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TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers

Rockville, MD · EIN 52-0607924 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers reported $20.4 million in revenue and $20.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.48 went to program services, $14.77 to management and general costs and $1.75 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 92.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $280,103 (Executive Director). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 30% 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 $21M

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 $20M

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)
83.5%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
14.8%11.5%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.8%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.40$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
4.4%29.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
1.0%3.8%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
92.9%58.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$280,103$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.35%1.38%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
76
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.86.8
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
17 of 17100.0%

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
$10M expenses · 60.0% of program spending · grants $640K · revenue $12M

School - Enrollment of 161 students from pre-school to 12th grade. Enrollment of 63 students in summer programs. The school provides special education to children with moderate to severe learning disabilities

$2.6M expenses · 15.0% of program spending · grants $2,624 · revenue $3.3M

Outcomes - Programs dedicated to improving the vocational independence for individuals with special needs and their families. Numbers served 477

$1.3M expenses · 7.4% of program spending · grants $336K · revenue $1.1M

Speech Therapy - Provides evaluation and therapeutic services to children and adults for a wide variety of communication problems and disorders. Numbers served 329

$3.0M all other programs (line 4d)

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
Executive Director
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$271,421$0$8,682$280,103
Chief Financial Officer
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$167,366$0$11,337$178,703
Director High School Program
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$135,880$0$14,311$150,191
Director of Development
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$137,512$0$4,345$141,857
Director of KTS LM Programs
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$135,632$0$4,334$139,966
Director of Clinical Programs
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$122,028$0$10,175$132,203
Director ITFacilities
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$126,335$0$3,992$130,327

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $439K (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$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$20M$21M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$20M$21M83.5%$12M$280,103
FY2024 ⓘ$18M$19M85.4%$12M$263,939
FY2023 ⓘ$17M$17M87.2%$12M$258,224
FY2022 ⓘ$16M$15M85.6%$12M$259,692
FY2021 ⓘ$17M$15M86.1%$12M$268,372
FY2020 ⓘ$16M$15M86.4%$10.0M$229,860

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–1b17 · 17 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 5301
  • Volunteers Part I, line 619

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers totaling $177K 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 TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers reported that 83.5% of its $20.7 million in expenses went to program services, 14.8% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $280,103, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers get its money?

Of $20.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 4.4% came from contributions and grants (including 1.0% from government grants) and 92.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is TLC - The Treatment & Learning Centers a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-0607924 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 202631039349302063 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500849349300005 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441309349302749 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311299349300606 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231339349300623 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101349349301765 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 52-0607924: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.