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Center for Child Protection

Austin, TX · EIN 74-2562585 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Center for Child Protection reported $10.0 million in revenue and $11.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.00 went to program services, $10.05 to management and general costs and $8.95 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 72.5% of the total. Government grants made up 39.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $226,583 (CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 60% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 274 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
81.0%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.1%11.1%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
8.9%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.14$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
72.5%94.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
39.7%50.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.2%0.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$226,583$245,814
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.01%1.41%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
28
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
10.76.4
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
47 of 47100.0%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$9.1M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $20,014

Crisis intervention programs: the mission of the center for Child Protection is to lessen the emotional trauma of abused children during the investigation and prosecution of cases and to improve the system response to child abuse by uniting the efforts of public agencies and enlisting community support. The center provides a home-like, child centered environment where children who have reported abuse or witnessed a violent crime and their protective caregivers can go for evaluation, crisis intervention, evidence gathering and counseling. The center is a member of the Child Protection team, a…

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$200,104$0$26,479$226,583
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$148,029$0$21,638$169,667

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Center for Child Protection (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $396K (Part IX, line 5).

7 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$20M2019202020212022202320242025$10M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$10M$11M81.0%$10.0M$226,583
2024 ⓘ$9.8M$9.8M82.4%$11M$205,807
2023 ⓘ$9.9M$8.6M84.1%$11M$208,340
2022 ⓘ$7.7M$7.6M84.5%$9.1M$214,937
2021 ⓘ$7.7M$6.9M87.1%$9.0M$195,941
2020 ⓘ$6.9M$7.4M90.0%$8.2M$189,300
2019 ⓘ$6.3M$6.7M74.6%$8.7M$165,653

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b47 · 47 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 5110
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61,046

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
JHL GROUP INC
Event services
$150,000
SPANISH OAKS GOLF CLUB LLC
Event services
$102,912

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

26 private foundations reported grants to Center for Child Protection totaling $858K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

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

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Questions people ask

How much of Center for Child Protection's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Center for Child Protection reported that 81.0% of its $11.2 million in expenses went to program services, 10.1% to management and general and 8.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Center for Child Protection pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Center for Child Protection reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $226,583, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Center for Child Protection get its money?

Of $10.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 72.5% came from contributions and grants (including 39.7% from government grants) and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Center for Child Protection a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 74-2562585 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202621809349301102 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502699349300015 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432969349301173 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342989349300429 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349321311 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103169349309230 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033099349302913 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 74-2562585: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.