Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence
Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence reported $223.4 million in revenue and $219.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.41 went to program services, $1.59 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.3% of the total. Government grants made up 93.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $291,064 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 104% 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 $220MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $223MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 11.5% |
| 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 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.3% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 93.3% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.1% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $291,064 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.13% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 20 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.4 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
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 expenseEarly education and care: provide subsidized and non-subsidized child care and education for approximately 1,200 infants and children through age 12 in the greater lawrence area of massachusetts
Child care circuit: administering voucher management program for the commonwealth of massachusetts; including distributing approximately $149 million in Day Care voucher subsidies to eligible residents of the middlesex and essex counties. Also providing information and referral services to the general population
Management of school: cdc is the designated management agent for one affiliated public charter school within lawrence providing all business management services to this school
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $228,608 | $0 | $62,456 | $291,064 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $186,470 | $0 | $39,380 | $225,850 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $161,470 | $0 | $24,220 | $185,690 |
| DIRECTOR OF TALENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,356 | $0 | $47,718 | $178,074 |
| DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $145,578 | $0 | $21,837 | $167,415 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,402 | $0 | $21,660 | $166,062 |
| CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,606 | $0 | $17,641 | $135,247 |
20 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $528K (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 4No
- 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 5435
- Volunteers Part I, line 628
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LFD INC DBA LAWRENCE PROSPERA Child food services | $1,293,576 |
| NORTH READING TRANSPORTATION Child transportation service | $987,517 |
| ADVANCED MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS Cleaning services | $228,194 |
| LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL Custodial & security services | $154,141 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence totaling $135K 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 Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence spent in FY2025, $98.41 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence reported that 98.4% of its $219.8 million in expenses went to program services, 1.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $291,064, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence get its money?
Of $223.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.3% came from contributions and grants (including 93.3% from government grants) and 4.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Day CARE Center of Lawrence a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2473133 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202600579349301600 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540469349300609 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410739349300021 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330969349300018 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241159349300749 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121259349301702 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2473133: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.