Houston, TX

CHILD BUILDERS

EIN 23-7442963

Health & Wellness Mental Health & Counseling Children & youth

Mission

To promote mental health and prevent abuse by empowering children, parents, and teachers with assertiveness skills, emotional control, empathy, resilience, and the ability to resolve conflict non-violently.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About CHILD BUILDERS

Child Builders (EIN 23-7442963) is a Houston-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1974 that delivers prevention and early-intervention programming to support children's mental health and reduce abuse. Its core work trains adults and youth in assertiveness, emotional control, empathy, resilience, and non-violent conflict resolution.

ChildBuilders operates evidence-informed programs for early childhood, elementary-age students, parents/caregivers, and educators (examples include 4S Early Childhood, 4S Elementary, Parents Under Construction, and Build to Nurture). Recent annual reporting and the organization’s public filings confirm active operations, measurable program reach, and a consistently maintained web presence and transparency.

Notable achievements

Program reach (2024–25)

During the 2024–2025 school year ChildBuilders reported reaching 47,497 children and teens, training approximately 1,300 parents and educators, and working with about 210 schools/centers across 16 districts and organizations.

Sustained financial performance (FY 2025)

For fiscal year ending June 2025 the organization reported revenue of approximately $363,584 and net assets in the high hundreds of thousands (reflecting positive net income and year-over-year stability).

Established track record

Operating since the mid-1970s (founded 1974; tax-exempt ruling 1975), ChildBuilders has more than four decades of continuous service delivering prevention and mental health education in Greater Houston.

At a glance

Total assets: $695K
Annual revenue: $364K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 23-7442963
Location: Houston, TX
Website: childbuilders.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Charity Navigator: listed and rated with a high (Four-Star / 100%) rating for accountability and finance.

Public transparency: maintains and publishes up-to-date annual reports and Form 990 filings (available via public nonprofit data services and the organization’s website).

Profiled on major nonprofit information platforms (GuideStar/Candid and ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer) and engages local partners and funders as documented in recent annual reporting.

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