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Cambodian Childrens Fund

Santa Monica, CA · EIN 20-0764162 · 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

Cambodian Childrens Fund reported $11.0 million in revenue and $13.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.06 went to program services, $7.45 to management and general costs and $5.49 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $149,040 (President & ED). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 3% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 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 $11M

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

2025 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
87.1%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.4%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
5.5%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.07$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
97.0%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$149,040$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.14%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
53
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
20.756.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 10100.0%

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
$4.0M expenses · 34.8% of program spending · grants $2.0M

Education Programs AchievementsThe Education Program provides access to both formal and non-formal education, from early childhood through high school, emphasizing 21st-century skills such as Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity. The program enrolled 1,292 learners across eight school locations five of these schools offer education up to the primary level, while the remaining three serve secondary and high school students. Both Senior and Junior schools achieved remarkable academic outcomes, with an overall 96% pass rate, over 95% school attendance, and…

$3.0M expenses · 26.3% of program spending

Child Protection Unit: a) Major Crime Investigations: In 2025, the CPU undertook 335 investigations involving murder, rape, serious assault, abandonment, and cyber-enabled offences against children. A total of 291suspects were arrested, reflecting the highest arrest rate recorded in the past decade. (***Key figures include: 28 homicides, 3 manslaughter cases, 9 attempted homicides, 163 rapes, 15 attempted rapes, 44 cases of sex with a minor, 32 ICAC investigations.). These investigations demonstrate the CPU's expanding national role in the most serious crimes involving children, ensuring…

$1.5M expenses · 13.5% of program spending

Healthcare Program: The Healthcare Program provided services: Medical Clinic: Delivered 27,067 health treatments for 6,545 patients. Dental Clinic: Provided 2,641 dental treatments for 1,617 patients. Maternal Care Program: Welcomed 48 new members and 48 new babies, with a 100% maternal survival rate for 48 deliveries. 94% of new births were at healthy weights. In-Facility Healthcare: 1,196 beneficiaries received health consultations, 2,463 worm medicines were distributed, and 835 vaccination doses were administered to 719 students. Health Education: Covered 65 health topics in 236 sessions…

$2.9M all other programs (line 4d)

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
President & ED
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$149,040$0$0$149,040
Global COO
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$140,249$0$0$140,249
Dir. of Operations
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$133,833$0$0$133,833
Operations Mgr
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$124,130$0$0$124,130
Country Manager
Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week
$115,994$0$0$115,994

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cambodian Childrens Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $149K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M2019202020212022202320242025$11M$13M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$11M$13M87.1%$23M$149,040
2024 ⓘ$11M$12M84.8%$25M$140,011
2023 ⓘ$12M$12M87.5%$26M$170,400
2022 ⓘ$9.1M$9.5M84.5%$27M$131,497
2021 ⓘ$15M$8.5M84.9%$27M$102,917
2020 ⓘ$8.4M$8.6M84.5%$20M$81,583
2019 ⓘ$11M$9.5M84.9%$20M$95,913

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–1b10 · 9 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 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 54
  • Volunteers Part I, line 630

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
EDEC Construction Co Ltd
Structural, Architectural
$203,316

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

27 private foundations reported grants to Cambodian Childrens Fund totaling $499K 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 Cambodian Childrens Fund's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cambodian Childrens Fund, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Cambodian Childrens Fund's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Cambodian Childrens Fund reported that 87.1% of its $13.1 million in expenses went to program services, 7.4% to management and general and 5.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Cambodian Childrens Fund pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Cambodian Childrens Fund reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $149,040, for the role of President & ED (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Cambodian Childrens Fund get its money?

Of $11.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 97.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Cambodian Childrens Fund a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 20-0764162 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 202642339349300704 · read the filing
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202521789349301307 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422979349301042 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332439349301508 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241869349300424 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102399349301130 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022949349300047 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 20-0764162: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.