Easter Seals Southern California
Easter Seals Southern California reported $622.3 million in revenue and $620.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.57 went to program services, $14.24 to management and general costs and $0.19 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 94.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $792,478 (CEO). 422 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 111% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $620MFor 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
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $622M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.42 $2.6M
- Government grants$4.65 $29M
- Program service revenue$94.44 $588M
- Investment income$0.49 $3.0M
Other revenue was negative: −$299K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.6% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.2% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 5.1% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 4.7% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 94.5% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $792,478 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.13% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 422 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.1 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseEaster Seals Southern ca provides a wide range of essential and live-changing services that support children and adults with disabilities to achieve their personal goals, live independently, and to be fully included in their communities, at work, at school and at home. Autism therapy services: autism therapy services help individuals with autism and related disabilities build the communication, behavioral, social, and daily living skills needed to increase independence, strengthen relationships, and participate more fully in school, home, work, and community life. Through evidence-based aba…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 38.00 hrs/week | $734,276 | $0 | $58,202 | $792,478 |
| COO Officer, 38.00 hrs/week | $590,460 | $0 | $75,284 | $665,744 |
| CFO Officer, 38.00 hrs/week | $537,186 | $0 | $53,567 | $590,753 |
| CCO Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $518,698 | $0 | $50,250 | $568,948 |
| CAO Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $490,540 | $0 | $66,476 | $557,016 |
| VP BEHAVIORAL SERVICES Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $384,998 | $0 | $74,057 | $459,055 |
| CPO Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $392,828 | $0 | $56,478 | $449,306 |
| CMCO Highest compensated employee, 38.00 hrs/week | $392,317 | $0 | $44,487 | $436,804 |
422 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Easter Seals Southern California (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.0M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b17 · 17 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 54,005
- Volunteers Part I, line 619
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| AUTISM LEARNING PARTNERS LLC Autism services | $53,185,293 |
| BEHAVIOR FRONTIERS LLC Autism services | $44,182,964 |
| AUTISM SPECTRUM THERAPIES INC Autism services | $42,941,750 |
| INTERCARE THERAPY INC Autism services | $19,515,545 |
| MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC Autism services | $16,301,817 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 126 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Easter Seals Southern California totaling $329K 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.
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Every number above is copied from Easter Seals Southern California's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Easter Seals Southern California, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Easter Seals Southern California's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Easter Seals Southern California reported that 85.6% of its $620.0 million in expenses went to program services, 14.2% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Easter Seals Southern California pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Easter Seals Southern California reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $792,478, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Easter Seals Southern California get its money?
Of $622.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 5.1% came from contributions and grants (including 4.7% from government grants) and 94.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Easter Seals Southern California a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-3068149 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 202622379349300102 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202521989349301112 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202421979349301297 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332839349301333 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212779349300941 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122029349301142 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041979349307364 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-3068149: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.