Child CARE Resource & Referral
Also known as Families First of Minnesota
Child CARE Resource & Referral reported $23.4 million in revenue and $23.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $93.95 went to program services, $6.04 to management and general costs and $0.01 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $182,217 (FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 10% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $23MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$1.01 $236K
- Program service revenue$98.86 $23M
- Other revenue$0.13 $31,647
Investment income was negative: −$18,070. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.9% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.0% | 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 | Not reported | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.0% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.9% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $182,217 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.78% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.0 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHead start provides community based child and family developmentprogramming for families living in olmsted, freeborn, and winonacounties. Head start focuses on preparing pregnant women and youngchildren from birth to 5 years old, and their families, for asuccessful future. Essential information, training and services areprovided so parents are able to build a better life for their children and fulfill their role as the primary educator of their children. Theccr&r head start program operates at eleven (11) locations throughoutolmsted, freeborn, and winona counties
Child Care aware of mn southern district provides early childhoodtraining, start up services under the wayfinder program, professional development advising, startup, regional, and emergency grants, along with parent aware services to regions 9 and 10 consisting of 20 counties in southern minnesota. We serve family Child Care programs, and Child Care centers and with a grant from dcyf also serve family, friend, and neighbor and legal non-licensed providers. Child Care aware of minnesota southern district successfully held 203 trainings across 20 counties in 2025. Trainings consist of licensing…
Child Care Resource & Referral also offers crisis nursery and school readiness. Olmsted county funds the crisis nursery, which is a child abuse prevention and family support program that provides temporary, short-term care for children in olmsted county while families address a crisis situation. Rochester public schools school readiness allow children 3 years old to kindergarten in the rochester area to participate in early childhood programs and services that enable them to enter school with the skills and behavior needed for them to progress and flourish
Highest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Former, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,255 | $0 | $8,962 | $182,217 |
| FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,557 | $0 | $8,859 | $174,416 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,708 | $0 | $7,919 | $154,627 |
| KEY EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,406 | $0 | $6,649 | $131,055 |
| KEY EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,612 | $0 | $7,118 | $126,730 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Child CARE Resource & Referral (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $511K (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
2024 · 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–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- 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 5198
- Volunteers Part I, line 622
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Child CARE Resource & Referral totaling $113 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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Every number above is copied from Child CARE Resource & Referral's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Child CARE Resource & Referral, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Child CARE Resource & Referral spent in 2024, $93.95 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Child CARE Resource & Referral's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Child CARE Resource & Referral reported that 93.9% of its $23.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Child CARE Resource & Referral pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Child CARE Resource & Referral reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $182,217, for the role of FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Child CARE Resource & Referral get its money?
Of $23.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 1.0% came from contributions and grants and 98.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Child CARE Resource & Referral a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-0987753 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
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503179349307720 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443199349305839 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303059349302770 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213119349303521 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102669349300815 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003219349312855 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-0987753: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.