Community Association for Preschool Education
Community Association for Preschool Education reported $10.5 million in revenue and $10.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.45 went to program services, $0.55 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 99.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $128,465 (Executive Dir.). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 71% 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 $10MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.5% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.9% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.9% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $128,465 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.22% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.8 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 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 and Early Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing social and cognitive development of low-income children through the provision of comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services
State Preschool and General Child care program part-day to full-day comprehensive development program for low-income families. The programs emphasize parent education and encouraging parent involvement.Children enrolled in CAPE child care programs are served breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks (full-day programs) to meet their daily nutritional needs through the California Child and Adult Care Food Program
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 Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $116,749 | $0 | $11,716 | $128,465 |
| Fiscal Officer Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $109,970 | $0 | $11,716 | $121,686 |
| Program Manager Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,478 | $0 | $0 | $111,478 |
| HS Prgrm Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $99,279 | $0 | $6,965 | $106,244 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Community Association for Preschool Education (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $390K (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–1b5 · 5 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 589
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
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Of every $100 Community Association for Preschool Education spent in FY2025, $99.45 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Community Association for Preschool Education's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Community Association for Preschool Education reported that 99.5% of its $10.5 million in expenses went to program services, 0.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Community Association for Preschool Education pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Community Association for Preschool Education reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $128,465, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Community Association for Preschool Education get its money?
Of $10.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 99.9% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Community Association for Preschool Education a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-1652601 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 202611149349301231 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511159349302256 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401179349301825 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2022, object 202222449349301317 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2021, object 202112559349300201 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending February 29, 2020, object 202110159349301951 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-1652601: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.