The Irvine Childrens Fund
The irvine children's fund is a non-profit community support organization, whose mission is to raise funds to help parents meet the before and after school child care needs for children on irvine elementary school sites and to provide child care scholarships.
The Irvine Childrens Fund at a glance
In short: The Irvine Childrens Fund gave $186K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $186K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $185,974
- -47.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $185,974
- -47.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $185,974
- Total assets
- $541,586
- +61.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Irvine Childrens Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Irvine Child Care Project ($186K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Irvine Childrens Fund gives
- Giving fell 51% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $148K (2019) to $583K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $186K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Irvine Child Care Project Irvine, CA | School Age Child Care Scholarships | $185,974 |
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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 | $541,586 | $524,352 | $318,689 | $185,974 | 1 | $2,977 |
| 2024 | $335,923 | $527,777 | $484,878 | $354,410 | 1 | $1,299 |
| 2023 | $293,024 | $789,696 | $708,835 | $582,978 | 1 | $625 |
| 2022 | $212,162 | $545,625 | $492,954 | $380,983 | 1 | $18 |
| 2021 | $159,491 | $132,801 | $128,728 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $155,418 | $157,476 | $159,375 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $157,317 | $219,724 | $260,933 | $147,809 | 1 | $284 |
About The Irvine Childrens Fund
Based on IRS filings
The Irvine Childrens Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in Irvine, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $542K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $186K. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Irvine Childrens Fund is led by Dorothy Sharon Wellikson, Icf Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dorothy Sharon Wellikson
Icf Executive Director
Executive Director → Icf Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
19 hrs/week
$26K (2020) → $31K (2025)
Lauren Brooks
President
Director → Vice President, 2020
Vice President → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Collins
Icf Director
On filings since 2022
19 hrs/week
$22K (2022) → $31K (2025)
Anthony Kuo
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg S. Goodrich
Director
President → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marcy Brown
Director
Past President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Poetsch
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheri Reynolds
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Vidovich
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Nguyen
Ijg Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Whittaker
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Reynolds
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Bokota
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Dan Borland (2019–2022) — Honorary Director
- Former: Mary Miller (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ryan Martz (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Farrah Khan (2022) — Executive Officio
- Former: Michael Means (2022) — Honorary Director
- Former: Stan Machesky (2022) — Honorary Director
- Former: Terry Walker (2022) — Executive Officio
- Former: Charisse Redd (2019–2020) — Past Treasurer
- Former: Sharon Wellikson (2019) — Executive 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 $31K, to Dorothy Sharon Wellikson (ICF Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Irvine Childrens Fund
How much does The Irvine Childrens Fund give each year?
The Irvine Childrens Fund gave $186K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $354K across 1 grant.
How large is The Irvine Childrens Fund?
The Irvine Childrens Fund reported $542K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $524K.
What is The Irvine Childrens Fund?
The Irvine Childrens Fund is a public charity focused on Education, based in Irvine, CA. It holds $542K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Irvine Childrens Fund operate?
The Irvine Childrens Fund has awarded grants in California.
What is The Irvine Childrens Fund's EIN?
The Irvine Childrens Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0177921. 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 January 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 19, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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