CHILDREN OF SHELTERS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CHILDREN OF SHELTERS

EIN 94-3192608 · Homeless Shelters (L41)

What they do

Children of Shelters Mission is to Connect Some of The 4,000 Children Living In or Being Supported By Family Transitional Shelters to The Enrichment and Educational Opportunities They Need to Better Their Chances At Ending A Life (cont On Sch O)

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $68.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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

They name their leaders44 people are listed in the latest report.

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

Money made simple

70.36%of revenue went to mission work68.9% of expenses · Program services

$102.07spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

31.71%of revenue went to management and office costs31.1% of expenses

$1.31in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

38.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$389,917

Mission workProgram services$274,33670.36% of revenue68.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$123,63331.71% of revenue31.1% of expenses

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

Total expenses$397,969102.07% 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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 68.9% mission · 31.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.07% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 84.8% mission · 10.4% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.77% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 78.2% mission · 8.3% management · 13.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.56% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 95.3% mission · 4.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.66% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 95.3% mission · 4.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.01% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 95.6% mission · 4.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.56% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 91.5% mission · 6.8% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.54% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.5% mission · 5.6% management · 14.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.78% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$389,917

Expenses$397,969

Annual shortfall $8,052 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)$274,336 · 68.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$123,633 · 31.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$389,917

Expenses$397,969

Assets$521,869

Income$666,191

Contributions$149,315

Mission work (program services)$274,336

Grants given$1,698,981

Average grant$29,807

Management and general$123,633

Accounting fees$2,725

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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 (44)

PHOEBE SCHREIBERBOARD MEMBER

LINDSAY SUTTON COHENBOARD MEMBER

LUCILA NOLANBOARD MEMBER

MAHKAMEH RAHIMIBOARD MEMBER

MAREA CLARKBOARD MEMBER

MARTINE DARWISHBOARD MEMBER

MEREDITH ESSALATBOARD MEMBER

MICHELLE HANNABOARD MEMBER

NICOLE HOLDENBOARD MEMBER

NICOLE KROUSEBOARD MEMBER

NIKKI CHANGBOARD MEMBER

LAUREN KAHNBOARD MEMBER

PRIYA PAISECRETARY

RACHEL TOPHAMBOARD MEMBER

SARAH DUNLEAVYBOARD MEMBER

SARAH GALLOBOARD MEMBER

SAYRE ZISKINBOARD MEMBER

STACEY BLEDSOEBOARD MEMBER

STEFANIE ROUMELIOTESBOARD MEMBER

VERONIKA MITCHELLBOARD MEMBER

WHIT MILBURNBOARD MEMBER

YANA DOSTINOVABOARD MEMBER

CLARA DITTERCO-PRESIDENT

ADELINA GROZDANOVATREASURER

ALEXANDRA SLUSSEREXEC VICE PRES

ALICIA ROCKEFELLERBOARD MEMBER

AMY SAVALIA PATELBOARD MEMBER

ANN CHUNGBOARD MEMBER

BRIGITTA WHITINGBOARD MEMBER

CAROLYN PRESS CHATHAMEXEC. TEAM MEMB

CATHERINE DRYBROUGHCO-PRESIDENT

CATHERINE NEILS HARPERBOARD MEMBER

CHELSEA MAUGHAN KOHLERMEMBERSHIP

ABBI ADAMSBOARD MEMBER

COURTNEY WELCHBOARD MEMBER

ERICA SINCLAIRBOARD MEMBER

ERIN PRESSBOARD MEMBER

JENNIFER STROUDMEMBERSHIP

JOCELYN MATHERBOARD MEMBER

JUSTINE WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER

KATIE SPALDINGBOARD MEMBER

KATY CONGDON WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER

KRISTINA BICKFORDBOARD MEMBER

LAUREN JOHNSTONBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1994
Location: 2269 CHESTNUT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123-2600
County: City and County of San Francisco
In care of: Adelina Grozdanova
Primary officer: Adelina Grozdanova, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@childrenofshelters.org Phone(415) 805-8579

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: REGALIA BERGER & BERGER CPAS
NTEE classification: Homeless Shelters (L41)
IRS tax category: Homeless Shelters
Grant-giving organization: Yes