Child Start
Child Start reported $31.8 million in revenue and $22.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.14 went to program services, $7.81 to management and general costs and $0.05 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.9% of the total. Government grants made up 81.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $182,126 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 95% between FY2021 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 $23MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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 $32MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.1% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.8% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.9% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 81.8% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $182,126 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.80% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.3 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 7 | 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 program - this program is a federally funded program providing services to income-eligible preschool age children and their families. The service combines child development with medical and dental care, emphasizes social and emotional development, creates opportunities to enhance school readiness, extends the delivery of social services, and promotes parent participation and community involvement with the goal of self-sufficiency
Early head Start Child care partnership, Child Start partners - this program is a federally funded program as part of the head start program, and it provides early, continuous, intensive and comprehensive child development and family support services on a year round basis to low-income families with children under age three, in partnership with family child-care and other providers.early head Start Child care partnership - this program brings together early head Start and Child care through layering of funding to provide comprehensive and continuous services to low-income infants, toddlers…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $164,960 | $0 | $17,166 | $182,126 |
| FISCAL MANAGER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,213 | $0 | $4,779 | $111,992 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Child Start (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $316K (Part IX, line 5).
5 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–1b7 · 7 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 5251
- Volunteers Part I, line 686
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LANDMARK CONSTRUCTORS INC Construction | $251,624 |
| SUPERIOR BUILDING SERVICES INC Cleaning services | $240,150 |
| TERRA REALTY ADVISORS INC Construction | $156,015 |
| A2R ARCHITECTS INC Architects | $139,922 |
| SOLANO COMMUNITY COLLEGE EARLY LEARNING Ccp partner | $121,260 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 7 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Correct a figure or respond
Every number above is copied from Child Start's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Child Start, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Child Start's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Child Start reported that 92.1% of its $22.7 million in expenses went to program services, 7.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Child Start pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Child Start reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $182,126, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Child Start get its money?
Of $31.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.9% came from contributions and grants (including 81.8% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Child Start a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 68-0442009 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 202630829349300418 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540929349300109 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349302894 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310139349301031 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201109349300115 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 68-0442009: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.