Organizations Filed Purposes:
CHILDHELP EXISTS TO MEET THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND AT-RISK CHILDREN. WE FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON ADVOCACY, PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
RESIDENTIAL - THE CHILDHELP MERV GRIFFIN VILLAGE IN BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA, AND THE CHILDHELP ALICE C.TYLER VILLAGE IN LIGNUM, VIRGINIA ARE CHILDHELP'S LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES. THESE FACILITIES HOUSE CHILD VICTIMS OF SEVERE NEGLECT AND ABUSE WHO REQUIRE SPECIAL ATTENTION WITH REGARD TO BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. COMBINED, THE TWO VILLAGES HOUSED AN ESTIMATED 294 CHILDREN AND PROVIDED OVER 9,000 SERVICES LAST YEAR. THESE VILLAGES ARE LOCATED IN RURAL SETTINGS ALLOWING THE PROGRAM TO UTILIZE TREATMENT SUCH AS ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY, ART THERAPY AND ORGANIZED WILDERNESS ACTIVITIES (OVER 300 RECREATIONAL THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES). OTHER CHILDHELP RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES INCLUDE GROUP HOMES IN CALIFORNIA.
PUBLIC AWARENESS/EDUCATIONAL - THE CHILDHELP NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS (NPS) OF MERV GRIFFIN VILLAGE IN BEAUMONT, CALIFORNIA AND THE ALICE C. TYLER VILLAGE IN LIGNUM, VIRGINIA CATER TO CHILDREN WHO REQUIRE A THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT AS A COMPONENT OF THEIR ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY EDUCATION. THE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVE STUDENTS WITH EXTREME EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES THAT CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL. THE NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SUPERVISION, STRUCTURE AND INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO TRANSITION THE CHILD TO A FUNCTIONAL LEVEL IN SOCIETY. THE TWO SCHOOLS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 250 STUDENTS.
FOSTER CARE - CHILDHELP HAS FOSTER FAMILY AND ADOPTION AGENCIES IN CALIFORNIA AND TENNESSEE AND GROUP HOMES IN CALIFORNIA. THESE AGENCIES PROVIDE FOSTER FAMILY AND ADOPTION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE WITHIN THEIR STATE'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. CHILDHELP OPERATES FOSTER FAMILY AND ADOPTION AGENCIES AND GROUP HOMES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STABILIZATION, TO PROMOTE EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND TO EQUIP FOR SUCCESSFUL EDUCATION AND LIFE SKILLS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED IN 2020, CHILDHELP'S THREE FOSTER FAMILY AND ADOPTION AGENCIES PROVIDED SERVICES TO MORE THAN 250 CHILDREN AND MADE APPROXIMATELY 120 PLACEMENTS. THEY ALSO CERTIFIED OVER 30 NEW HOMES FOR FOSTER CARE LAST YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Yvonne Fedderson | PRESIDENT | 40 | $498,608 |
| Sara O'Meara | CHAIRMAN/CEO | 40 | $498,222 |
| Michael Medoro | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 40 | $255,756 |
| Denise Biben | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER | 40 | $209,502 |
| Peter Gentala | GENERAL COUNSEL & VP GOV'T | 40 | $209,040 |
| Diana Correa | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-CA | 40 | $207,824 |
| John Hopkins | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | 40 | $205,311 |
| Christopher Ruble | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-VA | 40 | $197,492 |
| Rebecca Cooper | VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS | 40 | $184,940 |
| Peter Finley | CFO/TREASURER | 40 | $172,128 |
| Deborah Mack | PSYCHIATRIST | 40 | $164,532 |
| Jill Brown | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | 40 | $158,853 |
| Daphne Young | VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS | 40 | $157,837 |
| James Jarrell | MEDICAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $155,297 |
| Sharon Fixman Bricker | CONTROLLER | 40 | $141,327 |
| Kristen Douglas | VP, GOVT AFFAIRS & STRATEGIES | 40 | $126,109 |
| Beth Coty | SR. DIRECTOR PROGRAM OPERATIONS | 40 | $123,131 |
| Judy Jensen | PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CHAPTER RELATIONS | 40 | $108,296 |
| Gregory Mckay | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER (LEFT 3/20) | 40 | $93,270 |
| Scott Schirmer | DIRECTOR (LEFT 06/20) | 4 | $0 |
| Paul Harraka | DIRECTOR (LEFT 6/20) | 4 | $0 |
| David Purvis | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Connie Olsen | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Sharon Lechter | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Dru Hammer | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Patricia Edwards | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Bill Eckholm | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Sandy Crippen | DIRECTOR (LEFT 10/19) | 4 | $0 |
| Joseph Ciolli | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Jimmy Buckner | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Jill Babb | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| George Argyros | DIRECTOR (LEFT 7/19) | 4 | $0 |
| Carol Hebets | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Steven Twist | SECRETARY/TREASURER (LEFT 3/20) | 4 | $0 |
| Jim Hebets | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
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