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← A CHILDS HOPE INTERNATIONAL INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by A CHILDS HOPE INTERNATIONAL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,774,418
Total expenses
$2,581,287
Contributions and grants received
$2,757,605
Grants paid
$1,724,133
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,277
Other revenue
$14,536
Total assets, end of year
$1,239,397
Total liabilities, end of year
$274,209
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$965,188
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,338,212
Management and general expenses
$140,831
Fundraising expenses
$102,244
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,338,212

Program services were 90.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $20,407

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,737,198

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,306,690

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,277 · excluded $2,277

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,751

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $20,407

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $18,751

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $11,519

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $11,519 · related or exempt $11,519

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $3,017 · excluded $3,017

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,017

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $965,868 · program services $965,868

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $758,265 · program services $758,265

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $153,602 · program services $99,842 · management and general $30,720 · fundraising $23,040

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $322,363 · program services $222,656 · management and general $45,132 · fundraising $54,575

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,527 · program services $1,036 · management and general $241 · fundraising $250

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $9,866 · program services $7,242 · management and general $751 · fundraising $1,873

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $41,362 · program services $28,073 · management and general $6,522 · fundraising $6,767

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,115 · program services $1,578 · management and general $1,537

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,086 · program services $31,960 · management and general $31,126

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $26,366 · program services $13,357 · management and general $13,009 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,791 · fundraising $12,791

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $151,082 · program services $138,027 · management and general $10,444 · fundraising $2,611

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,294 · program services $17,608 · management and general $1,349 · fundraising $337

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND OTHER

    total $27,280 · program services $27,280

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSE

    total $25,420 · program services $25,420

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $325,214 · end of year $277,484

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $166,496 · end of year $118,680

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $62,753 · end of year $35,746

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $267,402 · end of year $531,626

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $620,628

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $585,617

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $54,305 · end of year $35,011

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $240,850

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $104,113 · end of year $33,359

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $240,850

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $696,194 · end of year $879,568

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $75,863 · end of year $85,620

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES TO INSPIRE LASTING HOPE IN JESUS' NAME BY PROVIDING FOOD, CLEAN WATER, AND HOLISTIC CARE TO MEET THE URGENT NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

  • HANDS AGAINST HUNGER - A PROGRAM THAT PRODUCES "HOPE BOXES" WHICH FEED CHILDREN WITH HIGH PROTEIN MEALS PACKED BY VOLUNTEERS. HANDS AGAINST HUNGER PROVIDES FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN WORLDWIDE WHO ARE AT THE MOST RISK FROM MALNUTRITION. MEALS ARE DISTRIBUTED INTERNATIONALLY, AND IN THE UNITED STATES, THROUGH LOCAL PARTNERS WHO MEET THE WHOLISTIC NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $1,192,728 · Grants $738,827 · Revenue $11,519

  • US BASED FOOD DISTRIBUTION A PROGRAM THAT DISTRIBUTES DONATED FOOD AND BASIC NEED ITEMS INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. DISTRIBUTION IS FOCUSED ON ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT OHIO, KENTUCKY, AND INDIANA. ITEMS ARE ALSO DISTRIBUTED NATIONALLY DURING DISASTERS.

    Expenses $849,453 · Grants $801,932

  • HOPE SACKS. HOPE SACKS ARE "GRAB N' GO" STYLE BAGS THAT CONTAIN READY-TO-EAT AND KID-FRIENDLY SHELF-STABLE AND FRESH ITEMS TO FIGHT WEEKEND FOOD INSECURITY. HOPE SACKS ARE PROVIDED TO 460 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN HIGH-NEED NEIGHBORHOODS OF CINCINNATI EVERY WEEK. THE MEALS ARE NUTRITIOUS AND EASY TO PREPARE SINCE MANY OF THESE CHILDREN WILL SPEND MUCH OF THE WEEKEND WITHOUT A CAREGIVER PRESENT IN THE HOME.

    Expenses $143,637 · Grants $88,975

  • CLEAN WATER - PROVIDES CLEAN WATER THROUGH PURIFICATION PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE AND CLEAN WATER WELLS DRILLED IN INDIA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SPECIFICALLY. WHOLISTIC CARE - PROVIDES FOR BASIC NEEDS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN INDIA AND HAITI THROUGH LONG TERM PARTNERS. THESE ACTIVITIES LOCAL SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, PRE-NATAL INTERVENTIONS, MEDICAL CARE, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS.

    Expenses $152,394 · Grants $94,399

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Cameron Bernadsky

    COMPLIANCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug Peters

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gerald Shannon

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $153,602
    From this org
    $134,602
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,000
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,602
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,000
    Filer's total
    $153,602

  • Kevin Moore

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adrienne Wiley

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Wetherington-Stutz

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Waites

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debra Pugh

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Bissman

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Peters

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maggie Waites

    VOTING MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Bergeron

    FORMER ED/FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $35,000
    From this org
    $35,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $35,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $35,000

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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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 I, LINE 4A SEVERANCE OR CHANGE-OF-CONTROL PAYMENT
THE BOARD APPROVED TO PAY LARRY BERGERON SEVERANCE OF $35,000 ANNUALLY THROUGH 2025.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
24 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202642679349301204

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