Childrens Hope International
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$766k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$6m
$40k liabilities
Net assets
$6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
6.7 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Childrens Hope International's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyatt Gantt | Executive Di | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Fred Christen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kevin Gerschefske | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melody WEN Zhang | Associate Di | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michael Wild | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Timothy Bailey | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Winter | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Dwyatt Gantt | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Melody WEN Zhang | Associate Di | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melody Wen Zhang | Associate Di | 40 | $121k | ||
| Dwyatt Gantt | Executive Di | 30 | $106k | ||
| Timothy Bailey | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Fred Christen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Gerschefske | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Wild | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Winter | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20233026794). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Fred Christen | Director |
| Dwyatt Gantt | |
| Michael Wild | President |
| Matthew McIntee | Director |
| William Winter | Treasurer |
| Kevin Gerschefske | Director |
| Melody Zhang | Associate Director |
| Timothy Bailey | Secretary |
| Dwyatt Gantt | Executive Director/CEO |
| Linda Vastola | Finance Director |
About
- Legal name
- Childrens Hope International
- EIN
- 431672909
- Address
- 11780 Borman Dr, Saint Louis, MO, 63146-4135
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- Children's hope international was established to support humanitarian aid for at-risk children; to provide homes, health and hope to orphans and children/families in need. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P20 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1992
- Principal officer
- Dwyatt Gantt (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1995
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsFred Christen
≥8years on the filingsKevin Gerschefske
≥8years on the filingsMichael Wild
≥8years on the filingsTimothy Bailey
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6m
- Total liabilities
- $40k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $263k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 3
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $611k | $689k | Deficit $78k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.