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← CHILDRENS HOPE ALLIANCE

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHILDRENS HOPE ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,900,982
Total expenses
$5,813,260
Contributions and grants received
$260,000
Grants paid
$31,552
Program service revenue
$5,640,795
Investment income
$2
Other revenue
$185
Total assets, end of year
$929,343
Total liabilities, end of year
$700,167
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$229,176
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,813,260
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,813,260

Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $260,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMIN & SUPPORT SERVICES

    total $5,640,795 · related or exempt $5,640,795

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2 · related or exempt $2

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $185 · related or exempt $185

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $185

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $31,552 · program services $31,552

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,637,078 · program services $1,637,078

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,337,387 · program services $2,337,387

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $69,476 · program services $69,476

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $417,298 · program services $417,298

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $276,176 · program services $276,176

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $561,735 · program services $561,735

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $65,711 · program services $65,711

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $202,731 · program services $202,731

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $81,014 · program services $81,014

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,593 · program services $10,593

  • 17 · Travel

    total $76,936 · program services $76,936

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $41,945 · program services $41,945

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,628 · program services $3,628

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $348,409 · end of year $195,306

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $20,346 · end of year $19,565

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $122,305 · end of year $150,094

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $289,737 · end of year $479,737

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,767 · end of year $84,641

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $626,320 · end of year $602,503

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $15,767 · end of year $84,641

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $13,023 · end of year $13,023

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $141,454 · end of year $229,176

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CHILDREN'S HOPE ALLIANCE (CHA) MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HOPE, HEALTH, AND HEALING FOR GENERATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AS THE PARENT ENTITY, CHILDREN'S HOPE ALLIANCE (CHA) EXISTS TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT FOR THE MISSION OF CHILDREN'S HOPE ALLIANCE AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS, FOSTER CARE, AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA.

  • CHILDREN'S HOPE ALLIANCE (CHA) IS THE PARENT ENTITY AND UNIFIED PUBLIC BRAND OF A FAMILY OF FIVE 501(C)(3) NORTH CAROLINA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT TOGETHER FORM ONE OF NORTH CAROLINA'S OLDEST AND LARGEST PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO AT-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE CONSOLIDATED FAMILY HAS A 130+ YEAR LEGACY ROOTED IN PRESBYTERIAN TRADITION, TRACING BACK TO THE 1891 FOUNDING OF THE PRESBYTERIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN AT BARIUM SPRINGS AND THE HISTORIC GRANDFATHER HOME FOR CHILDREN IN BANNER ELK. CHA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2003 AS THE PARENT ORGANIZATION TO BRING THESE TWO FOUNDING ENTITIES AND THEIR SUCCESSOR OPERATIONS UNDER UNIFIED GOVERNANCE, STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP, AND PUBLIC IDENTITY. AS A TYPE III FUNCTIONALLY INTEGRATED SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION UNDER 509 (A)(3), CHA EXERCISES SUBSTANTIAL DIRECTION OVER THE POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND ACTIVITIES OF ITS FOUR SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDES CENTRALIZED GOVERNANCE, FISCAL OVERSIGHT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPLIANCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ACROSS THE CONSOLIDATED FAMILY. THROUGH ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS, THE CONSOLIDATED CHA FAMILY SERVES OVER 7,500 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY ACROSS 63 NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES, DELIVERING TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, FOSTER CARE, AND EARLY INTERVENTION/PREVENTION PROGRAMS. DURING FY2025, CHA'S 51 EMPLOYEES PROVIDED CONSOLIDATED SUPPORT SERVICES THAT ENABLED THE FAMILY OF ENTITIES TO ADVANCE THE MISSION WITH EFFICIENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND FIDELITY TO A 130+ YEAR HERITAGE OF STEWARDSHIP FOR VULNERABLE NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN.

    Expenses $5,813,260 · Grants $31,552 · Revenue $5,640,795

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kelley E Miller

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Skinner

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 4 related

  • Carolyn Leith

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related

  • Charles Ashe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Dascoli

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • Benjamin G Klein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • Kimberly Lawrence

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 2 related

  • Ron Turner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Frank Saraco

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Celeste Dominguez

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $357,641
    From this org
    $338,436
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,205
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $338,436
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,502
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,703
    Filer's total
    $357,641

  • Sarah Gray

    CDO

    Total calculated
    $182,418
    From this org
    $173,223
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,195
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,223
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,195
    Filer's total
    $182,418

  • Lakisha Rogers-Marelli

    CIO

    Total calculated
    $212,024
    From this org
    $204,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,007
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,017
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,007
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $212,024

  • Kevin Anders

    CCO

    Total calculated
    $211,211
    From this org
    $195,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,461
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,750
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,758
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,703
    Filer's total
    $211,211

  • Krista Zappia

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $193,166
    From this org
    $179,873
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,293
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,873
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $2,184
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,109
    Filer's total
    $193,166

  • Carson Ojamaa

    CSGO

    Total calculated
    $196,484
    From this org
    $178,008
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,476
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,008
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,580
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,896
    Filer's total
    $196,484

  • Kirsten Smith

    CCPO

    Total calculated
    $188,842
    From this org
    $173,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,967
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,875
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,264
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,703
    Filer's total
    $188,842

  • Ellyn Mullis

    MEDICAL DIRE

    Total calculated
    $115,505
    From this org
    $113,271
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,234
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kourtney Sellers

    SENIOR DIR O

    Total calculated
    $118,193
    From this org
    $107,375
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,818
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kathleen Braxton-Andrew

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $115,951
    From this org
    $104,163
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,788
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART III
COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PARENT BOARD OF CHILDREN'S HOPE ALLIANCE, CONVENED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND COMPRISED OF INDEPENDENT PARENT BOARD MEMBERS WITH NO FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT UNDER REVIEW. THE PARENT BOARD'S REVIEW IS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY SALARY STUDY CONDUCTED EVERY OTHER YEAR, BENCHMARKING COMPENSATION AGAINST COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY- SIZED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE PRESIDENT/CEO RECUSES FROM DELIBERATIONS REGARDING THEIR OWN SALARY, WHICH ARE LED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. BONUS CONSIDERATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND OTHER OFFICERS IS ALSO BROUGHT TO THE PARENT BOARD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS BENCHMARKED USING THE SAME INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY SALARY STUDY AND DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO UNDER AUTHORITY DELEGATED BY THE PARENT BOARD. COMPENSATION DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE PARENT BOARD'S EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING RECORDS. THIS PROCESS IS INTENDED TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 53.4958-6 WITH RESPECT TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S COMPENSATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202641959349300644

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