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THE CHILDREN'S HOME PROJECT
CHANDLER, AZ · EIN 461065421 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE Q20 · International Affairs · Small ($100K-$1M) · tchproject.org
revenue
$653K
expenses
$641K
net assets
$458K
employees
4
volunteers
25
program ratio
87%
mission · from form 990

TO INCREASE THE LOVE, SAFETY, NOURISHMENT AND HOPE IN THE LIVES OF HONDURAN CHILDREN THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND HEALING FROM PAST TRAUMA IN A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE.

profile · synthesized from sources

The Children's Home Project is a nonprofit organization based in Arizona that operates children's homes and educational programs for street-connected youth in Honduras. Founded in 2012, it focuses on providing safe living environments, education, and emotional support to children who have experienced trauma.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2022

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $118K
    CRECER IS A DAY CENTER IN SAN PEDRO SULA RUN AND OPERATED BY THE CHILDREN'S HOME PROJECT.WE OPENED CRECER IN 2015 AFTER YEARS OF STREET OUTREACH VISITS AND RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR A DAY CENTER TO REACH A POPULATION OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO LOVE AND FIGHT FOR THEM, BUT LIVE IN EXTREME POVERTY.WE CURRENTLY WORK WITH 15 KIDS, AGES 11 TO 20, WHO LIVE AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN THE CITY. CRECER STRIVES TO PROVIDE A STABLE, ENCOURAGING, FAMILIAL ATMOSPHERE FOR OUR KIDS BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW CRIPPLING POVERTY MAKES MUCH OF LIFE FEEL UP IN THE AIR. BEFORE CRECER, MANY OF OUR KIDS HAD DROPPED OUT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM BECAUSE ECONOMICAL STRAINS MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PURCHASE UNIFORMS, BOOKS, AND BUS FARE. WHEN WE MET THEM, THEY WERE TOO OLD TO ENROLL IN FIRST GRADE AS 13 AND 14 YEAR OLDS, AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM SPENT THEIR DAYS WASHING WINDOWS AND JUGGLING AT STOPLIGHTS FOR TIPS.THROUGH CRECER, ALL OF OUR KIDS ARE ABLE TO STUDY ON A PATH THAT FITS THEIR UNIQUE ABILITIES. SOME STUDY AT OUR ON-SITE SCHOOL, SOME AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL OFF-SITE AND THE REST AT A NEARBY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL. IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE HOW A QUALITY EDUCATION IS SHAPING THEIR FUTURE; 14 AND 15 YEAR OLDS ARE LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND AS A RESULT, LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND DREAMING ABOUT THEIR FUTURE. OUR GOAL THROUGH CRECER IS TO COME ALONGSIDE KIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, COUNSELING, AND MENTORSHIP IN HOPES OF ONE DAY BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN WHICH THEY'VE GROWN UP.
named programs · 2 · from sources

what they call their work

Crecer
A day center that offers educational support, meals, and job training for street-connected youth.
TCHP Children's Home
Provides a safe living environment for children referred by SENAF, offering full-time care and support.
activities · 10 groups

