The Children's Partnership
The Children’s Partnership (TCP) is a California advocacy organization based in Los Angeles that advances child health equity through research, policy and community engagement. Its work and grantmaking support child health equity in California, including coalition efforts to advance racial equity and whole-child policies.
The Children's Partnership at a glance
In short: The Children's Partnership gave $1.3M across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), mostly in California. 48% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,309,000
- -8.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $62,333
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $12,085,295
- +4.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 48% first-time grantees (10 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Children's Partnership
- Contact
Mailing address: 700 S Flower St 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (213) 341-1222
Website: https://childrenspartnership.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Children's Partnership funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was California Children and Families Foundation Inc ($602K). Together the top 10 received $1.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
79 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 61 grants of 79 (77%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
TCP describes its work as focused on child health equity in California. In 2025, 95% of its grant dollars went to recipients in California; 3% went to Illinois, 1% to the District of Columbia, and 1% to Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Children's Partnership open to new grantees?
48%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 21 grantees (48%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $28K; repeat grants $94K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $35K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $120K (2022) to $1.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Children and Families Foundation Inc Alameda, CA | The grant supported the co-chair and grant co-lead role for the bringing up California (buc/wcep) steering committee, a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that improve the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding supported coordination and facilitation of coalition activities and shared decision-making, advancement of the coalitions policy and program agenda, support for workgroup alignment and implementation, coalition communications and convenings, and grant co-lead responsibilities including fundraising coordination, reporting support, and stewardship of coalition goals and deliverables. | $602,000 |
| Catalyst California Los Angeles, CA | The grant supported the co-chair role for the bringing up California (buc/wcep) steering committee, a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that improve the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding supported co-chair responsibilities including coordination and facilitation of steering committee and coalition activities, advancement of shared policy and program priorities, support for workgroup alignment, coalition communications and convenings, and stewardship of collaborative decision-making and implementation of coalition goals. | $100,000 |
| Around-Birth Collective Temecula, CA | The grant supported the organizations participation as a steering committee member of the whole child equity partnership (WCEP), a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that support the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding also supported the organizations participation in the following WCEP workgroups:health, family partnership, and communications, to help advance collaborative policy, advocacy, and community engagement strategies informed by the lived experiences of families with young children. | $50,000 |
| Black Californians United for Early Care and Education Pleasant Hill, CA | The grant supported the organizations participation as a steering committee member of the whole child equity partnership (WCEP), a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that support the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding also supported the organizations participation in WCEP workgroups, including serving as lead for economic security workgroup and member of childcare, family partnership, and communication workgroups, to help guide policy and advocacy priorities, coordinate collaborative planning and community engagement efforts, and advance strategies informed by the lived experiences of families with young children. | $50,000 |
| Grace Pasadena, CA | The grant supported the organizations participation as a steering committee member of the whole child equity partnership (WCEP), a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that support the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding also supported the organizations participation in WCEP workgroups, including serving as lead for economic security workgroup and member of the communication workgroup, to help guide policy and advocacy priorities, coordinate collaborative planning and community engagement efforts, and advance strategies informed by the lived experiences of families with young children. | $50,000 |
| Wo'se Community Church LLE Omode School Oakland, CA | The grant supported the organizations participation as a steering committee member of the whole child equity partnership (WCEP), a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that support the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding also supported the organizations participation in the following WCEP workgroups: economic security, family partnership and communications workgroups, to help advance collaborative policy, advocacy, and community engagement strategies informed by the lived experiences of families with young children. | $47,000 |
| SEIU Local 99 Los Angeles, CA | The grant supported the organizations participation as a steering committee member of the whole child equity partnership (WCEP), a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that support the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding also supported the organizations role as lead of the childcare workgroup, helping guide policy and advocacy priorities, coordinate collaborative planning and community engagement efforts, and advance strategies informed by the lived experiences of families with young children. | $40,000 |
| California Black Women's Health Project Inglewood, CA | The grant supported the organizations participation as a steering committee member of the whole child equity partnership (WCEP), a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that support the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding also supported the organizations participation in the following WCEP workgroups: economic security and health workgroups, to help advance collaborative policy, advocacy, and community engagement strategies informed by the lived experiences of families with young children. | $35,000 |
| Families in Schools Los Angeles, CA | The grant supported the organizations participation as a steering committee member of the whole child equity partnership (WCEP), a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that support the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding also supported the organizations participation in the following WCEP workgroups: health and family partnership workgroups, to help advance collaborative policy, advocacy, and community engagement strategies informed by the lived experiences of families with young children. | $35,000 |
| Innercity Struggle Los Angeles, CA | The grant supported the organizations participation as a steering committee member of the whole child equity partnership (WCEP), a statewide cross-sector coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies that support the health, development, and well-being of black, native American, asian American, pacific islander, and latine children and families in California. Funding also supported the organizations participation in the following WCEP workgroups: health, childcare, and family partnership workgroups, to help advance collaborative policy, advocacy, and community engagement strategies informed by the lived experiences of families with young children. | $35,000 |
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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 | $12,085,295 | $5,492,357 | $4,976,568 | $1,309,000 | 21 | $667 |
| 2024 | $11,580,186 | $4,304,511 | $5,139,772 | $1,436,500 | 22 | $639 |
| 2023 | $10,671,872 | $9,519,654 | $4,422,934 | $820,712 | 10 | $280 |
| 2022 | $5,404,969 | $3,623,462 | $2,030,592 | $120,000 | 8 | $-3,509 |
| 2021 | $3,793,449 | $2,237,113 | $2,179,284 | $325,377 | 18 | $232 |
| 2020 | $3,675,434 | $2,483,609 | $2,106,617 | $170,500 | 6 | $352 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
TCP states its mission is to advance child health equity through research, policy and community engagement. Its stated vision is for all children, regardless of race, ethnicity or place of birth, to have the resources and opportunities to grow up healthy and thrive. Its stated approach is to harness partnerships to achieve child health equity in California.
