Compassion Child Care: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-4077445)

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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2019	FY2018
Richard Merkouris	$16,874	$62,678

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

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

Programs and updates

Offers Christian childcare to families needing support in Sioux Falls.

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Compassion child care was founded to provide daycare for families in need where they can experience the compassion of god and hear the good news of jesus christ. The organization uses every aspect of the daycare program (art, music, language, etc.) to share the good news of jesus christ.

$1.1Mprogram expense

02

One of compassion child care's core values is being family focused. That core value drives a program for single mothers where the organization operates a home. A total of 8 mothers and 17 children were served in 2020. The house managers build relationships with the mothers and provide a stable influence in their lives.

$319Kprogram expense

03

One of compassion child care's core values is family focused and therefore all families are required to attend a three week resource class. Each family attended the three week resource classes and chose classes that were appropriate for them such as parenting, budgeting, understanding preschool curriculum, health insurance, or car…

$18Kprogram expense

Funders

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation INCFY2024$501K

Surefire TrustFY2024$123K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$60K

Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundFY2024$47K

American Endowment FoundationFY2024$40K

Sioux Falls Hope CoalitionFY2024$24K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$11K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$11K

Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$818K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$176K

Investment incomeLn 3$100K

Money outPt IX

$1.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.4M

Managementcol C$23K

Fundraisingcol D$75K

Owns and owesPt X

$797K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$572K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$207K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$38K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$164K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$176K

Investment incomeLn 3$100K

Gains on assetsLn 7$100K

Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$572K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$572K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$395K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$207K

Net assetsLn 32$797K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 556

VolunteersI 6135

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$141K	$572K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$220K	$395K
Total assetsLn 16	$429K	$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$31K	$207K
Net assetsLn 32	$398K	$797K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$859K	$859K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$76K	$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$66K	$66K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$73K			$73K
Office expensesLn 13	$33K	$33K
OccupancyLn 16	$184K	$184K
TravelLn 17	$1K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$16K	$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$22K	$22K
InsuranceLn 23	$16K		$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$106K	$106K
All other expensesLn 24e	$50K	$48K		$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.5M	$1.4M	$23K	$75K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$3.0M	$2.8M	$238K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.2M	$2.2M	−$22K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$2.6M	$2.1M	$529K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.3M	$1.8M	$442K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$1.9M	$1.5M	$435K	$797K	990 PDF
FY2019	$1.3M	$1.7M	−$429K	$398K	990 PDF
FY2018	$1.9M	$1.8M	$99K	$827K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,944,066 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,104,504$1,679,747

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $186,438$175,873

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$100,001

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$34,281−$11,555

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,256,663$1,944,066

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 $1,112,389$1,001,263

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $573,098$508,075

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,685,487$1,509,338

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$428,824$434,728

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,944,066 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $6,948 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$164,385

VIII-1e Government grants$37,916

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,477,446

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,679,747

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $168,925$168,925

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $100,000$100,000

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,555−$11,555

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $175,873 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $88,446$1,944,066

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,509,338 across 13 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $859,087$859,087

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $76,456$76,456

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,720$65,720

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,149$7,149

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $73,238$73,238

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,506$32,506

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $183,903$183,903

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,011$1,011

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,355$16,355

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,194$22,194

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,572$15,572

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106,015$106,015

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,993 · Fundraising $2,139$50,132

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,411,240 · Management $22,721 · Fundraising $75,377$1,509,338

Part X · Balance sheet $1,004,419 assets, 10 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $141,210$571,888

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $36,000$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $31,740$37,082

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $220,343$395,449

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $429,293$1,004,419

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,945$14,562

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$192,781

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,945$207,343

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $398,348$797,076

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $429,293$1,004,419

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $797,076 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,944,066

XI-2 Total expenses$1,509,338

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$434,728

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$398,348

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$36,000

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$797,076

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