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Communities Connected for Kids

Port St Lucie, FL · EIN 46-0908479 · 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

Communities Connected for Kids reported $40.6 million in revenue and $40.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.11 went to program services, $7.89 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. Government grants made up 99.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $176,404 (Chief Executive Officer). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 22% 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 $40M

For 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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $41M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 3,614 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
92.1%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
7.9%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
99.2%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
99.2%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$176,404$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.44%1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
56
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.66.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
9 of 9100.0%

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
$37M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $40M

Communities Connected for Kids, Inc. provides oversight and coordination of the child-welfare system in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. Services include the administration, integration, coordination, and assurance of the delivery of emergency shelter, in-home protective services, relative care placements, foster care, foster care supervision, intensive residential treatment, independent living, family reunification, and adoption and appropriate related services in Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties. Expenses do not include management and general…

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
Chief Executive Officer
Officer, 55.0 hrs/week
$155,630$0$20,774$176,404
County Director
Highest compensated employee, 55.0 hrs/week
$126,997$0$18,660$145,657
Chief Financial Officer
Officer, 55.0 hrs/week
$124,592$0$18,534$143,126
Chief Operating Officer
Officer, 55.0 hrs/week
$119,168$0$19,109$138,277
County Director
Highest compensated employee, 55.0 hrs/week
$103,259$0$17,198$120,457

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Communities Connected for Kids (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $418K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$41M$40M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$41M$40M92.1%$2.1M$176,404
FY2024 ⓘ$42M$41M92.3%$2.0M$174,869
FY2023 ⓘ$41M$41M92.4%$1.7M$171,395
FY2022 ⓘ$36M$36M91.5%$1.5M$161,993
FY2021 ⓘ$34M$33M91.6%$1.3M$159,189
FY2020 ⓘ$33M$33M92.7%$961K$156,487

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–1b9 · 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5156

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Communities Connected for Kids totaling $12,057 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 Communities Connected for Kids's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Communities Connected for Kids, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Communities Connected for Kids's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Communities Connected for Kids reported that 92.1% of its $40.5 million in expenses went to program services, 7.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Communities Connected for Kids pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Communities Connected for Kids reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $176,404, for the role of Chief Executive Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Communities Connected for Kids get its money?

Of $40.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants (including 99.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Communities Connected for Kids a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 46-0908479 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 202611209349301806 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521069349301037 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441209349300224 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311179349300211 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200949349301005 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121179349301862 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 46-0908479: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.