The organization’s stated priorities include children’s health and well-being; strong, economically stable and connected families; and safe and welcoming communities. Its 2026 priorities include Medi-Cal coverage, prenatal care and early childhood development, children’s mental health, housing stability, broadband access, family financial supports, community-based health workforces, and well-resourced schools and early learning programs.
In 2025, grants supported organizations participating in the Whole Child Equity Partnership, a statewide coalition advancing racial equity and whole-child policies. The listed grants supported coalition and workgroup participation, coordination, policy and advocacy work, and community engagement. Among the grantees, Catalyst California describes its mission as advocating for racial justice by building power and transforming public systems; Black Californians United for Early Care and Education says it works toward culturally affirming early care and education for Black children, families and educators; and Families in Schools says it builds partnerships between families, educators and system leaders and advances parent-led advocacy. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not TCP’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, TCP reported 21 grants totaling $1,309,000. Grant amounts ranged from $15,000 to $602,000, with a median of $35,000.
The largest listed grant was $602,000 to California Children and Families Foundation for coalition co-lead and coordination responsibilities. Other notable grants included $100,000 to Catalyst California for its coalition co-chair role; $50,000 each to Around-Birth Collective, Black Californians United for Early Care and Education, and GRACE; and $47,000 to Wo’se Community Church Lle Omode School. Additional listed grants included $40,000 to SEIU Local 99 and $35,000 each to California Black Women’s Health Project, Families in Schools, InnerCity Struggle, Public Health Institute, and the University of California San Francisco Foundation.
The filing states that TCP conducts pre-grant due diligence to ensure grant recipients are charitable.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists James Perez as chair, Jessica Huey as treasurer, and Anthony Perez as secretary. Directors listed were Romie Barriere, Darielle Blevins, Berenice Nunez-Constant, Andy Imparato, Rebecca Medina, and Christopher Pelham. Jessica Perez was listed as a director until February 10, 2025.
The Children's Partnership is led by Mayra Alvarez, President on every filing since 2020; 6 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mayra Alvarez
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$198K (2020) → $233K (2025)
James M. Perez
Chair
Director → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Angela Vazquez
Policy Director
Mental Health Policy Director → Policy Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$112K (2023) → $132K (2025)
Liza Maria Davis Polomski
Director of Community Engagement
Director of Community Engagement & Advocacy → Director of Community Engagement, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$103K (2023) → $115K (2025)
Raven Sahley Chantal Jones
Program Director
Policy Director → Program Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$132K (2024) → $131K (2025)
Faith Marile Lorenzo
Policy Director -Hc
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$117K (2025)
Nada Hashem
Finance Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$119K (2025)
Jessica Perez
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Berenice Nunez-Constant
Director
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darielle Blevins
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Romie Barriere
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Imparato
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Pelham
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Medina
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Perez
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Huey
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Angela Franchino (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Susan Fleischman (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Mark Ribble (2023–2024) — Interim Vice President of Policy
- Former: Rhonda Welch-Scalco (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Eva Rivera (2024) — Policy Director
- Former: Marta Membrano (2024) — Vice President of Finance & Operations
- Former: Gabriella Barbosa (2022–2023) — Managing Policy Director
- Former: Kristen Leigh Golden Testa (2023) — Director of Health Care
- Former: Kenneth Chawkins (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Rebecca Pleitez (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Shari Davis (2020–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Tamara R. Powers (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Berenice Nunez Constant (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Phillips (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Genoveva L. Arellano (2020) — Director
- Former: Lauren Miyamoto Wulfe (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Luis Ayala (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $233K, to Mayra Alvarez (President). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Children's Partnership
How much does The Children's Partnership give each year?
The Children's Partnership gave $1.3M across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 22 grants.
What is The Children's Partnership's typical grant size?
The Children's Partnership's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $62,333, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Children's Partnership that year got $28K on average.
Where does The Children's Partnership give grants?
The Children's Partnership gives mostly in California: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (6 grants), Oakland, CA (3 grants) and San Francisco, CA (3 grants).
Does The Children's Partnership give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on The Children's Partnership's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Children's Partnership's largest grantees?
The Children's Partnership's largest 2025 grantees include California Children and Families Foundation Inc ($602,000), Catalyst California ($100,000) and Around-Birth Collective ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Children's Partnership?
The Children's Partnership reported $12.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.5M.
What does The Children's Partnership fund?
TCP states its mission is to advance child health equity through research, policy and community engagement. Its stated vision is for all children, regardless of race, ethnicity or place of birth, to have the resources and opportunities to grow up healthy and thrive. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Children's Partnership?
The Children's Partnership has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check childrenspartnership.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The Children's Partnership's EIN?
The Children's Partnership's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4106389. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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