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River Oak Center for Children

Sacramento, CA · EIN 94-2519001 · 501(c)(3) · School
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

River Oak Center for Children reported $18.9 million in revenue and $18.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.85 went to program services, $12.71 to management and general costs and $0.44 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.1% of the total. Government grants made up 98.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $288,425 (Chief Executive Officer). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% 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 864 covered mental health & crisis intervention charities: $86.13 programs, $13.87 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 $19M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 864 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
86.9%85.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.7%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.4%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
99.1%26.4%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
98.9%14.5%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.3%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$288,425$324,111
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.57%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
128
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
9.26.2
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
11 of 11100.0%

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 expense
$9.7M expenses · 61.1% of program spending

Integrated Therapeutic Services aims to provide resources to youth and their families in the systems in which they live. Ideally, this facilitates the child's ability to function effectively at home, at school, and in the community. A wide range of intervention services, including several nationally recognized evidence-based programs, are utilized to create an individualized treatment plan to meet the needs of each youth. Our successful array includes Multi-Systemic Therapy, Therapeutic Behavioral Service, Functional Family Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Incredible Years…

$4.6M expenses · 28.8% of program spending · grants $412K

Intensive Community Based Services utilize 2 programs to serve youth and their families, specifically those with more immediate and focused needs, to maintain the least restrictive placements. Wraparound works with the family and community to return or maintain a child in a long-term home placement with their biological families, foster care, or kinship care. Juvenile Justice Diversion and Treatment Program addresses the needs of youth with mental health symptoms and/or behaviors and involvement in the juvenile justice system with the goal of supporting the youth in completing terms of…

$1.6M expenses · 10.2% of program spending · grants $36,813

Family Support and Community Education provide services and activities that educate, develop skills, and connect families to community resources. The Birth and Beyond Family Resource Center offers on-site services and community based, such as school readiness, crisis intervention, and home visitation along with hosting the Nurturing Parenting Program. The Nurturing Parenting Program utilizes a Home Visitor model to deliver the evidence-based curriculum focused on child development, empathy, discipline and empowerment. Early Head Start Home Educators tailor services to address the child's…

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
Chief Executive Officer
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$267,902$0$20,523$288,425
Chief Financial Officer
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$222,523$0$18,529$241,052
Chief Program Officer
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$204,012$0$16,354$220,366
Chief Information Officer
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$176,695$0$20,306$197,001
Division Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$147,596$0$14,632$162,228
Division Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$115,054$0$15,304$130,358
Division Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$116,700$0$13,238$129,938
Dir. Youth Family Support
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$117,695$0$11,892$129,587

12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from River Oak Center for Children (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $978K (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$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$19M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$19M$18M86.9%$14M$288,425
FY2024 ⓘ$17M$16M85.5%$14M$279,779
FY2023 ⓘ$15M$16M85.9%$13M$276,145
FY2022 ⓘ$15M$15M85.1%$13M$248,493
FY2021 ⓘ$15M$15M86.1%$14M$240,229
FY2020 ⓘ$14M$14M86.7%$13M$211,729

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–1b11 · 11 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 5175
  • Volunteers Part I, line 665

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to River Oak Center for Children totaling $396 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 River Oak Center 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 River Oak Center for Children, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of River Oak Center for Children's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, River Oak Center for Children reported that 86.9% of its $18.3 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does River Oak Center for Children pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation River Oak Center for Children reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $288,425, for the role of Chief Executive Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does River Oak Center for Children get its money?

Of $18.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.1% came from contributions and grants (including 98.9% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is River Oak Center for Children a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-2519001 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), 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 202620969349301352 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531349349308088 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202421359349308872 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340879349301709 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231239349302023 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100899349301215 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-2519001: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.