Save the Storks
Save the Storks is a public charity based in Plano, Texas. It supports pregnancy health clinics, mobile medical clinics, churches, and community organizations through grants, no-cost partner services, mobile healthcare, and digital resources for women facing unplanned pregnancies.
Save the Storks at a glance
In short: Save the Storks gave $856K across 39 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), top state California. 64% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $856,330
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 39
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,957
- -27.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,811
- Total assets
- $4,533,268
- +22.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 64% first-time grantees (25 of 39, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (24% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Save the Storks
- How to Apply
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For the National Partner Program, organizations can submit an interest form. A program team member follows up to discuss whether the organization qualifies; qualifying organizations are invited to apply. Save the Storks then prepares a customized action plan for the center, and partnership begins when the organization signs it.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2001 W Plano Pkwy 2000, Plano, TX 75075
Phone: (866) 639-0479
Website: https://savethestorks.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Save the Storks funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Real Options ($152K). Together the top 10 received $591K.
Grant Size Distribution
152 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 120 grants of 152 (79%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Save the Storks describes its partner network and services as national. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to recipients in California (24%), Texas (22%), New Jersey (10%), Missouri (7%), and Pennsylvania (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 39 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Save the Storks open to new grantees?
64%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 25 of 39 grantees (64%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $11K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $785K (2024) to $2.3M (2020). In 2025 it made 39 grants totaling $856K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Real Options Allen, TX | Mobile Clinic Grant | $151,738 |
| True Choice Medical Clinics San Diego, CA | Mobile Clinic Grant | $100,000 |
| Options for Her Cherry Hill, NJ | Mobile Clinic Grant | $83,640 |
| Real Choices Chula Vista Chula Vista, CA | Ministry and Mobile Clinic Support | $52,683 |
| Aurora Pregnancy Support Havre, MT | Ministry and Mobile Clinic Support | $50,797 |
| My Life Medical & Resource Center House Springs, MO | Mobile Clinic Grant | $50,000 |
| Women's Care Center Parkersburg, WV | Ministry and Mobile Clinic Support | $34,275 |
| Carenet Pregnancy and Family Resources of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA | Ministry and Mobile Clinic Support | $32,400 |
| Women's Care Center of Erie County Erie, PA | Ministry Support | $19,950 |
| Bright Hope Pregnancy Support Centers Lehigh Valley, PA | Ministry Support | $15,681 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The organization says it conducts an independent financial audit each year and makes its financial statements and filings available. Its website also reports that, over the preceding decade, it contributed approximately $8 million in direct financial support to other organizations.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,533,268 | $8,880,049 | $8,388,448 | $856,330 | 39 | $131,703 |
| 2024 | $3,698,372 | $7,526,043 | $7,495,161 | $785,019 | 26 | $120,433 |
| 2023 | $3,649,667 | $8,369,230 | $8,597,091 | $1,432,111 | 24 | $-66,032 |
| 2022 | $4,530,658 | $8,355,602 | $8,356,700 | $1,384,801 | 32 | $25,822 |
| 2021 | $4,327,538 | $8,203,663 | $7,230,383 | $1,380,703 | 31 | $-153,562 |
| 2020 | $3,867,665 | $7,725,127 | $7,967,195 | $2,328,368 | 49 | $7,329 |
| 2019 | $4,460,898 | $8,380,173 | $7,411,989 | $901,961 | 32 | $-39,213 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Save the Storks states that it elevates standards of care to make motherhood accessible. Its stated approach includes providing mobile medical clinics, supporting women’s health clinics, empowering local organizations and churches, and offering a digital platform with 24-hour resources.
Through its National Partner Program, Save the Storks offers partner organizations no-cost marketing and branding, leadership and strategic development, patient-service consultation, guidance on mobile medical clinics and medical standards, and support toward expanded medical offerings. The organization says partners may include pregnancy centers and clinics, mobile medical clinics, churches, and other life-minded ministries. Its filing also describes targeted grants for clinic accreditation, ultrasound staffing, and clinic quality.
The 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied services and stated missions. For example, Real Options says it assists women with life- and health-affirming decisions through counseling and medical services; Aurora Pregnancy Support says it provides pregnancy medical support across Montana; and Mosaic Health says it provides free, life-affirming pregnancy and health services. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.
