Child Welfare Ombudsman
Donations deductibleRevenue
$389k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$402k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$136k
$3k liabilities
Net assets
$133k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.4 years on average
Staff
4
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Child Welfare Ombudsman's network
6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne E Sedlack | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Courtney Beer ESQ | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Donna Pelletier | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Katherine Knox ESQ (also filed as Katherine Knox MSW, Katherine Knox) | Board Presid | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Pamela Morin LSW | Secretary/ T | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| SEN Craig Hickman | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christine E Alberi | Executive Director | since 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine E Alberi | Executive Di | 40 | $98k | $7k | |
| Courtney Beer Esq | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sen Craig Hickman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pamela Morin LSW | Secretary/ T | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Knox MSW | Board Presid | 1 | $0 | ||
| Donna Pelletier | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anne E Sedlack | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Child Welfare Ombudsman
- EIN
- 460866065
- Address
- Po Box 92, Augusta, ME, 04332-0092
- State
- Maine
- Mission
- The child welfare ombudsman is a state-wide organization established to provide ombudsman services to children and families regarding child welfare services provided by the maine department of health and human services. The program shall consider and promote the best interests of the child involved, answer inquiries and investigate, advise and work toward resolution of complaints of... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- O19 Youth development
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Youth Development
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Christine E Alberi (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2014
- 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 filingsKatherine Knox ESQ
≥5years on the filingsDonna Pelletier
≥5years on the filingsPamela Morin LSW
≥5years on the filingsSEN Craig Hickman
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
- $136k
- Total liabilities
- $3k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $133k
- Contributions and grants received
- $389k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 4
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 | $393k | $404k | Deficit $11k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.