Childrens Charity
Donations deductibleChildrens Charity's network
27 people11 organisationsi27 people and 11 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (27). Violet dotted lines (12) 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
27 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tilman J Fertitta Chair | Chairman | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Anna Reger | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brandon Dewan | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Deedee H Marsh | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Lois J Moore | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Susan B Blaney | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Edna Meyer-Nelson | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ernest R Hunter II (also filed as Ernest Hunter II) | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Frances Moody Buzbee | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gary D Becker (also filed as Gary Becker) | Vice-Chairman | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Grant W Guthrie (also filed as Grant Guthrie) | Vice-President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| J Downey Bridgwater | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jana Fant | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John B Johnson | Vice-President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| KK West | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kristina H Somerville | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Laura S Ward (also filed as Laura Ward) | President & CEO | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Leann Kaczynski | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lee Zieben | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Maria Moncada Alaoui | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Melissa H Juneau | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Morris Smith | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Penny Loyd | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert E Ogle | Senior Advisor | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert R Pierce | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robin L Young-Ellis (also filed as Robin Young-Ellis) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Russell Ybarra | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura S Ward | President & CEO | 40 | $465k | ||
| Tilman J Fertitta | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Gary D Becker | Vice-Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Robert E Ogle | Assistant Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Grant W Guthrie | Vice-President | 5 | $0 | ||
| John B Johnson | Vice-President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Edna Meyer-Nelson | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Penny Loyd | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| J Downey Bridgwater | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jana Fant | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Morris Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa H Juneau | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anna Reger | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deedee H Marsh | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Moncada Alaoui | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Lois J Moore | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kk West | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert R Pierce | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Russell Ybarra | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristina H Somerville | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robin Young-Ellis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frances Moody Buzbee | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brandon Dewan | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ernest Hunter II | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Leann Kaczynski | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lee Zieben | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Childrens Charity
- EIN
- 760135741
- Address
- 1600 West Loop S Ste 610, Houston, TX, 77027-3050
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- The mission of the charity is to support causes related to children. This includes providing vehicles and other types of support to other organizations which provide direct support to children. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S80Z Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1982
- Principal officer
- Laura S Ward (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsDeedee H Marsh
≥6years on the filingsDr Lois J Moore
≥6years on the filingsEdna Meyer-Nelson
≥6years on the filingsGary D Becker
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.1m
- Total liabilities
- $177k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $9.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $4.5m
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 1,500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $5.5m | $5.6m | Deficit $111k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Childrens Charity likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Not stated
- Formed
- Not stated
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.