The Community Development Center
Also known as Friendship Children's Centers
The Community Development Center reported $11.5 million in revenue and $11.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $99.49 went to program services, $0.51 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.6% of the total. Government grants made up 99.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $241,035 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 43% 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 $11MFor 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 $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.5% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.5% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $241,035 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.16% | 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 | 3.2 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 4 | 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 expenseA child care program receiving funds from the state of california department of education, which provides preschool to low income families through a sliding scale, staff development, and a parent training program. Collectively with program service activity #2, the Community Development Center provided 246 program days that served approximately 321 children and their families with early education services. These services included direct child care, parenting meetings, and family child care providers trainings and meetings. The center also provided several collaborations with community service…
A child care program receiving funds from the state of california department of social services, which provides child care and after school care to low income families through a sliding scale, staff development, and a parent training program. Collectively with program service activity #1, the Community Development Center provided 246 program days that served approximately 321 children and their families with early education services. These services included direct child care, parenting meetings, and family child care providers trainings and meetings. The center also provided several…
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 DIRECTOR Key employee, 36.08 hrs/week | $202,152 | $0 | $38,883 | $241,035 |
| SITE SUPERVISOR Highest compensated employee, 37.33 hrs/week | $172,434 | $0 | $33,278 | $205,712 |
| Finance Director Highest compensated employee, 36.96 hrs/week | $173,032 | $0 | $16,782 | $189,814 |
| SITE SUPERVISOR Highest compensated employee, 44.06 hrs/week | $131,425 | $0 | $23,885 | $155,310 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Key employee, 31.06 hrs/week | $115,884 | $0 | $11,534 | $127,418 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Community Development Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $283K (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–1b4 · 4 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 584
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Every number above is copied from The Community Development 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 The Community Development Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Community Development Center spent in FY2025, $99.49 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Community Development Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Community Development Center reported that 99.5% of its $11.2 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 The Community Development Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Community Development Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $241,035, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Community Development Center get its money?
Of $11.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.6% came from contributions and grants (including 99.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Community Development Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-2983603 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 202641339349308284 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501289349302895 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349309108 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331259349302043 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231259349302813 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101349349305640 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-2983603: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.