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CHRIST CHILD SOCIETY OF PHOENIX

PHOENIX, AZ · EIN 860725374 · Form 990EZ · FY2022 · Micro (<$100K) · www.christchildphx.org
revenue
$81K
expenses
$86K
net assets
$320K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

SERVE UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN

profile · synthesized from sources

The Christ Child Society of Phoenix is a volunteer-driven nonprofit dedicated to serving underprivileged children in the Phoenix metropolitan area. They provide essential items like layettes, hygiene kits, and comfort quilts, and promote literacy through reading programs. The organization operates by "seeing a need and filling it" for children in crisis.

named programs · 9 · from sources

what they call their work

Bedtime Bags
Assembles bags containing a t-shirt, washcloth, personal hygiene items, and a handmade Teddy Bear for children in crisis.
Christmas Stockings and Annual Christmas Tree Giving
An annual event where members fill Christmas stockings and collect gifts for children.
Comfort Quilts
Members sew and distribute quilts to children in area hospitals and agencies to provide comfort.
Hygiene Kits
Distributes hygiene kits to Title I schools.
Layette
Provides handmade items for newborns, including hooded towels, onesies, receiving blankets, burp cloths, afghans, and newborn hand mitts, packed in diaper bags.
Literacy Enrichment - Book Club Buddies
Members meet monthly with 4th and 5th grade students at St. Matthew Catholic School to discuss books and create associated crafts.
Literacy Enrichment - Story Book Friends at St. Agnes
Members read to 1st graders at St. Agnes Catholic School monthly to instill a love of reading, word recognition, and basic reading skills.
Pen Pals
Members exchange letters with students at St. Agnes Catholic School once a year as they prepare for their First Holy Communion.
Shower of Love Tea
An event that collects donations, including books for organizations like Welcome to America and the Dream Center.
activities · 6 clusters

what they do

  • Comfort and Care Kits for Hospitalized Youth 12 activities
    • Bedtime Bag and Teddy Bear Distribution
      Distributes over 830 Bedtime Bags annually to children experiencing crisis through six Phoenix metropolitan agencies. Each bag contains a t-shirt, washcloth, personal hygiene items, and a handmade Teddy Bear.
    • Comfort Quilt Distribution
      Sews and distributes over 900 Comfort Quilts each year to children in pregnancy centers, hospitals, and shelters through six area hospitals and agencies.
    • Distribute Bedtime Bags and Teddy Bears
      Provides over 830 bedtime bags annually to children experiencing crisis through six Phoenix metropolitan agencies, with each bag containing a t-shirt, washcloth, personal hygiene items, and a handmade Teddy Bear.
    • Distribute Comfort Quilts
      Sews and distributes over 900 comfort quilts each year to children in pregnancy centers, hospitals, and shelters through six area hospitals and agencies.
    • Distribute layettes to mothers of newborns
      Provides over 950 layettes annually, each containing ten handmade items, to mothers of newborns in need through six Phoenix metropolitan agencies and hospitals.
    • Distributes Bedtime Bags and Teddy Bears
      Provides over 830 bedtime bags annually to six Phoenix metropolitan agencies for children in crisis, containing a t-shirt, wash cloth, personal hygiene items, and a handmade Teddy Bear.
    • Distributes Bedtime Bags and Teddy Bears
      Provides over 830 bedtime bags annually to six Phoenix metropolitan agencies for children in crisis, containing a t-shirt, wash cloth, personal hygiene items, and a handmade Teddy Bear.
    • Distributes Comfort Quilts
      Sews and distributes over 900 comfort quilts each year to children at six area hospitals and agencies.
    • Distributes Comfort Quilts
      Sews and distributes over 900 comfort quilts each year to children at six area hospitals and agencies.
    • Distributes layettes to mothers of newborns
      Provides over 950 layettes annually to six Phoenix metropolitan agencies and hospitals, with each layette containing ten handmade items for newborns.
    • Distributes layettes to mothers of newborns
      Provides over 950 layettes annually to six Phoenix metropolitan agencies and hospitals, with each layette containing ten handmade items for newborns.
    • Layette Distribution
      Provides over 950 layettes annually, each containing ten handmade items, to mothers of newborns in need through six Phoenix metropolitan agencies and hospitals.
  • Basic Needs Provision for Youth and Families 4 activities
    • Children's Christmas Gift Program
      Provides clothing and Christmas gifts, including filled Christmas stockings and toys, for foster and adopted children and other children in need.
    • Provide clothing and Christmas gifts
      Provides clothing and Christmas gifts, including filled Christmas stockings and toys, for foster and adopted children and other children in need.
    • Provides clothing and Christmas gifts
      Provides clothing and Christmas gifts for foster and adopted children, including filling Christmas stockings as part of a Mini Charitable event and Annual Christmas Tree Giving.
    • Provides clothing and Christmas gifts
      Provides clothing and Christmas gifts for foster and adopted children, including filling Christmas stockings as part of annual giving events.
  • Children's Book Distribution & Reading Spaces 4 activities
    • Children's Literacy Programs
      Operates multiple literacy programs including "Book Club Buddies" for 4th and 5th graders at St. Matthew Catholic School, "Story Book Friends" which reads to 1st graders monthly at St. Agnes, and the "RAZ Reading Program" to promote reading and basic reading skills.
    • Literacy Programs
      Operates several literacy programs including "Book Club Buddies," "Story Book Friends," and "RAZ Reading Program." This includes promoting reading in schools, operating a book club for 4th and 5th graders, and reading to 1st graders monthly.
    • Promote reading and literacy
      Promotes reading to children in economically challenged grade schools through programs like "Book Club Buddies," "Story Book Friends," and "RAZ Reading Program," including monthly book club meetings, reading to 1st graders, and delivering books to community centers.
    • Promotes reading and literacy
      Promotes reading to children in economically challenged grade schools through programs like "Book Club Buddies," "Story Book Friends," and "RAZ Reading Program." This includes operating a book club for 4th and 5th graders and reading to 1st graders monthly.
  • Hygiene and Diaper Distribution 4 activities
    • Distribute hygiene kits
      Distributes over 300 hygiene kits to Title I Schools and other organizations caring for children in need.
    • Distributes hygiene kits
      Distributes over 300 hygiene kits to Title I Schools and other organizations that care for children in need.
    • Distributes hygiene kits
      Distributes over 300 hygiene kits to Title I Schools and other organizations that care for children in need.
    • Hygiene Kit Distribution
      Distributes over 300 hygiene kits annually to Title I Schools and other organizations caring for children in need.
  • College Student Christian Fellowship & Discipleship 3 activities
    • Support First Holy Communion preparation
      Exchanges letters with students at St. Agnes Catholic School once a year to support them as they prepare for their First Holy Communion.
    • Support for First Holy Communion
      Exchanges letters with students at St. Agnes Catholic School once a year to support them as they prepare for their First Holy Communion.
    • Supports students preparing for First Holy Communion
      Exchanges letters with students at St. Agnes Catholic School once a year to support them as they prepare for their First Holy Communion.
  • Uncategorized 4 activities
    • Host religious gatherings
      Hosts regular religious gatherings including mass at membership meetings, an annual Day of Prayer, and a May Crowning ceremony.
    • Hosts religious gatherings
      Hosts regular religious gatherings including mass at membership meetings, an annual Day of Prayer, and a May Crowning ceremony.
    • Religious Gatherings
      Hosts regular religious gatherings including mass at membership meetings, an annual Day of Prayer, and a May Crowning ceremony.
    • Religious Gatherings and Support
      Hosts regular religious gatherings such as mass at membership meetings, an annual Day of Prayer, and a May Crowning ceremony. Also exchanges letters with students at St. Agnes Catholic School to support them in preparing for their First Holy Communion.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$81K
Contributions & grants$49K61%
Program service revenue——
Investment income$8K10%
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$86K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out—
balance sheet
Total assets$323K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$320K
2 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue -7.1%
relationships · 58

