The Children's Center
The Children's Center reported $12.8 million in revenue and $12.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.07 went to program services, $11.71 to management and general costs and $0.22 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 89.6% of the total. Government grants made up 86.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $101,147 (FORMER EXE D). Revenue rose 20% 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 $13MFor 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 $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.7% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 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 | 89.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 86.8% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 10.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $101,147 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.80% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | Not reported | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 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 expenseHead start & early head start programs head start provides family-centered services to low-income families with children from ages three to five. Head start promotes the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth of the young children as well as supports parents' roles as primary caregivers and educators. Early head start provides early childhood education and family health services to low-income families with children under the age of three. All children are provided with developmental screening. Services are offered through full-time child care and home visits for parent education…
Early intervention/part c program serves children who are birth to three years of age and have developmental delays or disabilities. The program provides families with information, support, and services they need to encourage their child's development. Children enrolled often have complex needs including health imprairments. Pediatic therapy services are also offered. A service coordinator helps ensure that services are coordinated with health care and other community services. Services subject to fees are offered on a sliding fee scale based on the families' ability to pay. No child is…
Early learning program provides licensed child care and early childhood development services for children who are six weeks of age through five years of age. The centers provide care for children with and without disabilities in an inclusive learning environment
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here6 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–1b12 · 12 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 5246
- Volunteers Part I, line 6459
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| VPS RECREATION Playgrd equip | $134,959 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to The Children's Center totaling $332K 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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Questions people ask
How much of The Children's Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Children's Center reported that 88.1% of its $12.6 million in expenses went to program services, 11.7% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Children's Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Children's Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $101,147, for the role of FORMER EXE D (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Children's Center get its money?
Of $12.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 89.6% came from contributions and grants (including 86.8% from government grants) and 10.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Children's Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1317062 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 202513239349300836 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202443389349301024 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343189349308364 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310239349301526 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202132919349300323 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033189349300023 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1317062: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.