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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2026 Expires: July 2028

Christian Childrens Home of Ohio, Inc.

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

2685 Armstrong Rd.
Wooster, OH, 44691

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Christian Childrens Home of Ohio, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Christian Children’s Home of Ohio provides a safe and stable environment where abused, neglected and abandoned children find healing, discover hope and unconditional love.

Year, State Incorporated:
1969, OH

Also Known As:
Encompass Counseling Ctr., Encourage Foster Care

Residential care is designed to meet the mental, emotional, physical, recreational and spiritual needs of each child in care. Children in residential care are provided a variety of therapeutic approaches, such as equine-assisted therapy, art, group, partial hospitalization, individual, play and certified trauma therapy.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Christian Childrens Home of Ohio, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Program Services $12,754,986
Total Program Expenses $12,754,986

Chair of the Board
Pam Lung

Board Size
9

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Radio, Grant proposals

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Christian Childrens Home of Ohio, Inc.'s IRS Form 990 for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Program Services $12,244,530
Contributions, gifts, grants and other similar amounts $3,392,181
Miscellaneous $55,997
Investment Income $52,642
Rental Income $37,410
Royalties $13,576
Unrealized Gains/Loss Investment $8,807
Net loss from fund raining events $-14,262
Net gain from the sale of assets $-18,576
Total Income $15,772,305

Programs: 84% Fundraising: 3% Administrative: 12%

Total Income $15,772,305
Total expenses: $15,100,769
  Program expenses $12,754,986
  Fundraising expenses $524,129
  Administrative expenses $1,821,654
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $671,536
Beginning Net Assets $8,250,563
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $8,922,099
Total Liabilities $1,035,497
Total Assets $8,922,099

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