The Children's Home Inc
To unlock the potential of at-risk children and families by providing compassionate and effective services that create opportunities for success.
The Children's Home Inc at a glance
In short: The Children's Home Inc gave $506K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $506K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $505,501
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $505,501
- Median grant
- $505,501
- Total assets
- $14,725,031
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Children's Home Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Children's Home Foundation Inc ($506K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2019) to $522K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $506K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Children's Home Foundation Inc Tampa, FL | To Support the Foundation's Endowment | $505,501 |
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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 | $14,725,031 | $27,052,379 | $26,576,473 | $505,501 | 1 | $70,593 |
| 2024 | $13,928,553 | $23,421,643 | $23,307,451 | — | — | $67,754 |
| 2023 | $11,853,294 | $22,212,150 | $21,219,782 | $522,322 | 1 | $-1,041 |
| 2022 | $10,711,916 | $18,886,139 | $17,802,932 | — | — | $28,315 |
| 2021 | $10,111,654 | $21,772,445 | $20,892,582 | — | — | $19,489 |
| 2020 | $8,791,927 | $20,271,770 | $19,356,115 | — | — | $4,738 |
| 2019 | $6,725,809 | $15,790,440 | $15,093,267 | $1,500 | Total only | $-6,542 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About The Children's Home Inc
Based on IRS filings
The Children's Home Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Tampa, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $506K. Net investment income was $71K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Children's Home Inc is led by Irene K. Rickus, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 7 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Irene K. Rickus
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$152K (2019) → $210K (2025)
Kalei McElroy Blair
Chair
Secretary → Chair Elect, 2024
Chair Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Bolin
Senior Director Administration
Senior Director & Administrator → Senior Director Administration, 2024
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $117K (2025)
Sandra K. Ward
Dr. Director Human Resources
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$113K (2025)
Tamra Gronseth
CFO
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$33K (2021) → $167K (2025)
Frank Massaro
Chief of Philanthropy
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $116K (2025)
Lawrence Cooper
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$107K (2024) → $114K (2025)
Taylor Cheeseman
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$128K (2024) → $136K (2025)
Alison Newman
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheri M. O'Neil
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl M. Adams
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Rinker
Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David A. Kennedy
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David S. Eischeid
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna M. Turner
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Albers
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hope Dogali
Member
Chair Elect → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karl M. Schmitz III
Member
2nd Vice Chair → Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karol K. Bullard
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Walsh
Member
Assistant Treasurer → Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Barrett
Vice Chair
Chair Elect → Chair, 2023
Chair → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Merideth Newman
Member
Secretary → Member, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patty Bohannan
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samantha L. Ward
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra L. Murman
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Strickler
Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Docherty Danco
Member
Chair → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Nichols
Treasurer
Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer, 2023
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Fredericks
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Samerson
Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rex Barbas
Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hillary Griffin
Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Dj Rondeau (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Liben Amedie (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Paula Gainey (2024) — Director of Finance
- Former: Donna Krauser (2021–2023) — Chief of Out of Home Care
- Former: Lisa Campbell (2023) — Director-Fiscal Services
- Former: Larry Cooper (2022) — Chief of Prevention & Intervention
- Former: Casey Weldon (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Stephanie Weldon (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Amanda Melton (2021) — Chief of Human Resources
- Former: Mary Lu Kiley (2019–2020) — CFO
- Former: Orlando Lopez-Isa (2019) — 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 $210K, to Irene Rickus (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Children's Home Inc
How much does The Children's Home Inc give each year?
The Children's Home Inc gave $506K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is The Children's Home Inc?
The Children's Home Inc reported $14.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $27.1M.
What is The Children's Home Inc?
The Children's Home Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Tampa, FL. It holds $14.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Children's Home Inc operate?
The Children's Home Inc has awarded grants in Florida.
What is The Children's Home Inc's EIN?
The Children's Home Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-0696284. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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