Kids Central
Kids Central reported $84.8 million in revenue and $84.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.25 went to program services, $3.72 to management and general costs and $0.03 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.0% of the total. Government grants made up 95.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $239,384 (CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 50% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $85MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $85M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.35 $296K
- Government grants$95.66 $81M
- Program service revenue$3.92 $3.3M
- Investment income$0.07 $59,663
Other revenue was negative: −$16,676. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.3% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.7% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 95.7% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.9% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $239,384 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.28% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCase management - develop and manage case plans for children that enter the child welfare system. Each child's case plan includes a goal for the best outcome for the child, such as reunification with the child's family, placement with a relative or non-relative caregiver, or adoption. Case workers then manage the case plans by visiting the children, families and caregivers and arranging for the services identified in the case plans that are needed to achieve the best outcomes for the children
Foster care - payments made to foster parents to provide temporary care in a family like setting to children whose parents cannot take care of them due to reported abuse or neglect
Adoption - recruit prospective adoptive parents and assist with the adoption process for children in the child welfare system whose biological parents have had their parental rights terminated by the courts. The case management activities for children awaiting adoptions and the maintenance adoption subsidies paid to eligible, adoptive families are included in the adoption program
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $200,401 | $0 | $38,983 | $239,384 |
| CFO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $166,458 | $0 | $26,483 | $192,941 |
| COO Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $149,384 | $0 | $36,548 | $185,932 |
| CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $117,206 | $0 | $13,749 | $130,955 |
| SR HEALTHY START DIR Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $110,182 | $0 | $4,946 | $115,128 |
| SR. OOH DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $104,403 | $0 | $8,891 | $113,294 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Kids Central (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $457K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5388
- Volunteers Part I, line 61
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| YOUTH & FAMILY ADVOCATES INC Dep case mgt,adoption | $7,126,023 |
| LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA Dep case mgt,adoption | $4,794,146 |
| OPEN ARMS & HEART SERVICES INC Supervision/transportation | $320,390 |
| RANEW JR PA TOM Adoption/legal svcs | $213,000 |
| THE PEARL PROJECT Foster parent training/support | $154,500 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Kids Central totaling $271 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Kids Central's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Kids Central, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Kids Central's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Kids Central reported that 96.3% of its $84.7 million in expenses went to program services, 3.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Kids Central pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Kids Central reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $239,384, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Kids Central get its money?
Of $84.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.0% came from contributions and grants (including 95.7% from government grants) and 3.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Kids Central a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 03-0423152 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621359349301432 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511359349302211 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431369349304708 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349317624 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231369349313723 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202141379349307089 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 03-0423152: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.