California · Nonprofit
HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION
HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION (California) receives grants from 31 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,321,766 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($988,960). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 69% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $38M
- Funders on record
- 31
- Grants received
- $2.3M
- Net assets
- $33M
What Home of Guiding Hands Corporation does
Mission
To improve the lives of those we serve by providing the highest quality person centered services.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Residential: home of guiding hands offers more than just a place to live for 140 individuals in a comfortable, friendly living environment with varying levels of individual support & training through 24-hour care and supervision. Residents live, work, attend school, and enjoy their community in one of 30 homes accommodating 4-6 people ranging in ages from 8 to 80. Homes are operated under the regulations of the state of california department of public health or the department of social services.
$17,483,535 spentof which $92,000 as grants$19,390,593 earned by the program60% of program spendingRespite: families caring for their family member with a developmental disability or other challenge in their own home often have a need for a few hours away to revitalize themselves in order to meet the ongoing needs of their family. Home of guiding hands "in home respite program" provides over 1000 individuals time to enjoy outside activities with the knowledge that their family member is safe and well cared for by trained staff who are familiar with their loved one's particular needs. (san diego and imperial valley).
$6,128,697 spent$7,576,739 earned by the program21% of program spendingTransportation: home of guiding hands provides specialized transportation services for individuals with developmental disabilities who also experience significant physical and/or medical challenges & other from the senior community. The fleet of 19 adapted buses and vans, primarily made available through dept. Of transportation 5310 grant program, transports approximately 261 adults to various work and "day programs" in san diego county daily, depending on covid restrictions. Certified drivers and trained aides enable adults with profound medical and other needs to connect with others in their community in a safe and effective manner. During the pandemic, alternative trasnportation services were also provided.
$2,081,360 spent$2,371,160 earned by the program7% of program spendingEarly childhood development: provides supportive therapeutic and early intervention for approximately 400 children ages 0 to 3 and their families. The children are at risk for developmental delays or who may be diagnosed with a developmental disability. Credentialed teachers provide 1:1 services in a child's home or other natural environment benefiting cognitive and physical development; speech and language development; social and emotional development; adaptive development and behavior management. The early childhood development services (ecds) program includes an infant development assessment (ida) program, which assess potential participants of the ecds program. The ida program provided services to over 1,000 children ages 0-3 during the fiscal year. There are also "parent play" groups benefiting parents and children in a nurturing setting. (san diego and imperial valley).
$3,404,507 spent$5,538,962 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $29,098,099.
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 2024 to 2025, from $39M to $45M (+14%).
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: 2017 0% · 2018 5% · 2019 2% · 2021 0% · 2022 0% · 2025 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
6% of HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (21% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 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
Edward Hershey
President & CEO
Board chair
Cindi Harris
Board president
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 7 funders to 16 funders, grant income rose $181k → $346k.
8 of 31 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 69% 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 HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 31 funders by total. 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
HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 43% of grant income and the top three 66%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
72% 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 HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 55% · 2018 52% · 2019 58% · 2020 37% · 2021 22% · 2022 48% · 2023 35% — 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
75% of HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 61% 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
69% of HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION'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 $715k that is directly attributable, 74% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.6M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 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
HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,396 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,396 human services nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION
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
84% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
71%
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 2 related entities
- Anja House · exempt
- Aquilla House · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION?
- HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION (California) receives grants from 31 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,321,766 to it, the largest being DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC ($988,960). 19 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 69% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION have?
- IRS filings report 31 organizations giving $2,321,766 in grants to HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION, 19 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION?
- DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC is the largest funder on record, with $988,960 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HOME OF GUIDING HANDS CORPORATION 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 31 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