Austin Childcare Providers Network

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ACPN empowers early childcare providers in Austin to create engaging early learning environments and develop sustainable businesses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$492K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$459K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$467K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$492K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$383K
FY2022$539K
FY2023$515K
FY2024$529K
FY2025$492K
Expenses
$459K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$233K
FY2022$459K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$553K
FY2025$459K
Net assets
$467K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$427K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$434K
FY2025$467K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2001.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $366K Management & general 16% · $75K Fundraising 4% · $17K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $74K 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
Executive Director
$74,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ruth Kimble’s $74K as Executive Director is at the 65th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ruth Kimble$74,500$72,000$72,000$30,000$25,606

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps Austin childcare providers build better learning environments and businesses.

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3 programs · $366K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

101 Early Learning - ACPN has recognized the importance of providing Network members with information, education, and support. We have identified challenges and barriers for our members attaining their degrees.

$366Kprogram expense
02

Excelerate Pilot

The Illinois ExceleRate system incentivizes childcare programs to work on continuous quality improvement of programs, by directors and program staff increasing their higher education credentials/degrees and conducting program self-assessments.

Pt IX · col B
03

102 Kindergarten Initiative - The C2K pilot promotes a collaboration funded by the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development (GOECD) to develop a model that aligns training, curriculum, and assessments from childcare programs (with children ages 3-4), preschool programs and kindergarten classes.

Pt IX · col B

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$7K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $4K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,950

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$492K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$485K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Money outPt IX
$459K
Ln 25
Programscol B$366K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$467K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K
Total assetsLn 16$539K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$485K
Government grantsLn 1e$237K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Total revenueLn 12$492K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$270K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$270K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$217K
Total assetsLn 16$539K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$467K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
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$187K$270K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$223K$217K
Total assetsLn 16$476K$539K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$434K$467K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$67K$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$172K$154K$10K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$590$516$47$27
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$17K$2K$884
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$342$10K$873
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$295$8K$754
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$110K$98K$10K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$72$72
InterestLn 20$273$273
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$29K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$459K$366K$75K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 23, 2026 $492K$459K$33K$467K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2025 $529K$553K−$24K$434K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2024 $515K$564K−$49K$458K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 23, 2023 $539K$459K$80K$507K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 11, 2021 $383K$233K$151K$427K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $492,032 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $517,002$484,508
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,834$7,524
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $528,836$492,032
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $272,898$266,719
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $279,856$191,957
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $552,754$458,676
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,918$33,356
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $492,032 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$237,314
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$247,194
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$484,508
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,524$7,524
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,524 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$492,032
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $458,676 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,639 · Management $4,338 · Fundraising $3,523$74,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,303 · Management $9,592 · Fundraising $8,177$172,072
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $516 · Management $47 · Fundraising $27$590
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,118 · Management $1,555 · Fundraising $884$19,557
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $342 · Management $9,720 · Fundraising $873$10,935
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $295 · Management $8,396 · Fundraising $754$9,445
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $97,771 · Management $10,449 · Fundraising $1,658$109,878
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,858$5,858
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,604$2,604
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,740$4,740
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,966$5,966
IX-17 TravelManagement $72$72
IX-20 InterestManagement $273$273
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,624$6,624
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,542$2,542
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,026 · Management $2,694 · Fundraising $1,300$33,020
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $366,010 · Management $75,470 · Fundraising $17,196$458,676
Part X · Balance sheet $539,310 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,015$269,988
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $65,718$52,486
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $223,460$216,836
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $476,193$539,310
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,543$27,427
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,812$44,689
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,355$72,116
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $345,838$339,225
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $88,000$127,969
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $433,838$467,194
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $476,193$539,310
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $467,194 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$492,032
XI-2 Total expenses$458,676
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,356
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$433,838
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$467,194

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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