Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network
Also known as Child CARE Aware of Minnesota
Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network reported $10.2 million in revenue and $10.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.35 went to program services, $7.65 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.0% of the total. Government grants made up 97.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $167,171 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 77% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 3,633 covered human services charities: $88.24 programs, $11.54 management, $0.22 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 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) | 92.3% | 87.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.7% | 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 | 97.0% | 21.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 97.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.2% | 69.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $167,171 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.63% | 1.19% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.3 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,298 | $0 | $20,873 | $167,171 |
| ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,135 | $0 | $20,092 | $164,227 |
| ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,193 | $0 | $11,803 | $128,996 |
| DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,435 | $0 | $21,095 | $122,530 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $583K (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–1b16 · 16 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 551
- Volunteers Part I, line 616
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network totaling $16 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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Of every $100 Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network spent in FY2025, $92.35 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network reported that 92.3% of its $10.3 million in expenses went to program services, 7.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $167,171, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network get its money?
Of $10.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 97.0% came from contributions and grants (including 97.0% from government grants) and 2.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Minnesota Child CARE Resource and Referral Network a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 41-1730422 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 September 30, 2025, object 202632309349302303 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202540629349301114 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202420439349302072 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202320479349301637 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202230459349300728 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202130319349300503 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 41-1730422: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.