Child Guidance Center
Child Guidance Center reported $13.7 million in revenue and $13.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.11 went to program services, $11.29 to management and general costs and $0.60 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 93.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $245,946 (GENERAL MEMBER OF THE BOAR/ CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 41% 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 $14MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.3% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 5.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 93.6% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $245,946 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.82% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.1 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 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 expenseChild Guidance Center prevents and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral health issues of childhood by providing treatment, education, consultation, and outreach services to children, families, schools, and the community institutions which serve them
Cgc's strong family strong children program (sfsc) provides a coordinated, comprehensive array of culturally competent services, supports, and evaluation to meet the unique challenges of military connected families and their children. Supportive services, including mental health, housing, legal support and domestic violence prevention are extended to children and families of veterans, active duty service members, reserve, guard, and the fallen in orange county
Cgc has several highly specialized programs. Our child abuse treatment program (chat) has been treating child victims of crime in orange county for over 25 years. Chat clinicians work extensively with child victims and their non-offending caregivers, utilizing the latest evidence-based practice treatments, consisting of trauma-focused cognitive therapy (tf-cbt), parent-child interaction therapy (pcit), parent-child care (pc-care), eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (emdr), which are proven to be highly effective in addressing trauma, abuse, neglect, domestic violence exposure…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL MEMBER OF THE BOAR/ CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,875 | $0 | $29,071 | $245,946 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,827 | $0 | $12,752 | $145,579 |
| OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,125 | $0 | $19,463 | $138,588 |
| ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,641 | $0 | $8,842 | $126,483 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $116,888 | $0 | $4,167 | $121,055 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Child Guidance Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $833K (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–1b14 · 14 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 5144
- Volunteers Part I, line 651
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| KWITKA DURANA PERATT MD INC Consulting | $154,015 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Child Guidance Center totaling $15,000 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 Child Guidance Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Child Guidance Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Child Guidance Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Child Guidance Center reported that 88.1% of its $13.5 million in expenses went to program services, 11.3% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Child Guidance Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Child Guidance Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $245,946, for the role of GENERAL MEMBER OF THE BOAR/ CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Child Guidance Center get its money?
Of $13.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 5.6% came from contributions and grants and 93.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Child Guidance Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-2546170 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 202620869349301217 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511329349304166 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440609349301959 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202340389349301139 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220699349302057 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121219349300412 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-2546170: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.