Love a Child Inc
Providing health, christian education, food and development outreaches to the poor in haiti.
Love a Child Inc at a glance
In short: Love a Child Inc gave $206K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $69K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $206,442
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $68,814
- -65.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $47,000
- Total assets
- $47,390,216
- +11.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kansas (74% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Love a Child Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Higgins Brothers Surgicenter for Hope LLC ($152K). Together the top 3 received $206K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 6 (33%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2020) to $24.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $206K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Higgins Brothers Surgicenter for Hope LLC Mission Hills, KS | Medicine & Medical Supplies | $152,442 |
| Water for Life Kalona, IA | Water Wells | $47,000 |
| Haiti for Christ Lake Worth, FL | Feeding Program | $7,000 |
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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 | $47,390,216 | $26,501,079 | $24,704,790 | $206,442 | 3 | $608,871 |
| 2024 | $42,604,969 | $44,487,340 | $41,422,624 | $200,000 | 1 | $1,114,434 |
| 2023 | $38,945,184 | $41,314,040 | $34,965,582 | $24,587,722 | Total only | $560,681 |
| 2022 | $32,402,985 | $35,107,324 | $31,186,580 | $19,204,556 | Total only | $19,536 |
| 2021 | $28,821,954 | $47,162,962 | $40,675,868 | $112,647 | 2 | $10,920 |
| 2020 | $22,028,163 | $39,493,859 | $32,981,085 | $13,000 | 1 | $10,474 |
| 2019 | $16,350,415 | $56,488,165 | $53,952,756 | $15,228 | 1 | $14,572 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Love a Child Inc
Based on IRS filings
Love a Child Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Fort Myers, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $206K. Net investment income was $609K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Love a Child Inc is led by Sandra Hazelip, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 4 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sandra Hazelip
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
70 hrs/week
$149K (2019) → $209K (2025)
Sharyn Burnette
President
President & Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
70 hrs/week
$146K (2020) → $181K (2025)
Mark Ostrander
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$60K (2019) → $60K (2025)
Robert Burnette
Vice President
On filings since 2019
70 hrs/week
$131K (2019) → $181K (2025)
David George
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Evie Ostrander
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gordon Douglas
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Ronsisvalle Jr.
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lonnie Langston
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Norm Trebilcock
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan Tyler
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Adams
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammie Anderson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Donna Bryce (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Lorie Mark Ostrander (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Silvina Santos (2024) — Chief Operating Executive
- Former: John Boldt (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Roy Smith (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Sherry Burnette (2019) — President & 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $209K, to Sandra Hazelip (Executive Director). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Love a Child Inc
How much does Love a Child Inc give each year?
Love a Child Inc gave $206K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $200K across 1 grant.
What is Love a Child Inc's typical grant size?
Love a Child Inc's median grant in 2025 was $47,000, and its average grant was $68,814, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Love a Child Inc give grants?
Love a Child Inc gives mostly in Kansas: 74% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Iowa (23%).
Does Love a Child Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Love a Child Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Love a Child Inc?
Love a Child Inc reported $47.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $26.5M.
What is Love a Child Inc?
Love a Child Inc is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Fort Myers, FL. It holds $47.4M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Love a Child Inc's EIN?
Love a Child Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2672303. 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 2020 (received by the IRS July 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 27, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 18, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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