what they do

  • Child Sponsorship for Educational Support 7 activities
    • Child Sponsorship Program
      Operates a child sponsorship program, launched in 2014, to connect supporters with youth in the program and provide ongoing support through donor contributions.
    • Child Sponsorship Program
      Operates a child sponsorship program, launched in 2014, connecting supporters with youth in the program.
    • Manages a child sponsorship program
      Connects donors and supporters with individual children and youth in the program, enabling financial and relational support; launched in 2014 and continues as a core funding and engagement mechanism.
    • Provides educational support and vocational training
      Offers tailored education including on-site schooling, private school placement, literacy programs for older youth, vocational training, and university support for graduates, including housing and financial assistance for 9 university students.
    • Providing Educational Support
      Provides comprehensive educational opportunities tailored to individual abilities, including on-site schooling, private school placement, vocational training, and literacy education for 14 and 15-year-olds. The organization also supports children's education by sending them to private schools and facilitating participation in enrichment activities.
    • Providing Educational Support
      Provides educational opportunities tailored to individual abilities, including on-site schooling, private school placement, vocational training, and literacy education for 14 and 15-year-olds. The organization also supports children's education by sending them to private schools and facilitating participation in enrichment activities.
    • Providing Educational and Vocational Support
      Provides educational opportunities tailored to individual abilities, including on-site schooling, private school placement, vocational training, and literacy education for 14 and 15-year-olds. The organization also supports children's education by sending them to private schools and facilitating participation in enrichment activities.
  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 7 activities
    • Community Outreach and Emergency Relief
      Provides food baskets regularly to a nearby community and food to hundreds of people in neighboring communities during the COVID-19 lockdown. The organization also repaired roofs in the community where Crecer program participants live after Hurricanes Eta and Iota and employs a Street Outreach Coordinator to build relationships with children on the street and facilitate their entry into children's homes.
    • Community Support and Outreach
      Provides food baskets regularly to a nearby community and food to hundreds of people in neighboring communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization also repaired roofs in the community where Crecer program participants live after hurricanes and employs a Street Outreach Coordinator to build relationships with children on the street.
    • Operating the Crecer Day Center
      Operates the Crecer day center, opened in 2015, to serve approximately 10 children and young adults living in extreme poverty. The program provides educational tracks, two meals daily, and job training, evolving from an after-school program to a full-day program.
    • Operating the Crecer Day Center
      Operates the Crecer day center, opened in August 2015, to serve approximately 10 children living in extreme poverty. The center provides educational tracks, two meals daily, and job training, evolving from an after-school program offering meals and tutoring.
    • Operating the Crecer Day Center
      Operates the Crecer day center, opened in August 2015, to serve approximately 10 children living in extreme poverty. The program evolved from an after-school program to a full-day program offering educational tracks, two meals daily, and job training.
    • Providing Community Disaster Relief and Support
      Provided food baskets regularly to a nearby community and food to hundreds of people during the COVID-19 lockdown and pandemic in Honduras. The organization also repaired roofs in the community where Crecer program participants live after Hurricanes Eta and Iota, and rented homes for children for nearly a year after hurricanes in 2020.
    • Runs the Crecer day center program
      Operates a full-day program in Honduras for approximately 10 children and youth living in extreme poverty, offering educational tracks, two meals daily, job training, and enrichment activities; evolved from an after-school program and opened in August 2015.
  • International Volunteer Construction Trips 4 activities
    • Facilitating Volunteer and Immersion Trips
      Organizes short-term volunteer trips to Honduras that include accommodation, meals, transportation, project supplies, a bilingual team leader, and wifi. The organization also offers immersive trips for supporters to experience the program firsthand, with lodging provided at Hotel Casa Blanca.
    • Facilitating Volunteer and Sponsorship Programs
      Organizes short-term volunteer trips to Honduras, providing accommodation, meals, transportation, project supplies, and a bilingual team leader. The organization also operates a child sponsorship program, launched in 2014, connecting supporters with youth in the program.
    • Organizes short-term volunteer and immersive trips
      Facilitates volunteer trips to Honduras that include accommodation (e.g., at Hotel Casa Blanca), meals, transportation, project supplies, bilingual leadership, and wifi; trips involve hands-on projects like painting and construction, and also offer immersive experiences for sponsors and supporters.
    • Volunteer and Immersion Trips
      Organizes short-term volunteer trips to Honduras, including accommodation, meals, transportation, project supplies, a bilingual team leader, and wifi. The organization also offers immersive trips for supporters to experience the program firsthand and engages volunteers in various projects such as painting, bracelet making, and mixing cement.
  • Youth-Focused Fundraising Support Services 3 activities
