Helping Hand Home for Children Inc
To bring hope and healing to children and families through a continuum of trauma-informed, therapeutic care including residential, foster, adoption, and support services.
Helping Hand Home for Children Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $18,945,472
- -5.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,949,147
- +5.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $108,445
- +112.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $12,315,923
- +16.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Helping Hand Home for Children Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $500K (2022) to $2.3M (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $2.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Helping Hand Home for Children Foundation Austin, TX | Operational Support | $2,315,271 |
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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 | $18,945,472 | $10,949,147 | $12,315,923 | — | — | $108,445 |
| 2024 | $20,090,688 | $10,337,808 | $10,560,524 | — | — | $51,059 |
| 2023 | $20,257,734 | $9,988,078 | $12,078,633 | $2,315,271 | 1 | $89,418 |
| 2022 | $22,485,765 | $11,747,778 | $8,908,926 | $500,000 | 1 | $-10,422 |
| 2021 | $20,648,628 | $15,644,491 | $9,094,652 | — | — | $5,342 |
| 2020 | $13,321,022 | $13,465,893 | $8,728,890 | — | — | $48,088 |
| 2019 | $7,607,787 | $11,113,006 | $8,060,396 | — | — | $19,934 |
About Helping Hand Home for Children Inc
Based on IRS filings
Helping Hand Home for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $18.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $108K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Helping Hand Home for Children Inc is led by Tania Leskovar-Owens, CEO on every filing since 2024; 7 of 25 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tania Leskovar-Owens
CEO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$138K (2025)
Ellen Miura
President
Development Council Vice President → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christy Merritt
Strategic Planning Chair
Communications Council Vice President → Membership Council Vice President, 2024
Membership Council Vice President → Strategic Planning Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amber Carden
Foundation Chair
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Janawicz
Director of Residential Services
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Kristi Duck
Director of Foster & Adoption Services
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Julie Freeman
Chief Development Officer
Director of Development → Chief Development Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$111K (2022) → $130K (2025)
Maria Hammer
Chief Hr Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$95K (2024) → $103K (2025)
Mia Martin
Chief Finance Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$120K (2024) → $126K (2025)
Vanessa Davila
Chief Program Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$96K (2024) → $121K (2025)
Julie Ballard
Member at Large
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
Immediate Past President → Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Plater
Immediate Past President
President-Elect → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brannon Smith
Member at Large
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
Immediate Past President → Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Morgen Hardin
President-Elect
Membership Council Vice President → Member at Large, 2023
Member at Large → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2021
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gayle Vickers
Parliamentarian
Member at Large → Parliamentarian, 2025
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberley Ezell
Member at Large
Member at Large → Membership Council Vice President, 2023
Membership Council Vice President → Member at Large, 2024
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Price
Treasurer-Elect
Recording Secretary → Treasurer-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2023
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Bryant
Treasurer
Treasurer-Elect → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathi Haralson
Membership Council Vice President
Development Council Vice President → Membership Council Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carla Smyrl
Communications Council Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Pitts
Home Council Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Campbell
Recording Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Nelson
Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Terrill
Member at Large
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tina McCutchin
Development Council Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Ted Keyser (2019–2024) — CEO
- Former: Terri Von Dohlen (2020–2024) — Member at Large
- Former: Thresa Nasi (2021–2024) — Strategic Planning Chair
- Former: Amy Sutton (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Beth Grimm (2024) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Jenny Butterworth (2024) — Home Council Vice President
- Former: Karey Oddo (2024) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Kerri Ann Chambless (2024) — Communications Council Vice President
- Former: Lindsey Sartain (2024) — Member at Large
- Former: Mary McDonald (2019–2023) — Foundation Chair
- Former: Lucy Weber (2020–2023) — Member at Large
- Former: Mary Ann Frishman (2021–2023) — Member at Large
- Former: Diane Lee (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Kathryn Ross (2023) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Suzanne Nash (2023) — Member at Large
- Former: Ann Bauer (2019–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Marla Kiger (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Cami Hawkins (2020–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Dina Northington (2021–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Debbie Alsup (2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Erin Whitehead (2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Julie Baselice (2022) — Member at Large
- Former: Becky Roche (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Catherine Parks (2019–2021) — Devt Council Vice President
- Former: Shannon Cameron (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Cyndy Smith (2021) — Home Council Vice President
- Former: Diana Dobson (2021) — Member at Large
- Former: Yoli Arriaga (2021) — Member at Large
- Former: Evelyn Wiedeman (2019–2020) — Home Council Vice President
- Former: Jane Flieller (2019–2020) — Foundation Chairperson
- Former: Julie Metzger (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Kathy Schwartz (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Dandre Whitehead (2020) — Recording Secretary
- Former: Kathy Mauro (2020) — Member at Large
- Former: April Downing (2019) — Member at Large
- Former: Carol Crowley (2019) — Member at Large
- Former: Christy Werner (2019) — Membership Council Vice President
- Former: Jocelyn Johnson (2019) — Home Council Vice President
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 $138K, to Tania Leskovar-Owens (CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Helping Hand Home for Children Inc
How large is Helping Hand Home for Children Inc?
Helping Hand Home for Children Inc reported $18.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.9M.
What is Helping Hand Home for Children Inc?
Helping Hand Home for Children Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Austin, TX. It holds $18.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Helping Hand Home for Children Inc operate?
Helping Hand Home for Children Inc has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Helping Hand Home for Children Inc's EIN?
Helping Hand Home for Children Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-1144638. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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