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Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services

Mobile, AL · EIN 63-1056487 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services reported $15.6 million in revenue and $16.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $95.91 went to program services, $4.09 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.7% of the total. Government grants made up 79.5%. Revenue rose 40% 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 $16M

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 September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M

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)
95.9%87.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
4.1%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
90.7%20.6%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
79.5%2.4%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
7.5%70.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
Not reported$274,992
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
Not reported1.18%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
06
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
3.96.9
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 11100.0%

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
$15M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

To provide educational training to early care personnel, assist families with parenting information, and early head start services and other child care resources and referral services

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$16M$16M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$16M$16M95.9%$5.1M—
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$16M92.8%$5.9M—
FY2023 ⓘ$15M$15M95.0%$4.4M$186,562
FY2022 ⓘ$12M$12M94.0%$4.9M$188,248
FY2021 ⓘ$13M$12M94.6%$4.1M$175,308
FY2020 ⓘ$11M$11M95.0%$2.6M$172,224

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–1b11 · 11 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 5175

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services reported that 95.9% of its $16.0 million in expenses went to program services, 4.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

Where does Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services get its money?

Of $15.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 90.7% came from contributions and grants (including 79.5% from government grants) and 7.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 63-1056487 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 202612169349300901 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202511899349300626 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202402289349303445 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202312279349305106 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349304099 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132289349304538 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 63-1056487: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.