Children At Heart Ministries

What Children At Heart Ministries does

Children At Heart Ministries, Inc. is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1950 and headquartered in Round Rock. It operates a family of three core residential programs under the CAHM umbrella: Gracewood in Houston (serving children and their single mothers), Miracle Farm Boys Ranch in Brenham (serving at-risk young men), and Texas Baptist Children's Home in Round Rock (serving children, young adults, and mothers). The organization also publishes Annual Reports, Turning Points magazine, and produces impact stories and video content to support fundraising and awareness.

The core clinical methodology is Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), a trauma-informed therapeutic approach used across all programs to address complex developmental trauma through highly personalized care. Service delivery includes residential housing, on-site charter school education, equine and vocational therapy (woodworking, welding), counseling, financial coaching, parenting support, and Home Base transitional apartments for youth aging out of foster care. Children At Heart Foundation manages an endowment that provides annual grants back to operating ministries, while Texas Baptist Children's Home and Family Services holds the real estate assets across the three locations.

The business model is donation-funded: CAHM charges no fees to eligible families and is supported by individual donations, church partnership fundraising across Texas Baptist congregations, foundation grants, state funding partnerships, stock and property gifts, IRA rollovers, and estate planning via the Legacy League program. The Board of Trustees is appointed annually by the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Operational scale is approximately 320 individuals served annually through residential services, with a workforce of 51-100 employees.

Name

Children At Heart Ministries

Legal name

Children At Heart Ministries, Inc.

Website

https://cahm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Children At Heart Ministries is a Texas-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1950 operating three residential programs—Gracewood, Miracle Farm Boys Ranch, and Texas Baptist Children's Home—that provide free trauma-informed care, counseling, and education to vulnerable children, single mothers, and at-risk young men.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential child and family services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239), Religious Organizations (8131), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Residential child care
• Trauma-informed counseling
• Foster care services
• Family preservation services
• Christian nonprofit services

Headquarters

HQ city

Round Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Cash donations from individual donors supporting the ministry's daily operating costs, capital expansion, and special needs. Includes online donations through the website.
2. Grants: Grants designated for specific purposes from foundations and government sources. CAHM has long-standing partnerships with state funding sources.
3. Estate Gifts: Bequests, endowments, and planned gifts through estate planning. CAHM has an established Legacy League donor recognition program for planned giving.
4. Stock and Property Gifts: Gifts of appreciated securities, real estate, and other property that donors can make to benefit CAHM ministries.
5. State Funding Partnerships: CAHM has long-standing partnerships with state funding sources to support operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Children At Heart Ministries operates three Christian residential care ministries — Gracewood (children and single mothers), Miracle Farm Boys Ranch (at-risk young men), and Texas Baptist Children's Home (children, young adults, and mothers) — providing trauma-informed housing, counseling, education, vocational training, and life-skills support free of charge to eligible children and families in crisis across Texas.

Product overview

Children At Heart Ministries is a family of Christian ministries that operates as a unified organization with three core residential programs: Gracewood (serving children and single mothers), Miracle Farm Boys Ranch (serving young men), and Texas Baptist Children's Home (serving children, young adults, and moms). The organization also produces publications including Annual Reports, Turning Points Magazine, and Ministry Brochures, along with video content and Stories of Faith testimonials. All programs provide free services funded primarily through donations and partnerships with state funding sources, using Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) as a trauma-informed care approach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gracewood: Rescues children and their single mothers, ensuring a bright future by providing home, hope, and healing.
• Miracle Farm Boys Ranch
• Texas Baptist Children's Home

Products and services

• Gracewood Residential Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 320+ individuals served annually through residential programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HighGround AdvisorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEstate planning partner providing expert guidance on gift planning through trust and legal professionals who help structure personalized gift plans. Located in Round Rock, TX.
• Baptist General Convention of TexascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding organization that established Texas Baptist Children's Home in 1950 when Louis & Billie Sue Henna donated land and buildings. Board membership is appointed annually by BGCT.
• Texas Baptist Children's Home and Family ServicescoreOthersProperty-holding entity for all CAHM ministries, managing real estate and physical assets across the three ministry locations.
• GuideStarminorOthersGuideStar registration as part of accountability standards, with IRS Form 990 filed annually.
• The Georgetown ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit focused on connecting Georgetown children and youth to vital services through programs like The NEST Empowerment Center. Partnership enables warm handoffs between community providers and TBCH Home Base program.
• Hardin-Simmons UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing Big Texas Country Scholarship for CAHM youth attending the university, along with Roger W. Hall Opportunity Scholarship through BGCT.
• First Baptist Church Round RockcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChurch partnership providing referrals to TBCH programs, volunteer support, and community connections for families in crisis. Pastor made initial contact with family seeking help.
• Edward JonesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStock transfer broker for electronic delivery of stock gifts to Children At Heart Foundation. DTC Number: 0057, Account: 209-13097-1-2.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Boys Town: Nationwide faith-inspired (founded by Father Flanagan) organization operating residential campuses, in-home family services, and youth care programs. Comparable as a long-established, faith-rooted residential child welfare provider with multi-site programming and similar trauma-informed care models.
• Bethany Christian Services: Faith-based (Christian) nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, family preservation, and refugee services across multiple U.S. states. Comparable as a large, faith-rooted child and family services organization with similar residential and community-based programs.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: One of the largest U.S. providers of behavioral health services for children and adolescents, operating residential treatment centers and community programs. Comparable as a multi-state operator of residential care and trauma-informed services for at-risk youth.
• Childhelp: National nonprofit operating residential villages, advocacy, and therapeutic programs for victims of child abuse. Comparable as a residential care provider for abused and neglected children with trauma-informed programming.

Emerging players

• Pressley Ridge: Nonprofit providing residential treatment, foster care, and family services for children and adolescents with trauma histories. Comparable as a residential and community-based youth services provider using trauma-informed care models.

Direct peers

• Presbyterian Children's Homes and Services: Faith-based (Presbyterian) nonprofit operating group homes, residential care, and family services across multiple states. Closely comparable as a denominationally-affiliated residential child welfare provider offering trauma-informed care and family preservation.
• Arrow Child & Family Ministries: Texas-based faith-affiliated nonprofit providing residential care, foster care, and family preservation services for at-risk children. Directly comparable as a same-state, faith-rooted child welfare provider operating residential programs with state contracting.
• Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina: Faith-based (Baptist) nonprofit operating residential campuses and family services for at-risk children in North Carolina. Closely comparable to CAHM as a Baptist-affiliated residential child welfare provider with multi-program structure and state contracting.
• St. Jude's Ranch for Children: Faith-rooted nonprofit operating residential programs and transitional housing for abused, abandoned, and neglected children. Comparable as a faith-inspired residential child welfare provider with trauma-informed care and family services.

Regional players

• Methodist Home for Children (multiple regional operators): Faith-based (Methodist) nonprofit operating residential campuses, group homes, and family services for children in crisis. Comparable as a denominationally-affiliated residential child welfare provider serving regional geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/childrenatheart
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/childrenatheart
• Facebookfacebook.com/childrenatheartministries
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/childrenatheart

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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