Childrens Health Ministries
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of CHM is to strengthen families by serving the health and nutritional needs of children while reaching families with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Income
- $136,878
- Spending
- $601,561
- Reserves
- 0.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Highest pay
- $72,000, executive dir.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 339% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $601,561 spent. Out Patient Program : Malnutrition Treatment, Well baby & Infant Formula programs, pediatric outpatient clinic, family nutritional assistance, family planning
- In patient programs : NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) & PICU ( Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) at Children's Health Ministries, they care for premature, low birth weight and critically ill newborns in its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Located in a remodeled shipping container in its clinic yard, the NICU is sealed off from dust and germs to provide the most hygienic environment possible for the most fragile babies. Our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit treats critically ill children aged 1 month to 5 years old for the most common causes of preventable child death: pneumonia, diarrhea, infections and sever acute malnutrition.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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