Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home
Also known as Tennyson Center for Children
Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home reported $11.6 million in revenue and $11.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.18 went to program services, $14.32 to management and general costs and $9.50 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 61.4% of the total. Government grants made up 10.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $225,011 (PRESIDENT &). 11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 12% 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 $12MFor 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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.2% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.3% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 9.5% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.28 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 33.5% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 10.4% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 61.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $225,011 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.93% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 11 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 19.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseTennyson Center's fully accredited therapeutic school and day treatment program provides 5- to 21- year-olds a holistic education that integrates social, emotional, behavioral and academic learning, helping students thrive in a supportive environment. Classrooms serve neurotypical students, as well as students with neurodiversity, such as autism or intellectual disabilities. Clinicians offer individual, group, and family therapy to students and their families
Community based services provide intensive child and family therapy, parenting support, behavior management, and more for kids and families across colorado. Tennyson Center brings these services directly to homes, schools, outpatient settings, or any other place where families can best work towards healing. Tennyson offers specialized services for a variety of groups including children with autism and other disabilities and parents with teens
Tennyson's residential program maintains a safe, nurturing environment for youth age 6 to 16, who qualify for the children's habilitation residential program (chrp) waiver. These services are licensed by the residential childcare facility (rccf) from the colorado department of human services (cdhs) and the health first colorado home and community based services - children's habilitation residential program. This program supports children with intellectual or developmental disabilities (idd) and co-occurring mental health diagnoses whose needs cannot be met in less intensive settings.…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $210,379 | $0 | $14,632 | $225,011 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $146,574 | $0 | $12,495 | $159,069 |
| CMDO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,632 | $0 | $12,297 | $153,929 |
| CHRO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,142 | $0 | $12,768 | $150,910 |
| CPO STARTING Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $114,830 | $0 | $22,121 | $136,951 |
| CCO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,332 | $0 | $11,325 | $128,657 |
| PRINCIPAL Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,286 | $0 | $16,979 | $122,265 |
| MARKETING DI Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $102,936 | $0 | $10,749 | $113,685 |
11 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (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–1b14 · 14 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5189
- Volunteers Part I, line 6150
Private foundation grants it received
26 private foundations reported grants to Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home totaling $175K 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 Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home spent in FY2025, $76.18 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home reported that 76.2% of its $11.7 million in expenses went to program services, 14.3% to management and general and 9.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $225,011, for the role of PRESIDENT & (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home get its money?
Of $11.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 33.5% came from contributions and grants (including 10.4% from government grants) and 61.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Tennyson Center for Children at Colorado Christian Home a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 61-1458290 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 202610569349300931 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202500429349300445 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442159349300429 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202300869349301060 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202220219349300722 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202120159349300647 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 61-1458290: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.