Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse America's (pca America) mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect before it occurs. Since 1972, they have developed, promoted and scaled programs and resources proven by science that enable kids, families, and communities to thrive. They tackle this issue through three main approaches: intervention, advocacy, and research.
Prevent Child Abuse America at a glance
In short: Prevent Child Abuse America gave $119K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), top state Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $119,000
- -50.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,750
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $33,000
- Total assets
- $17,878,432
- +0.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (28% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Prevent Child Abuse America funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kentucky Youth Advocates ($33K). Together the top 4 received $119K.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 44 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Prevent Child Abuse America gives
- Giving fell 92% 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
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $119K (2025) to $1.6M (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $119K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Youth Advocates Louisville, KY | Fund grantee's program entitled "thriving families, safer children youth, family, & community partnership" | $33,000 |
| Sasha Bruce Youthwork Washington, DC | Fund grantee's program entitled "thriving families, safer children youth, family, & community partnership" | $33,000 |
| Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Brooklyn, NY | Fund grantee's program entitled "thriving families, safer children youth, family, & community partnership" | $33,000 |
| Families Forward Virginia (PCA-Va) Richmond, VA | Fund grantee's program entitled "primary prevention ecosystem pilot asssessm | $20,000 |
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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 | $17,878,432 | $2,081,099 | $2,761,208 | $119,000 | 4 | $108,910 |
| 2024 | $17,829,127 | $9,921,628 | $9,189,313 | $240,000 | 8 | $381,104 |
| 2023 | $16,876,867 | $8,756,731 | $10,073,902 | $273,200 | 10 | $22,338 |
| 2022 | $17,164,170 | $8,091,969 | $10,566,068 | $1,574,950 | 22 | $67,515 |
| 2021 | $19,075,332 | $9,285,877 | $6,478,073 | — | — | $413,196 |
| 2020 | $15,886,989 | $6,885,045 | $5,245,983 | — | — | $197,381 |
| 2019 | $13,538,747 | $7,060,743 | $5,655,984 | — | — | $168,207 |
About Prevent Child Abuse America
Based on IRS filings
Prevent Child Abuse America is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $119K. Net investment income was $109K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Prevent Child Abuse America is led by Melissa Merrick, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 5 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Melissa Merrick
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$300K (2019) → $74K (2025)
Maura Somers Dughi
Chapters & Public Policy Chair
Chapters & Public Policy Chair → Chapters & Public Policy C, 2023
Chapters & Public Policy C → Chapters & Public Policy Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Axelrod
Board Chair
Board Development Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William D. Boltz
Resource Development Committee Chair
Fundraising Chair → Resource Development Committee Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clinton Boyd
Programs & Research Chair
Board Member → Programs & Research Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffry B. Klika
Chief Research Officer
Chief Research & Strategy Officer → Chief Research Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$146K (2019) → $41K (2025)
Kelly Christopher
Chief Development Officer
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$117K (2020) → $40K (2025)
Jennifer Jones
Chief Strategy Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$133K (2021) → $45K (2025)
Mary Lubben
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$196K (2024) → $49K (2025)
Bernardo Wolfson
Governance & Nominating Committee
Governance & Nominating Committee → Governance & Nominating, 2024
Governance & Nominating → Governance & Nominating Committee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Perry
Vice Chair
Vice Chair → Co-Vice Chair, 2023
Co-Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Laraque-Arena
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jodi Scheurenbrand
Treasurer
Board Member → Secretary From, 2021
Secretary From → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Walch
Board Member
Treasurer → Board Chair, 2020
Board Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Brady
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Duncan-Andrade
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Merchant
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Dang
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lolita McDavid
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marilyn Zimmerman
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Stockton
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carley Kramer
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Habeebah Grimes
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Moore
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Ban
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kalen Thornton
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynnwood Bibbens
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ramya Parekh
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Rotondi
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Carhart
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toni Laskey
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (42)
- Former: Anita Odom (2019–2024) — National Director State Chapters
- Former: Kathleen Strader (2019–2024) — National Director Healthy
- Former: Tom Carhart (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Andrew Brady (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Guskin (2022–2024) — Managing Director Healthy
- Former: Antoinette Laskey (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Brian D. Chilton (2023–2024) — It Manager
- Former: Elizabeth Solhtalab (2023–2024) — Chief Public Policy & Gov. Relations Term.
- Former: Kathryn Cortright (2024) — Senior Director of Research
- Former: Dwayne Crawford (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Harold Hong (2019–2023) — Programs & Research Chair
- Former: Robert Mayo (2019–2023) — Co-Vice Chair
- Former: Sueellen Fried (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Gelasia Croom (2022–2023) — Chief Communications Officer
- Former: Alina Birenyte (2023) — Controller
- Former: Amy E. Faugas (2023) — Deputy Director of Hfa
- Former: Kathryn Patterson (2023) — Senior Director of Training & Technincal Assistance
- Former: Sanford L. Bohrer (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Victoria A. Dudley (2023) — Secretary
- Former: Angelo Giardino (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Sandy Bohrer (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Vicki Dudley (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Melissa Kish (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kerrie Trebonsky (2022) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Alison Jakes Argersinger (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Andrea Robertson (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Charles Mutscheller (2019–2021) — Chief Communcations Officer
- Former: Linda Bonelli (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Marissa Morabito (2019–2021) — Chief Government Affairs
- Former: Philip Scribano (2019–2021) — Programs & Research Chair
- Former: Robert Sege (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: J. Bart Klika (2021) — Chief Research Officer
- Former: Kerrie Trebonsky June (2021) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Mariano Sori To (2021) — Secretary
- Former: Mariano Sori (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Miguel Tovar (2019–2020) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Molly Campbell (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Kelly (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Tami Ackerman (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Snyder (2019) — Board Member
- Former: James Mercy (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tj Fox (2019) — Immediate Past Chair
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 $74K, to Dr Melissa Merrick (President & CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Prevent Child Abuse America
How much does Prevent Child Abuse America give each year?
Prevent Child Abuse America gave $119K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $240K across 8 grants.
What is Prevent Child Abuse America's typical grant size?
Prevent Child Abuse America's median grant in 2025 was $33,000, and its average grant was $29,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Prevent Child Abuse America give grants?
Prevent Child Abuse America's top state is Kentucky, with 28% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (28%) and New York (28%).
Does Prevent Child Abuse America give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Prevent Child Abuse America's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Prevent Child Abuse America?
Prevent Child Abuse America reported $17.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.1M.
What is Prevent Child Abuse America's EIN?
Prevent Child Abuse America's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7235671. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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