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Avance reported $21.4 million in revenue and $20.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $76.69 went to program services, $22.19 to management and general costs and $1.12 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.0% of the total. Government grants made up 59.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $265,949 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 742% 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 $20MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 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 $21MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 76.7% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 22.2% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.0% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 59.0% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 3.6% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $265,949 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.31% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.3 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 22 of 22 | 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 expenseEarly head start and head start - comprehensive programs supporting expectant mothers and children ages six weeks to five years old. Rich learning experiences, designed to help children developmentally, socially, emotionally, and physically, contribute to a child's readiness for school and beyond
Quality child care matters provides home-based childcare providers with training and support to ensure they are following licensing standards, they have appropriate policies and processes in place, and that they are implementing best practices in child development and early childhood learning
Avance parent-child education program (pcep) teaches parents how to become their child's first teacher and how to ensure that the home is the first classroom. Pcep has been implemented with thousands of the hardest-to-reach families and children for the past 52 years and has shown a great impact on parents and children. Parents who participate in pcep experience an increase in knowledge of early child development and improve parenting skills
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 39.00 hrs/week | $252,819 | $0 | $13,130 | $265,949 |
| CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $168,402 | $0 | $11,441 | $179,843 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,758 | $0 | $11,224 | $155,982 |
| CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $130,488 | $0 | $10,850 | $141,338 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Avance (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $651K (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–1b22 · 22 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 5299
- Volunteers Part I, line 6150
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Avance's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Avance, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Avance spent in FY2025, $76.69 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Avance's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Avance reported that 76.7% of its $20.3 million in expenses went to program services, 22.2% to management and general and 1.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Avance pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Avance reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $265,949, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Avance get its money?
Of $21.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 93.0% came from contributions and grants (including 59.0% from government grants) and 3.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Avance a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-1769114 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 202600149349301755 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530159349300118 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430319349301903 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300379349301515 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200629349300805 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202130509349300743 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-1769114: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.