
  • Former: Darren Simpson (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Wade Fink (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Brandon Hannah - Partial Year (2022) — Vice President of Child Welfare
  • Former: Joleen Beagle - Partial Year (2022) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Joleen Beagle (2019–2021) — Chief Operating Officer
  • Former: Brandon Hannah (2020–2021) — Vice President of Child Welfare
  • Former: Bruce Brownlee (2019) — Chairperson-

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

Erin Covert — Cheif Executive Officer: $120KErin CovertCheif Executive Officer$120KSheery Houston — VP of Development: $109KSheery HoustonVP of Development$109KMatt Baker — Director of Data Analytics: $104KMatt BakerDirector of Data Analytics$104KJeri Fisher — VP of Community and Leadership - Part Year: $103KJeri FisherVP of Community and Leadership…$103KAngelia Dore — VP of Child Welfare: $103KAngelia DoreVP of Child Welfare$103KGale Overstreet — VP of Administration - Part Year: $101KGale OverstreetVP of Administration - Part Year$101KLori Lambertsen — VP of Provider Development: $87KLori LambertsenVP of Provider Development$87KKristina Orban — Controller: $87KKristina OrbanController$87KAngela Lenear — VP of Community and Leadership: $60KAngela LenearVP of Community and Leadership$60K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $120K, to Erin Covert (Cheif Executive Officer). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Ennis Center for Children Inc

How large is Ennis Center for Children Inc?

Ennis Center for Children Inc reported $10.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $17.0M.

What is Ennis Center for Children Inc?

Ennis Center for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Flint, MI. It holds $10.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Ennis Center for Children Inc operate?

Ennis Center for Children Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Ennis Center for Children Inc's EIN?

Ennis Center for Children Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-2222428. 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 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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