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Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 65-1229309 Website

Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA at a glance

In short: Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA gave $9.0M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $4.5M), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,013,978
-19.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,506,989
-19.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,506,989
Total assets
$17,973,395
+29.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA

Who Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos International: $8.5MNuestros Pequenos HermanosInternational$8.5MFather Wasson Legacy Endowment Inc: $519KFather Wasson Legacy EndowmentInc$519K

The largest 2025 recipient was Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos International ($8.5M). Together the top 2 received $9.0M.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M5$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 5 grants of 13 (38%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Round HillViennaBerlinChicagoNew YorkAnaheimColumbusHomewood

How Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA gives

  • Giving fell 26% 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

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M4 grants2019 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9.0M (2025) to $15.2M (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $9.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos International Round Hill, VASupport Orphaned and Disadvantaged Children$8,495,041
Father Wasson Legacy Endowment Inc Chicago, ILTravel Check-In's Program Support$518,937
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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$17,973,395$20,653,577$15,855,271$9,013,9782$391,956
2024$13,848,332$16,006,912$17,568,124$11,164,0502$444,872
2023$15,589,795$19,930,950$18,302,614$12,356,0503$143,202
2022$11,866,431$18,686,958$17,294,712$12,222,3563$13,710
2021$9,523,398$16,657,427$14,588,601$9,801,7063$4,187
2019$9,260,792$18,866,017$20,579,863$15,202,7134$51,082

About Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA

Based on IRS filings

Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $9.0M. Net investment income was $392K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA is led by Casey Guevara-Lehker, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 7 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Casey Guevara-Lehker

    President & CEO

    Director → Director & CEO Since, 2024

    Director & CEO Since → President & CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $228K (2025)

  • Jeff Kempf

    Board Chair

    Director → Board Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Allworth

    Director of Gift Planning

    Regional Director → Director of Planned Giving, 2022

    Director of Planned Giving → Director of Gift Planning, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2019) → $108K (2025)

  • Heather Anderson

    Midwest-Director of Donor Relations

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $155K (2025)

  • Martha Fogler

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miguel Venegas

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Heim

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Avriel Burlot

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Taylor

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Eng

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian Delgado

    CFO & COO

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $196K (2019) → $216K (2025)

  • Jennifer Rayno

    Vp- Donor Relations St. Damien Haiti Initiative

    Haiti Initiative Director → Vice President of Donor Relations, 2022

    Vice President of Donor Relations → Vp- Donor Relations St. Damien Haiti Initiative, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2019) → $163K (2025)

  • Javier Fernandez

    Vp-Donor Engagement & Strategy

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $145K (2025)

  • Matthew Marshall

    Senior Donor Relations Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2025)

  • John Kuehne

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Harig

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Kruzel

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: John Duffey (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Kelly McNamara Corley (2019–2024) — Board Chair
  • Former: Stephanie Pommier (2019–2024) — Vice President of Donor Relations
  • Former: John Deinhart (2021–2024) — President & CEO
  • Former: Mike Meyer (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jeff Stevens (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Xavier Walker (2022–2024) — Vice President of Donor Relations
  • Former: Jill A. McDonough (2023–2024) — Vice President of Donor Engagement
  • Former: Liz Prior (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Andrea Nahigian (2024) — Director of Donor Relations
  • Former: Herjinder Hawkins (2024) — Director
  • Former: Maureen Cahill (2024) — Director
  • Former: Karin-Joyce Kj Tjon (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Lee Huntsman (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Pat McCormick (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Cindy Shinsky (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Regina Musech (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Allworth (2023) — Director of Planned Giving
  • Former: Tempie Thompson (2019–2022) — Director of Donor Relations
  • Former: Frank Donaghue (2019–2021) — Former President & CEO
  • Former: John Shinsky (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Molly Boyum (2019–2021) — Chief Development Officer
  • Former: Gina Musech (2019) — Director
  • Former: Mark Stall (2019) — Director
  • Former: Nestor Jaramillo Dr (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Hudson Lee (2019) — Regional Director

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

Casey Guevara-Lehker — President & CEO Until 11/25: $228KCasey Guevara-LehkerPresident & CEO Until 11/25$228KChristian Delgado — CFO & COO: $216KChristian DelgadoCFO & COO$216KJennifer Rayno — VP- Donor Relations St. Damien Haiti Initiative: $163KJennifer RaynoVP- Donor Relations St. Damien…$163KHeather Anderson — Midwest-Director of Donor Relations: $155KHeather AndersonMidwest-Director of Donor…$155KJavier Fernandez — VP-Donor Engagement & Strategy: $145KJavier FernandezVP-Donor Engagement & Strategy$145KMatthew Marshall — Senior Donor Relations Officer: $122KMatthew MarshallSenior Donor Relations Officer$122KCharles Allworth — Director of Gift Planning: $108KCharles AllworthDirector of Gift Planning$108K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $228K, to Casey Guevara-Lehker (President & CEO Until 11/25). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA

How much does Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA give each year?

Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA gave $9.0M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $11.2M across 2 grants.

How large is Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA?

Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA reported $18.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $20.7M.

What is Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA?

Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $18.0M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA operate?

Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA has awarded grants in California, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Virginia.

What is Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA's EIN?

Friends of the Orphans D/B/a NPH-USA's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-1229309. 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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 25, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 21, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 27, 2023)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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