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Southwestern Child Development Commission

Webster, NC · EIN 23-7181553 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Southwestern Child Development Commission reported $10.4 million in revenue and $10.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.84 went to program services, $3.16 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.5% of the total. Government grants made up 93.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $92,384 (INTERIM EXEC). Revenue rose 10% 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 $10M

For 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 $10M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
96.8%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.2%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
99.5%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
93.0%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$92,384$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.90%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
Not reported6
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
2.66.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
14 of 14100.0%

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 expense
$9.9M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Provided comprehensive services for the development of children for residents of buncombe, cherokee, clay, graham, haywood, jackson, macon, mcdowell & swain counties of western north carolina

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
INTERIM EXEC
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$83,035$0$9,349$92,384
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$68,993$0$8,744$77,737
EXECUTIVE DI
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$58,486$0$7,658$66,144

6 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$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$10M$10M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$10M$10M96.8%$2.2M$92,384
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$12M93.3%$1.9M$102,457
FY2023 ⓘ$12M$14M91.8%$1.7M$140,453
FY2022 ⓘ$9.6M$10.0M91.8%$3.5M$133,591
FY2021 ⓘ$8.6M$8.6M91.3%$4.1M$133,221
FY2020 ⓘ$9.4M$9.1M91.3%$3.9M$128,727

Governance 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–1b14 · 14 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 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • 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 5132
  • Volunteers Part I, line 616

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
GENERATION ED
Health insuranc
$881,113
PFC OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Grant sub contr
$857,374
WORK FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER
Grant sub contr
$766,132
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NC
Health insuranc
$315,029
CHILD CARE RESOURCES
Grant sub contr
$296,036

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 9 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Southwestern Child Development Commission totaling $586K 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 Southwestern Child Development Commission's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Southwestern Child Development Commission, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Southwestern Child Development Commission's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Southwestern Child Development Commission reported that 96.8% of its $10.2 million in expenses went to program services, 3.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Southwestern Child Development Commission pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Southwestern Child Development Commission reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $92,384, for the role of INTERIM EXEC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Southwestern Child Development Commission get its money?

Of $10.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.5% came from contributions and grants (including 93.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Southwestern Child Development Commission a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 23-7181553 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 202601249349302465 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511329349303261 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349313749 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321159349300027 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202241239349300999 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101319349301615 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 23-7181553: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.