Charity Impact Media

Home › Health care

Exceptional CARE for Children

Newark, DE · EIN 80-0748765 · 501(c)(3) · Hospital or medical research organization
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Exceptional CARE for Children reported $19.8 million in revenue and $18.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.32 went to program services, $9.82 to management and general costs and $1.86 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 90.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $251,088 (ADMINISTRATOR). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% 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 $18M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 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 $20M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
88.3%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
9.8%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.9%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.45$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
3.8%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.4%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
90.5%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$251,088$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.37%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1427
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
24.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
8 of 888.9%

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
$16M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $18M

Exceptional Care for children is a 46 bed facility to care for children with chronic and terminal conditions. It is a home-away-from-home for children who are too sick to go home yet too well to develop normally in an acute care hospital

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
ADMINISTRATOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$213,899$0$37,189$251,088
DIRECTOR OF NURSING
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$156,021$0$30,763$186,784
ASSOCIATE ED, COMPTROLLER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$152,658$0$27,234$179,892
REGISTERED NURSE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$123,779$0$29,340$153,119
RN CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$112,311$0$24,024$136,335
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 1.00 hrs/week
$111,601$0$18,889$130,490
REGISTERED NURSE
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$113,919$0$8,443$122,362
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$113,423$0$5,988$119,411

14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Exceptional CARE for Children (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $431K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$20M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$20M$18M88.3%$38M$251,088
FY2024 ⓘ$19M$18M88.8%$36M$231,451
FY2023 ⓘ$25M$17M89.1%$35M$215,229
FY2022 ⓘ$18M$16M90.5%$25M$203,610
FY2021 ⓘ$19M$15M89.4%$25M$173,098
FY2020 ⓘ$15M$14M89.9%$21M$176,973

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–1b8 · 8 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 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5229
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6589

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
BANCROFT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Construction
$9,034,383
NEMOURS
Professional services
$160,000
SECURITY INSTRUMENT CORP
Construction
$109,325

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Exceptional CARE for Children totaling $204K 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 Exceptional CARE for Children's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Exceptional CARE for Children, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

Similar-sized charities in this cause

All health care charities · Largest charities in Delaware

Questions people ask

How much of Exceptional CARE for Children's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Exceptional CARE for Children reported that 88.3% of its $18.3 million in expenses went to program services, 9.8% to management and general and 1.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Exceptional CARE for Children pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Exceptional CARE for Children reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $251,088, for the role of ADMINISTRATOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Exceptional CARE for Children get its money?

Of $19.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 3.8% came from contributions and grants (including 0.4% from government grants) and 90.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Exceptional CARE for Children a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 80-0748765 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), 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 202503469349301000 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202423559349300717 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202313569349300711 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202213019349300646 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133019349300128 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043049349300634 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 80-0748765: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.