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Clarendon Early Education Services

Lawrence, MA · EIN 04-2648114 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Clarendon Early Education Services reported $34.9 million in revenue and $32.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.85 went to program services, $4.15 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 55.4% of the total. Government grants made up 43.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $156,839 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 233% between FY2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32M

For context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $35M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
95.9%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
4.1%11.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.2%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
44.4%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
43.9%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
55.4%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$156,839$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.49%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
46
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.06.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 9100.0%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$24M expenses · 77.1% of program spending · revenue $19M

Family childcare: to provide support, technical assistance, transportation, training and childcare services to licensed family childcare educators throughout the commonwealth of massachusetts. Enhancing early childhood education and care practices as well as encouraging family engagement. Supporting family child care business within the communities we serve. Training department: to provide high quality professional development opportunities to educators and staff at all career stages. Additionally, the training department aims to promote agency growth through provision of professional…

$7.1M expenses · 22.9% of program spending

Nutrition: to provide reimbursement for meals served to children enrolled with participating licensed family child care educators and to provide nutritional education to those educators throughout the commonwealth of massachusetts

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$144,842$0$11,997$156,839
CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EDU. & TRAINING
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$105,528$0$30,220$135,748
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$102,318$0$11,449$113,767
DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE & BILLING
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$102,245$0$1,235$103,480
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFF., VOTING DIR.
Director/trustee, 24.00 hrs/week
$84,237$0$0$84,237

4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Clarendon Early Education Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $263K (Part IX, line 5).

7 filings since FY2020

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY20212022202320242025$35M$32M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$35M$32M95.9%$8.1M$156,839
2024 ⓘ$26M$24M97.4%$5.5M$148,159
2023 ⓘ$18M$17M94.3%$3.6M$141,431
2022 ⓘ$14M$13M95.3%$2.6M$130,592
FY2021 (3 mo.) ⓘ$2.8M$2.7M96.8%$2.2M$132,214
FY2021 ⓘ$12M$11M94.9%$2.1M$125,081
FY2020 ⓘ$10M$10M94.2%$1.3M$122,176

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b9 · 8 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 561
  • Volunteers Part I, line 613

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Clarendon Early Education Services totaling $75,100 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Clarendon Early Education Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Clarendon Early Education Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Clarendon Early Education Services's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Clarendon Early Education Services reported that 95.9% of its $32.3 million in expenses went to program services, 4.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Clarendon Early Education Services pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Clarendon Early Education Services reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $156,839, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Clarendon Early Education Services get its money?

Of $34.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 44.4% came from contributions and grants (including 43.9% from government grants) and 55.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Clarendon Early Education Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-2648114 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202621529349300622 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522259349301812 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431349349305178 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303009349302020 · read the filing
  • FY2021 (3 mo.): Form 990 for the 3-month short period ending December 31, 2021, object 202202239349302705 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202212239349302711 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202120679349300882 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 04-2648114: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.