Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association
Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association reported $10.3 million in revenue and $9.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.93 went to program services, $2.07 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.0% of the total. Government grants made up 95.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $192,292 (COO). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 73% 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 $9.8MFor 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 97.9% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.1% | 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 | 98.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 95.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $192,292 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.96% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 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 expenseSupporting Child Care programs and organizations with COVID-19 relief through arpa funds. Funding recipients apply to the Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral association. Each application is reviewed to determine if applicant meets criteria for assistance dictated by the granting entity (ohio job & family services). In fye 2025, the association received $603,746 in arpa pandemic support funding and distributed these funds to approved beneficiary day care centers, early Child Care centers and schools
Teach early childhood ohio provides scholarships to teachers and family Child Care providers to earn degrees and credentials in early childhood education
The ohio professional registry (opr) is ohio's workforce registry information system that promotes individual professional growth and development. The opr captures data about early childhood, child serving agencies and school age professionals in a variety of roles and settings and serves as a comprehensive data repository for employment, professional development, education and credentials. The opr has over 140,000 active users
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $166,707 | $0 | $25,585 | $192,292 |
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $27,622 | $0 | $1,350 | $28,972 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $194K (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–1b11 · 11 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 527
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ALLVIRTUALGROUP LLC Consulting | $708,525 |
| OHIO CHILDRENS ALLIANCE Consulting | $683,773 |
| LINEAR CREATIVE LLC Marketing | $682,432 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Consulting | $607,529 |
| NEW SYSTEMS ETHIC INC Consulting | $422,500 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association spent in FY2025, $97.93 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association reported that 97.9% of its $9.8 million in expenses went to program services, 2.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $192,292, for the role of COO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association get its money?
Of $10.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.0% came from contributions and grants (including 95.0% from government grants) and 2.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Ohio Child CARE Resource and Referral Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1339322 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 202621359349315807 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500809349301405 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440669349301664 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301259349300535 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201369349312070 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349307112 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1339322: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.