THE ROTH AUXILIARY FOR CHILDREN Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE ROTH AUXILIARY FOR CHILDREN

EIN 77-0213518 · Camps (N20)

What they do

to Provide A Service for Hospital Patients and Their Families; and to Raise Funds for The Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital And/or The Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health.

Before you give

Should I give to this charity?

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $97.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.

Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

98.19%of revenue went to mission work97.5% of expenses · Program services

$100.68spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

2.49%of revenue went to management and office costs2.5% of expenses

$1.07in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

1.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,448 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$214,244

Mission workProgram services$210,35898.19% of revenue97.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,3342.49% of revenue2.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$215,692100.68% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 97.5% mission · 2.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.68% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 95.0% mission · 5.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.63% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 96.9% mission · 3.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.10% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 97.1% mission · 2.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 143.18% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 10.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.94% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 34.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 166.67% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$214,244

Expenses$215,692

Annual shortfall $1,448 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$210,358 · 97.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,334 · 2.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$214,244

Expenses$215,692

Assets$231,267

Income$569,100

Contributions$3,345

Mission work (program services)$210,358

Grants given$1,055,000

Average grant$175,833

Management and general$5,334

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (8)

CORA WOOMEMBERSHIP

DIANA MODICAVICE PRESIDENT

ELAINE GARDETTOTREASURER

ELAINE LUBICHPAST PRESIDENT

LYN KLAWUHNPRESIDENT

SHIRLEY CASTELLIRECORDING SECRETARY

TERI KRUGERCORRESPONDING SECRETARY

WENDY RICHARDSACCOUNTING MANAGER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1989
Location: 400 Hamilton Ave 340, Palo Alto, CA 94301
County: Santa Clara
In care of: Elaine Gardetto
Primary officer: Elaine Gardetto, Treasurer

How to reach them

Phone(650) 497-8597

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WELLINGS & CO
NTEE classification: Camps (N20)
IRS tax category: Camps
Grant-giving organization: Yes