Child Educational Center
Child Educational Center reported $11.4 million in revenue and $11.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.67 went to program services, $14.48 to management and general costs and $0.85 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $177,711 (CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 78% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 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 August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.7% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.5% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.26 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 3.2% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.4% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $177,711 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.60% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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 expenseChildren's programs - the center provides education and care to infant, toddler and preschool aged children of employees of jet propulsion laboratory (jpl), california institute of technology (caltech), and families in the surrounding areas of pasadena, glendale and the foothill communities. The center also provides school-age care to these same institutions, and families in the same surrounding areas
Consulting & professional development - provides consulting and professional development training to other child care programs and educators, mostly through the outdoor classroom project. In addition, the center has contract services providing after school care to other private independent schools
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $171,380 | $0 | $6,331 | $177,711 |
| CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $169,110 | $0 | $6,331 | $175,441 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $154,194 | $0 | $6,331 | $160,525 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $124,981 | $0 | $6,331 | $131,312 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Child Educational Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $564K (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–1b16 · 16 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 5163
- Volunteers Part I, line 653
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Child Educational Center totaling $30,396 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.
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Questions people ask
How much of Child Educational Center's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Child Educational Center reported that 84.7% of its $11.1 million in expenses went to program services, 14.5% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Child Educational Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Child Educational Center reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $177,711, for the role of CO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Child Educational Center get its money?
Of $11.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 3.2% came from contributions and grants and 96.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Child Educational Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-3403258 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 August 31, 2025, object 202621959349301607 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202501919349300305 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202401749349300200 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202301809349300145 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202231959349302078 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202111799349300811 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-3403258: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.