The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers
The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers reported $60.2 million in revenue and $59.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.28 went to program services, $5.72 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.4% of the total. Government grants made up 97.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $273,708 (PRES&CEO-UNT). 22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 53% 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 $59MFor 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
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $60MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.3% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.7% | 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 | 97.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 97.4% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.5% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $273,708 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.46% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 22 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 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 expenseBirth-to-five program in partnership with the new york city department of education (nyc doe), the Friends of Crown Heights educational centers, inc. (foch), operates 21 fully funded early childhood education centers in brooklyn, manhattan and staten island, delivering high-quality early education and care to nearly 1400 children aged six weeks to five years old. These services are administered under a single, birth-to-five system managed by the nyc doe, offering a comprehensive range of integrated infant-toddler, 3k and pre-k programs for children of all backgrounds. Foch is currently the…
Family child care network under contract with the nyc doe, foch also operates an extensive family child care network (fccn), supporting high-quality care and education for children aged 6 weeks to 3 years old in 148 licensed provider homes throughout the boroughs of brooklyn and queens. With a current enrollment of more than 877 children in these affiliated provider homes, our mixed-age family child care supports are grounded in a holistic approach that ensures the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive needs of every child are met. Affiliated providers are supported with instructional…
Child & adult care food program foch is a new york state-contracted sponsoring agency of the federally funded child and adult care food program (cacfp), a nutrition education and meal reimbursement program helping providers serve nutritious and safely prepared meals and snacks to children in licensed child-care settings. Through this program, we directly support a network of 287 group and family child care providers for whom we administer financial reimbursements and deliver nutritional training and other technical assistance. These providers together serve a combined population of 3,200…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRES&CEO-UNT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $232,409 | $0 | $41,299 | $273,708 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,329 | $0 | $49,362 | $245,691 |
| DIRECTOR OF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,928 | $0 | $41,456 | $175,384 |
| EDUCATIONAL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $131,139 | $0 | $37,456 | $168,595 |
| DIRECTOR, FA Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,935 | $0 | $39,429 | $157,364 |
| SR DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $147,722 | $0 | $0 | $147,722 |
| PRES&CEO-FRO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,303 | $0 | $22,047 | $136,350 |
| EDUCATIONAL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,218 | $0 | $11,853 | $123,071 |
22 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $706K (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–1b5 · 5 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 5748
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 65 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Of every $100 The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers spent in FY2025, $94.28 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers reported that 94.3% of its $59.0 million in expenses went to program services, 5.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $273,708, for the role of PRES&CEO-UNT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers get its money?
Of $60.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.4% came from contributions and grants (including 97.4% from government grants) and 1.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Friends of Crown Heights Educational Centers a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-2305641 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 202621359349311862 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521359349312677 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349307790 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341359349317089 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231379349301133 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111199349300006 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-2305641: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.