Childrens Fund Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Sn Bernrdno, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 33-0193286

Giving our most vulnerable children support, opportunity and hope by breaking destructive cycles through community partnerships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 12 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $169K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$622K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$5.8M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2025▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2025▲ +21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$5.8M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1986.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $5.4M Management & general 6% · $331K Fundraising 1% · $34K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$153,602Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair; Development Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Programs Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Committee Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cesar Navarrete’s $154K as President & CEO is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ciriaco Pinedo Edd———$196,620$203,980$195,700
Cesar Navarrete$153,602$139,596$50,000———

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Breaks destructive cycles for vulnerable children through community partnerships, offering support, opportunity, and hope.

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3 program services account for $3.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Distributing holiday gifts to at-risk children including toys, clothing, and books.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Children's fund works in collaborative partnership with the county of san bernardino and loma linda university children's hospital to provide specialized response to child victims of abuse and neglect at the children's assessment center.

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Providing services and support to high-risk children in san bernardino county through several methods including: offering educational supports such as scholarships and mentorship, coordinating care campaigns such as backpack drives and holiday giving, providing grants to other organizations that work with children, and adopting other…

$1.1Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $608K · 2019–2019
Llu Childrens HospitalFY2019$249,163
County of San BernardinoFY2019$144,178
Sb Co Preschool Services DeptFY2019$86,400
Sb Co Dept of Behavioral HlthFY2019$79,668
Unitemized GrantFY2019$30,900
Csusb Philanthropic FndationFY2019$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Money outPt IX
$5.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.4M
Managementcol C$331K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$385K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$622K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$338K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$621K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$70K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$385K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$385K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$271K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$622K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$559K$385K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$734K$622K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$154K$129K$21K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$686K$576K$96K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$12K$2K$297
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$43K$7K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$57K$10K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$82K$26K$56K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$237K$204K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K$345
OccupancyLn 16$59K$42K$17K
InterestLn 20$824$824
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$93K$91K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$7K$28K$824
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.1M$4.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$107K$89K$18K$530
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M$5.4M$331K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.8M$5.8M−$6K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.1M$4.8M$363K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$4.4M−$20K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.5M$3.9M$599K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.6M$3.9M−$279K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$3.6M$358K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,766,768 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$620,551
VIII-1e Government grants$3,680,374
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,334,983
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$337,608
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,635,908
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $60,944$60,944
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $69,916$69,916
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,916 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60,944$5,766,768
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,772,816 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $129,090 · Management $21,407 · Fundraising $3,105$153,602
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $576,157 · Management $95,542 · Fundraising $13,860$685,559
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,350 · Management $2,048 · Fundraising $297$14,695
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,034 · Management $7,136 · Fundraising $1,035$51,205
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,400 · Management $9,519 · Fundraising $1,381$68,300
IX-11a Management feesManagement $41,522$41,522
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,887 · Management $56,363$82,250
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,539$3,539
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $204,040 · Management $32,990$237,030
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $9,870$9,870
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,754 · Management $345$13,099
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,288 · Management $16,579$58,867
IX-20 InterestPrograms $824$824
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $91,219 · Management $1,659$92,878
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,571 · Management $27,954 · Fundraising $824$35,349
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,117,629$4,117,629
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $88,552 · Management $17,516 · Fundraising $530$106,598
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,407,795 · Management $330,580 · Fundraising $34,441$5,772,816
Part X · Balance sheet $3,410,952 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $559,336$385,071
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $661,128$946,272
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $639,824$377,955
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,276$37,253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,399$2,763
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,328,265$1,390,476
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $281,073$271,162
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,506,301$3,410,952
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $431,226$223,142
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $33,364$140,546
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $269,362$258,237
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $733,952$621,925
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,341,696$1,260,330
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,430,653$1,528,697
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,772,349$2,789,027
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,506,301$3,410,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,789,027 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,766,768
XI-2 Total expenses$5,772,816
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,048
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,772,349
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,726
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,789,027

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