Children of Shelters

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1993

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Clara Ditter

Phone

4158058579

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Children of Shelters, founded in 1993, is a small nonprofit that reported $507K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 43% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $138K, a strong 27% operating margin.

Mission

Children of Shelters' mission is to connect some of the 4,000 children living in or being supported by family transitional shelters to the enrichment and educational opportunities they need to better their chances at ending a life (cont on Sch O)

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $312,642

Education & Tutoring - provide education resources, pre-k and elementary scholarships and tutoring for homeless children in San Francisco.

Program 2

Provide summer camp, music lessons, sports classes and a variety of other enrichment opportunities for homeless children in San Francisco.

Program 3

College scholarships - provide college scholarships for students who have grown up in the homeless shelter system and show exceptional skills, motivation and potential.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $323,098

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $20

Other Revenue $183,684

TOTAL REVENUE $506,802

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $250,905

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $17,675

Program Expenses $312,642

Other Expenses $117,882

TOTAL EXPENSES $368,787

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$506,802	$354,873	+0.4%
Expenses	$368,787	$317,807	+0.2%
Net Income	$138,015	$37,066	+2.7%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

200

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Clara Ditter	Co-President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Catherine Drybrough	Co-President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Alicia Rockefeller	Exec Vice Pres	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Priya Pai	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Adelina Grozdanova	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Abbi Adams	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kristina Bickford	Board Member	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Stacey Bledsoe	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nikki Chang	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carolyn Press Chatham	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ann Chung	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marea Clark	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Linday Sutton Cohen	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Martine Darwish	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Yana Dostinova	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Dunleavy	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Meredith Essalat	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Gallo	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Claudia Gladish	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michelle Hanna	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Catherine Neils Harper	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nicole Holden	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lauren Johnston	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lauren Kahn	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chelsea Maughan Kohler	Director	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Nicole Krouse	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jocelyn Mather	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Whit Milburn	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Veronika Mitchell	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lucila Nolan	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Amy Savalia Patel	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Erin Press	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mahkameh Rahimi	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jenny Skinner Robinson	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Stefanie Roumeliotes	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Phoebe Schreiber	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Erica Sinclair	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alexandra Slusser	Director	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Katie Spalding	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Stroud	Director	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Rachel Topham	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ashi Waliany	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Courtney Welch	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brigitta Whiting	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kayy Congdon Williams	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Justine Williams	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sayre Ziskin	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$506,802	$368,787	$529,921	$138,015
2022	$354,873	$317,807	$391,931	$37,066
2021	$267,100	$287,570	$354,865	$-20,470
2020	$384,040	$338,010	$374,775	$46,030
2019	$309,469	$298,817	$328,745	$10,652
2018	$328,551	$238,323	$318,093	$90,228