Grantmaking
In 2025, Save the Storks reported 39 itemized grants totaling $856,330. Grant amounts ranged from $5,190 to $151,738, with a median of $9,811. The largest awards included $151,738 to Real Options in Allen, Texas, for a mobile clinic grant; $100,000 to True Choice Medical Clinics in San Diego, California, for a mobile clinic grant; and $83,640 to Options for Her in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, also for a mobile clinic grant.
Other notable 2025 awards included $52,683 to Real Choices Chula Vista for ministry and mobile clinic support; $50,797 to Aurora Pregnancy Support for ministry and mobile clinic support; and $50,000 to My Life Medical & Resource Center for a mobile clinic grant. Additional grants included $34,275 to Women’s Care Center in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and $32,400 to CareNet Pregnancy and Family Resources of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, both for ministry and mobile clinic support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Diane Ferraro as chief executive officer, John Gore as chief financial officer, Annie Humphrey as chief operating officer, and Helene Vallone as chief marketing officer. It also lists Herb McCarthy as chairman/consultant; Gary Kehr as board treasurer; and Kellie Fiedorek, Thomas Kim, Dawn Williams, and Eric Dunavent as board members. Eric Dunavent is listed as serving part year.
Save the Storks is led by Diane Ferraro, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Diane Ferraro
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Communications Officer → CEO, 2021
CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$118K (2019) → $179K (2025)
Herb McCarthy
Chairman & Consultant
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$34K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Jd Dahler
Director of Development
On filings since 2022
45 hrs/week
$125K (2022) → $134K (2025)
Karysse Hutson
Medical Director
New on the 2025 filing
10 hrs/week
$131K (2025)
John Gore
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$87K (2019) → $136K (2025)
Thomas Kim
Board Member
COO & Interim CEO → COO & Consultant, 2021
COO & Consultant → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Annie Tang Humphrey
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$128K (2021) → $170K (2025)
Daniel Trumble
Finance & Data Analyst
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$104K (2025)
Helene Vallone
Chief Marketing Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$56K (2025)
Eric Dunavent
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Kehr
Board Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Williams
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kellie Fiedorek
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Karysse Trandem (2020–2024) — Medical Director
- Former: Stephan Tchividjian (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Annie Humphrey Tang (2023–2024) — COO
- Former: Kevin Edwards (2022–2023) — Director of Marketing
- Former: Josue Calderon (2022) — Director of User Experience
- Former: Joseph Baker (2019–2020) — Former CEO & Founder
- Former: Jim Fenlason part year (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Julie BeyelRosati Pro-life (2020) — Training Program Director & Board Member
- Former: Paul Isaacs part year (2020) — President
- Former: Rob Smith part year (2020) — Treasurer & Consultant
- Former: Ann Baker Co-Founder (2019) — Secretary & Payroll
- Former: John McCain (2019) — CFO
- Former: Julie Beyel (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Isaacs (2019) — President
- Former: Rob Smith (2019) — Treasurer & Consultant
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 $179K, to Diane Ferraro (Chief Executive Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Save the Storks
How much does Save the Storks give each year?
Save the Storks gave $856K across 39 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $785K across 26 grants.
What is Save the Storks's typical grant size?
Save the Storks's median grant in 2025 was $9,811, and its average grant was $21,957, across 39 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Save the Storks that year got $25K on average.
Where does Save the Storks give grants?
Save the Storks's top state is California, with 24% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Texas (22%) and New Jersey (10%).
Does Save the Storks give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 39 grants with a stated purpose on Save the Storks's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Ministry Support" (29 grants), "Mobile Clinic Grant" (4 grants) and "Ministry and Mobile Clinic Support" (4 grants).
Who are Save the Storks's largest grantees?
Save the Storks's largest 2025 grantees include Real Options ($151,738), True Choice Medical Clinics ($100,000) and Options for Her ($83,640), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Save the Storks?
Save the Storks reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.9M.
What does Save the Storks fund?
Save the Storks states that it elevates standards of care to make motherhood accessible. Its stated approach includes providing mobile medical clinics, supporting women’s health clinics, empowering local organizations and churches, and offering a digital platform with 24-hour resources. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Save the Storks?
For the National Partner Program, organizations can submit an interest form. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Save the Storks's EIN?
Save the Storks's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1031815. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 12, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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