Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1984.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
88 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
16 people listed on the 990; $185K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Rosalind Cutchins’s $99K as Former Exe D is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalind Cutchins | $99,022 | $94,230 | $91,570 | $88,472 | $85,958 |
| Janet Owen | $86,227 | $81,087 | $75,754 | $73,768 | $71,318 |
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.
See The Childrens Center 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
Nurtures and educates children and their families.
Questions for The Childrens Center
Your first name shows with your question. The Childrens Center answers here, for everyone.
Head start & early head start programs head start provides family-centered services to low-income families with children from ages three to five. Head start promotes the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth of the young children as well as supports parents' roles as primary caregivers and educators.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1317062) · Dispute this lineEarly intervention/part c program serves children who are birth to three years of age and have developmental delays or disabilities. The program provides families with information, support, and services they need to encourage their child's development. Children enrolled often have complex needs including health imprairments.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1317062) · Dispute this lineEarly learning program provides licensed child care and early childhood development services for children who are six weeks of age through five years of age. The centers provide care for children with and without disabilities in an inclusive learning environment.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1317062) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
Grants and contracts made straight to it, by federal fiscal year (Oct to Sep). Money that came through a state or another group is not counted here.
Estimate: about 76% of its revenue in 2025 came from these federal awards ($9.8M of $12.8M). The federal year and the group's own year do not line up, and one award can pay out over several years.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.5M | $2.8M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $895K | $671K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.0M | $4.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $850K | $807K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.1M | $3.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $189K | $41K | $148K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $7.7M | $6.7M | $970K | $14K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $42K | $34K | $9K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $793K | $673K | $120K | $390 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $595K | $510K | $85K | $1K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $5K | $5K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $26K | $26K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $676K | $665K | $2K | $9K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $413K | $411K | $2K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $190K | $187K | $4K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $622K | $584K | $39K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $131K | $128K | $3K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $289K | $289K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $253K | $190K | $62K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $670K | $669K | $2K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $6K | $5K | $821 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $12.6M | $11.1M | $1.5M | $27K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 19, 2025 | $12.8M | $12.6M | $219K | $3.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 3, 2024 | $13.8M | $13.6M | $179K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $13.4M | $13.3M | $136K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 23, 2023 | $14.1M | $13.8M | $301K | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 18, 2021 | $10.9M | $10.3M | $681K | $2.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $12,800,888 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $12,800,888 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,581,506 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,147,221 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,340,665 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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