Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1991.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
3 people listed on the 990.
Kate Hamaker’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 23rd 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.
See Consortium for Early Learning Services executive salaries →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
Advocates for quality, affordable, and accessible child care services.
Questions for Consortium for Early Learning Services
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California Workforce Pathway Stipend Program consist of a voluntary program providing monetary incentives for members of the Early Care and Learning workforce to attend college and professional development events (conferences, workshops, seminars, etc).
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0265253) · Dispute this lineUniversal Pre-Kindergarten (upk) Mixed Delivery Planning Grant
Assist in planning for the provision of high-quality Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) options for three-four-year-old children in Riverside County, through a mixed-delivery system that ensures access to high-quality full and part-day learning experiences, coordinated services, and referrals for families to acess health and social-…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0265253) · Dispute this lineLocal Planning Council funds are used to fulfill the following legislative mandates as stated in AB 2141 from 1991: * Conduct an assessment of child care needs in the county no less than once every three years.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0265253) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $65K | $805K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $7K | $11K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $321K | $944K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $208K | $1.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $113K | −$267K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $434K | $434K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $444K | $278K | $166K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $24K | $22K | $2K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $37K | $35K | $2K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $36K | $34K | $2K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $23K | $257 | $22K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $107K | $102K | $5K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $21K | $20K | $1K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $33K | $32K | $2K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $35K | $33K | $2K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $160K | $80K | $80K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $262 | $249 | $13 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $4K | $4K | $215 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $5K | $266 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $154K | $44K | $110K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.5M | $1.1M | $394K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 27, 2026 | $2.4M | $2.4M | −$31K | −$298K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2025 | $1.2M | $1.5M | −$380K | −$267K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $33K | $113K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $29K | $79K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2021 | $3.2M | $3.3M | −$65K | $50K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $1,152,018 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,152,018 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,531,987 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $944,463 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$267,396 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2024 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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