A Childs Place Learning Center INC

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Day care Center / pre kindergarten based on income levels

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 45 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$85K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$731K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$867K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$883K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$731K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$790K
FY2021$930K
FY2022$803K
FY2023$827K
FY2024$731K
Expenses
$867K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$761K
FY2021$745K
FY2022$846K
FY2023$889K
FY2024$867K
Net assets
$883K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$940K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$883K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $867K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Center Director
$52,250Pt VII · Sec A
Admin Director
$42,170Pt VII · Sec A
President
$1,600Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna Robles’s $52K as Center Director is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anna Robles$52,250——$43,747—
Sarah Sheets$42,170——$40,235—
Julie Behrens$1,600$25,100$37,200$36,400$36,872
Sarah Kitchens————$36,614

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides affordable childcare and early education for low-income families.

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1 program · $867K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide quality care and education for young children away from their homes in order that individuals (the parents) may be gainfully employed or can seek employment - approximately 80 children

$867Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$731K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$721K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$334
Money outPt IX
$867K
Ln 25
Programscol B$867K
Owns and owesPt X
$883K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$968K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$721K
Investment incomeLn 3$334
Total revenueLn 12$731K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$6K
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$928K
Total assetsLn 16$968K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
Net assetsLn 32$883K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$973K$928K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$968K
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$85K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$883K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$97K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$474K$474K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$46K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$295$295
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$38K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$45K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$75K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$867K$867K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 19, 2025 $731K$867K−$136K$883K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $827K$889K−$62K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 $803K$846K−$44K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $930K$745K$185K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $790K$761K$29K$940K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $731,084 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $119,631$10,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $707,150$720,750
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $655$334
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $827,436$731,084
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $635,172$634,430
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $253,882$232,303
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $889,054$866,733
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,618−$135,649
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $731,084 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $720,750$720,750
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $334$334
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $721,084 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$731,084
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $866,733 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,952$96,952
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $473,647$473,647
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,024$18,024
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,807$45,807
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,785$5,785
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,232$22,232
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $295$295
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,427$5,427
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,867$37,867
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,397$3,397
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,083$1,083
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,530$10,530
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,007$45,007
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,378$24,378
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,293$75,293
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,009$1,009
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $866,733 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$866,733
Part X · Balance sheet $968,386 assets, 10 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $515; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,276−$5,574
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $103,188$43,242
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,252$2,252
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $55$55
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $972,903$927,896
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,113,674$968,386
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $308$214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $94,649$85,010
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,019,025$883,376
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,113,674$968,386
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $883,376 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$731,084
XI-2 Total expenses$866,733
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$135,649
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,019,025
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$883,376

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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