The Children's Center of Hamden
The Children's Center of Hamden reported $18.6 million in revenue and $18.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.91 went to program services, $16.83 to management and general costs and $0.26 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 77.5% of the total. Government grants made up 21.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $319,833 (CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 5% 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 $18MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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 $19M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.93 $173K
- Government grants$21.56 $4.0M
- Program service revenue$77.51 $14M
Other revenue was negative: −$7,464. 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) | 82.9% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 16.8% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 22.5% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 21.6% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 77.5% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $319,833 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.73% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -2.9 | 13.3 |
| 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 expensePsychiatric residential treatment facility- provides twenty-four hour care and treatment that result in children being able to discharge safely and successfully to the community. The master treatment plan includes individualized goals that are set with youth and their families. The child-specific multidisciplinary treatment teams are led by a psychiatrist and includes mental health therapists, nurses, teachers, therapeutic recreation, direct care workers and representatives from community support systems. These teams focus on the expectations each youth and guardian has of their treatment…
Education program- (add) vocational opportunities prepare youth with job readiness skills and hands-on work experience. Occupational therapists and school social workers work with teaching staff to create strategies that help students learn how to manage their behaviors so they can return to the public school setting
An outpatient continuum of care includes treatment services that range from one hour a week outpatient appointments to afterschool programs: extended day treatment and intensive outpatient. The children and adolescents who are served by the outpatient continuum live in the community and seek behavioral health treatment for a variety of diagnoses and symptoms that include anxiety, depression, psychosis, poor impulse control and more. A specialized team is trained to provide services for youth who are using substances. Treatment modalities include trauma informed milieus, group therapy…
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 MEDICAL OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $264,985 | $0 | $54,848 | $319,833 |
| CEO Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $184,630 | $0 | $48,650 | $233,280 |
| VP CLINICAL SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $104,683 | $0 | $37,914 | $142,597 |
| CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER/COO Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $132,826 | $0 | $8,137 | $140,963 |
| DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $132,834 | $0 | $915 | $133,749 |
| DIRECTOR OF NURSING Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $105,657 | $0 | $24,743 | $130,400 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $99,351 | $0 | $24,941 | $124,292 |
| VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $119,592 | $0 | $52 | $119,644 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Children's Center of Hamden (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $861K (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 5283
- Volunteers Part I, line 613
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CHS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLC Carelogic admin. Consulting serv. | $154,248 |
| ROBERT HALF MANGEMENT RESOURCES Staffing agency | $108,882 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to The Children's Center of Hamden totaling $23,061 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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Of every $100 The Children's Center of Hamden spent in FY2025, $82.91 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Children's Center of Hamden's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Children's Center of Hamden reported that 82.9% of its $18.5 million in expenses went to program services, 16.8% to management and general and 0.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Children's Center of Hamden pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Children's Center of Hamden reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $319,833, for the role of CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Children's Center of Hamden get its money?
Of $18.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 22.5% came from contributions and grants (including 21.6% from government grants) and 77.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Children's Center of Hamden a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 06-1580427 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 202621329349305867 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531299349300303 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431109349300533 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311179349300631 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201269349303100 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120849349301102 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 06-1580427: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.