Life House Foundation for Children
Children, families and community development through child sponsorship, construction and leadership training in southern California, kenya and mexico
Life House Foundation for Children at a glance
In short: Life House Foundation for Children reported $267K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $266,722 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -0.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $299,894
- -48.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $692,639
- -19.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,508
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $977,856
- +74.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Life House Foundation for Children funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Life House Foundation for Children gives
- Giving grew 55% from 2021 to 2024. 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 $162K (2022) to $293K (2020). In 2025 it reported $267K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chosen Children of Pronise | Support of Programs and Children | $269,224 |
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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 | $299,894 | $692,639 | $977,856 | $266,722 | Total only | $1,508 |
| 2024 | $585,111 | $861,858 | $559,925 | $269,224 | 1 | $1,508 |
| 2023 | $283,178 | $539,400 | $476,056 | $212,326 | Total only | $1,528 |
| 2022 | $219,834 | $547,300 | $497,279 | $162,450 | Total only | $1,457 |
| 2021 | $169,813 | $913,472 | $878,733 | $173,459 | 1 | $1,398 |
| 2020 | $135,074 | $579,045 | $625,403 | $292,672 | Total only | $1,702 |
| 2019 | $181,432 | $420,137 | $355,273 | $245,025 | Total only | $256 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Life House Foundation for Children
Based on IRS filings
Life House Foundation for Children is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Glendora, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $300K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $267K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $2K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Life House Foundation for Children is led by Peggy Hale, President & Secretary since 2024 (on filings since 2021); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peggy Hale
President & Secretary
Secretary → President & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Whitt
Board Member
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debby McNichols
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josephine Wang
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Ambriz
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Rick Reed (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Phil Towne (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Erin Thorp (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Brittany Murphy (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kathy Svoboda (2019) — Secretary
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.
Frequently asked questions about Life House Foundation for Children
How much does Life House Foundation for Children give each year?
Life House Foundation for Children reported $267K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $269K across 1 grant.
How large is Life House Foundation for Children?
Life House Foundation for Children reported $300K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $693K.
What is Life House Foundation for Children?
Life House Foundation for Children is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Glendora, CA. It holds $300K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Life House Foundation for Children operate?
Life House Foundation for Children has awarded grants in California.
What is Life House Foundation for Children's EIN?
Life House Foundation for Children's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 01-0791551. 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 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 18, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
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