    • Facilitates donor-led fundraising initiatives
      Supports donors in organizing fundraising activities such as speaking engagements, supply drives, and events to support the organization’s work in Honduras.
    • Supporting Donor-Led Fundraising
      Supports donor-led fundraising initiatives, including speaking engagements, supply drives, and events, to contribute to ongoing work in Honduras.
    • Supporting Donor-Led Fundraising
      Supports donor-led fundraising initiatives, including speaking engagements, supply drives, and events, to contribute to the organization's work in Honduras.
  • Residential Care for Orphaned and Destitute Children 3 activities
    • Operating a Children's Home
      Operates a children's home in Honduras, providing full-time living, learning, and recreational activities for 27 children, teens, and young adults in a family-style model with 2-3 caretakers per house. The organization took over leadership and financial responsibility for the Proniño children's home in 2019 and built two new homes for boys in 2022.
    • Operating a Children's Home
      Operates a children's home in Honduras, providing full-time living, learning, and recreational activities for 27 children, teens, and young adults in a family-style model with 24/7 care. The organization took over leadership and financial responsibility for the Proniño children's home in 2019, and built two new homes for boys in 2022.
    • Operating a Children's Home
      Operates a children's home in Honduras, providing full-time living, learning, and recreational activities for 27 children, teens, and young adults in a family-style model with 2-3 caretakers per house. The organization took over leadership and financial responsibility for the Proniño children's home in 2019 and built two new homes for boys in 2022.
  • Post-Graduation Transition Support 3 activities
    • Operating a University Program
      Operates a university program for high school graduates, offering independent living in a university house and support for higher education, enabling 9 university students to pursue higher education and transition to independent adult life.
    • Running a University Program
      Operates a university program for high school graduates, offering independent living in a university house and support for higher education, including helping participants transition to independent adult life after college completion. The program currently supports 9 university students.
    • University Program and Alumni Support
      Offers a university program for high school graduates, providing independent living in a university house and support for higher education to approximately 9 students. The program also helps participants transition to independent adult life after college completion and provides medical assistance or scholarships to alumni based on resource availability.
  • Foster Care Group Homes for Youth 1 activity
    • Operates a children's home in Honduras
      Provides full-time residential care for children, teens, and young adults in a family-style model with 2-3 caretakers per house, operating multiple homes including newly built facilities for boys. The home serves approximately 25-27 youth, with major renovations and emergency evacuations (e.g., by boat during hurricanes) documented as part of ongoing operations.
  • Homeless Outreach and Engagement Services 1 activity
    • Street Outreach and Alumni Support
      Employs a Street Outreach Coordinator to build relationships with children on the street, facilitate their entry into children's homes, and provide ongoing support to prevent their return to the street. The organization also provides medical assistance or scholarships to alumni of its programs based on resource availability.
  • Merit-Based Educational Scholarships 1 activity
    • Supports alumni and long-term participant well-being
      Provides medical assistance and scholarships to program alumni based on available resources, supporting sustained well-being and educational continuity after program participation ends.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Alumni Support
      Provides medical assistance or scholarships to alumni of its programs, based on resource availability.
    • Conducts community outreach and emergency response
      Engages in street outreach to connect at-risk youth with services and supports community resilience through emergency aid (e.g., food baskets during COVID-19, roof repairs after hurricanes) and long-term relationship-building.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$653K
Contributions & grants$656K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$-3K
expenses
Total expenses$641K
Program expenses87%
Admin / overhead13%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$270K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$468K
Cash$191K
Investments$0
Liabilities$10K
Net assets$458K
Liquid reserves3.6 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +8.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
JENNIFER KAST PRESIDENT 24 $25K
board members · 3
  • ALLISON KAST EICHENBERG — SECRETARY
  • BRENDA SEMIN — VICE-PRESIDENT
  • MARGARET BARDUSON — TREASURER
relationships · 8

who they work with

  • Child Protective Services of Honduras (SENAF) Government — Children are placed in their care through this agency.
  • GeoBlue Partner — Recommended provider for health insurance for volunteers on short-term trips.
  • Heart to Honduras Partner — Provided administrative stability for The Children's Home Project in its early years (2011-2012).
  • Homeboy Industries Partner — Organization cited as a major influence on the philosophy and approach of The Children's Home Project.
  • Proniño Partner — Became the primary focus and took over leadership and financial responsibility for this children's home in 2019.
  • SENAF Government — Receives referrals for children from SENAF, the Honduran equivalent of Child Protective Services.
  • Simply Beautiful Wedding and Event Planning Partner — Donated a private floral workshop for up to 6 people
  • church Partner — Collaborates with churches by arranging speaking engagements as part of fundraising efforts.