Home of Guiding Hands Corporation
To improve the lives of those we serve by providing the highest quality person centered services.
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation at a glance
In short: Home of Guiding Hands Corporation gave $92K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $46K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $92,000
- +24.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $46,000
- +24.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $46,000
- Total assets
- $44,766,620
- +14.5% 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 Home of Guiding Hands Corporation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Aquilla House ($53K). Together the top 2 received $92K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 10 (70%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Home of Guiding Hands Corporation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). 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 $34K (2019) to $100K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $92K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aquilla House El Cajon, CA | General Housing Support | $53,000 |
| Anja House El Cajon, CA | General Housing Support | $39,000 |
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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 | $44,766,620 | $37,546,263 | $34,697,810 | $92,000 | 2 | $484,202 |
| 2024 | $39,107,909 | $32,195,433 | $31,978,517 | $74,000 | 2 | $532,199 |
| 2023 | $35,946,937 | $31,617,860 | $28,957,991 | $100,000 | 2 | $972,318 |
| 2022 | $31,185,720 | $29,774,572 | $27,929,945 | $94,000 | 2 | $292,643 |
| 2021 | $31,365,371 | $31,874,107 | $28,484,156 | $91,000 | 2 | $-18,420 |
| 2020 | $27,492,817 | $29,543,956 | $26,846,477 | $37,500 | 2 | $241,260 |
| 2019 | $24,365,371 | $26,393,248 | $24,328,602 | $34,250 | 2 | $233,734 |
About Home of Guiding Hands Corporation
Based on IRS filings
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in El Cajon, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $44.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $92K. Net investment income was $484K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation is led by Edward Hershey, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 9 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward Hershey
President & CEO
Vice President of Support Services → COO, 2021
COO → President & CEO, 2022
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$107K (2019) → $310K (2025)
Cindi Harris
Board President
Board Member → Board President, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liane Wilson
Vice President of Community Support Services
Vice President of Community Support Services → Vice President of Community Support Se, 2022
Vice President of Community Support Se → Vice President of Community Support Services, 2024
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$106K (2019) → $167K (2025)
Laurie Purcell
Vice President of Residential Services
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$143K (2020) → $162K (2025)
Falon Leszczynski
Vice President of Support Services
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$155K (2023) → $185K (2025)
Chanda Ching Woods
Health Services Manager
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$125K (2025)
Frances Burnett
Vice President of Development
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$137K (2025)
James Nemec Jr.
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Janice T. Gonzalez
Registered Nurse
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$105K (2025)
Sara Barnett
Ecd Services Program Administrator
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$103K (2025)
Debby McNeil
Board Member
Immediate Past President → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Harris
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Doremus
Board Member
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
Immediate Past President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Botte
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachelle Domingo-Rogers
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam McGovern
Board Vice President
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Hawk
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lara Hoefer-Moir
Board Second Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sam Merritt
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Ben Trovaten (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Trevor Yates (2019–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Mary Ruvalcaba (2023–2024) — CFO
- Former: Jan Adams (2019–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Kirk Ehrhart (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Stacey Poon-Kinney (2019–2023) — Board Vice President
- Former: Kaye Kelly (2020–2023) — Vice President of Development
- Former: James Gonzales (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Isaac Blumberg (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Marcie Hanna (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Klaus (2019–2022) — President & CEO - Term
- Former: Mary Miller (2019–2022) — In-House Counsel Vice President Risk M
- Former: Andrea Howard (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Lea Zanjani (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Debra Kudar (2019) — Vice President Human Resources
- Former: Jonathan Uslander (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Marcia Vanlandingham (2019) — Vice President of Residential
- Former: Sharon Gray (2019) — Board Member
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 $310K, to Edward Hershey (President & CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Home of Guiding Hands Corporation
How much does Home of Guiding Hands Corporation give each year?
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation gave $92K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $74K across 2 grants.
How large is Home of Guiding Hands Corporation?
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation reported $44.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $37.5M.
What is Home of Guiding Hands Corporation?
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in El Cajon, CA. It holds $44.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Home of Guiding Hands Corporation operate?
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation has awarded grants in California.
What is Home of Guiding Hands Corporation's EIN?
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-6058273. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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