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Kara D Waddell

President/CEO · Child Care Associates

President/CEO at Child Care Associates. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$970K

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Reported as President/CEO of Child Care Associates, based in Fort Worth, TX.
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Received $970K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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President and CEO of Child Care Associates, the largest child development nonprofit in North Texas, serving 2,300+ children across 23 campuses. 2021 Fort Worth Business Press Top 100 Nonprofit CEO of the Year.

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

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2016-present
Education
  • Duke University · Bachelor of Science in Developmental Psychology (cum laude)
  • Harvard Kennedy School of Government · Master of Public Administration
  • Harvard's Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organization · Fellow in Philanthropy

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Organizations

Child Care Associates President/CEO · $120.8M revenue · Fort Worth, TXTO ASSIST FAMILY SUCCESSES THROUGH EXCELLENCE IN COMPREHENSIVE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.pay $325K → $970KFiled FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$970Kreported comp

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

K
President/CEO · FY2023
$887K
K
President/CEO · FY2024
$797K
K
CFO · FY2024
$478K
K
CFO · FY2023
$414K
K
CFO · FY2022
$321K
J
Chief of Staff · FY2024
$213K
S
It Director · FY2024
$191K
C
Senior Controller · FY2024
$187K
A
Head Start Director · FY2024
$179K
D
Director of Child Care Business Hub · FY2024
$177K
J
Director of Special Initiatives · FY2024
$173K
P
Executive Program Officer · FY2024
$172K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org