who they work with

  • Aid to Women Partner — Provides layettes and comfort quilts to Aid to Women.
  • Amazon Smile Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Archdiocese of Washington Government — Granted ecclesiastical approval for the Canonization Prayer for Mary Virginia Merrick.
  • Archdiocese of Washington Government — Partner in the canonization process, leading the diocesan phase of the cause for Mary Virginia Merrick.
  • Arizona Association for Foster & Adoptive Parents Partner — Provides Christmas gifts to the Arizona Association for Foster & Adoptive Parents.
  • Arizona Department of Child Safety Partner — Provides bedtime bags to the Arizona Department of Child Safety.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Basha's Gift Card Program Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Biltmore Preparatory School Partner — Provides hygiene kits to Biltmore Preparatory School.
  • Cecil Shamley School Partner — Provides hygiene kits to Cecil Shamley School.
  • Chandler Regional Hospital Partner — Provides layettes and comfort quilts to Chandler Regional Hospital.
  • City of Phoenix Family Advocacy Center Partner — Provides bedtime bags to the City of Phoenix Family Advocacy Center.
  • Congregation of the Causes of Saints Government — Responsible for the Roman phase of the canonization investigation upon completion of the diocesan phase.
  • Dream Center Partner — Received book deliveries from Christ Child Society of Phoenix in partnership with SVDP.
  • Executive Council Charities Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Fees Middle School Partner — Provides hygiene kits to Fees Middle School.
  • First Way Pregnancy Center Partner — Provides comfort quilts to First Way Pregnancy Center.
  • Fry's Food Stores Community Rewards Program Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • General Southwest Insurance Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Knights of Columbus Councils Partner — Provides donations of diaper bags for the layette program.
  • Knights of Columbus, Assembly 14, 4th Degree Knights, Corpus Christi Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Knights of Columbus, Corpus Christi Council #10062 Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Knights of Columbus, St. Benedict Council #12246 Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Knights of Columbus, St. Thomas Aquinas Council #11675 Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
  • Life Choices Women’s Clinic Partner — Provides comfort quilts to Life Choices Women’s Clinic.
  • Longview Elementary School Partner — Provides hygiene kits to Longview Elementary School.
  • Maricopa Dept. of Health, Nurse Family Partnership Partner — Provides comfort quilts to Maricopa Dept. of Health, Nurse Family Partnership.
  • Monte Vista School Partner — Provides hygiene kits to Monte Vista School.
  • Mt. Claret Retreat Center Funder — Acknowledged as a generous community supporter and donor.
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