California · Nonprofit
CHILDREN OF GRACE
CHILDREN OF GRACE (California) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $406,980 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($113,012). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 89% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $712k
- Funders on record
- 20
- Grants received
- $407k
- Net assets
- $408k
What Children of Grace does
Mission
Children of Grace demonstrates the love of jesus christ by offering hope to ugandan orphans and other children affected by poverty and aids through education, healthcare and empowerment programs to enable a better future.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
In 2024, the Children of Grace sponsorship program continued to transform lives by providing vital support to children in need. Through generous contributions, the program covered educational expenses, healthcare, and essential resources, ensuring that students could focus on their studies and personal growth. Mentorship and guidance were integral parts of the sponsorship, empowering each child to build confidence, resilience, and a vision for their future. By connecting sponsors directly with students, the program fostered meaningful relationships that inspired hope and opportunities, furthering Children of Grace's mission to break the cycle of poverty through education and holistic support.
$480,398 spentof which $373,011 as grants58% of program spendingIn 2024, Children of Grace (u.s.) supported a related organization, Children of Grace uganda, in the opening of the Children of Grace primary school. The school serves 126 students. The school made strides in enhancing educational quality, student well-being, and community engagement. Key improvements included infrastructure upgrades, expanded curriculum with life skills and cultural studies, and ongoing teacher training to support diverse learning needs. The school also launched a daily meal program and health initiatives, reducing absenteeism and boosting student focus. Increased community involvement through workshops and financial aid programs allowed more underserved students to attend, while digital literacy efforts equipped students for the digital age. These efforts reflect a commitment to holistic, empowering education.
$296,211 spentof which $208,528 as grants36% of program spendingChildren of Grace (u.s.) supported the Children of Grace uganda farm project through its related organization with the following results: maize, corn, and beans, primary foods in the uganda diet were planted which provided food for the Children of Grace primary school students and staff meals. Farm fresh vegetables added to their diet including cabbage, peppers, onions and bananas. In addition, with the assistance of government and world bank grants the entire farm now has an irrigation system ensuring consistent production in the future.
$52,232 spentof which $41,495 as grants6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $828,841.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.1M to $725k (−33%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
98% of CHILDREN OF GRACE’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Zahara Seruyombya
CEO/executive director
Board chair
Paul Gibson
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 8 funders, grant income rose $46k → $49k.
9 of 20 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 89% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CHILDREN OF GRACE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CHILDREN OF GRACE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 28% of grant income and the top three 74%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
90% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CHILDREN OF GRACE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 48% · 2018 76% · 2019 43% · 2020 27% · 2021 40% · 2022 39% · 2023 43% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
47% of CHILDREN OF GRACE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 65% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
89% of CHILDREN OF GRACE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $44k that is directly attributable, 58% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $363k arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CHILDREN OF GRACE's revenue grew 33% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,527 international nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like CHILDREN OF GRACE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Children of Grace Uganda · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CHILDREN OF GRACE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CHILDREN OF GRACE?
- CHILDREN OF GRACE (California) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $406,980 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($113,012). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 89% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CHILDREN OF GRACE have?
- IRS filings report 20 organizations giving $406,980 in grants to CHILDREN OF GRACE, 13 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CHILDREN OF GRACE?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $113,012 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CHILDREN OF GRACE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 20 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing