Childcare Resources

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Since 1984Human ServicesEIN 63-0882628Revenue $9.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSccr-bhm.org244 W Valley Ave Ste 200, 35209-3616 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Oct 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Childcare resources' mission is to make quality care and education of children happen by providing information, education and assistance to families, providers of child care and the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 21 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$863K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$9.3M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$9.2M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$390K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.3M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$7.7M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$9.3M
Expenses
$9.2M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$7.7M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$9.2M
Net assets
$390K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$578K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$455K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$368K
FY2025$390K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Oct 1984.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $8.6M Management & general 4% · $372K Fundraising 3% · $243K

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

31 people listed on the 990; $127K 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
$127,228Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing/PR Co Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Development Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joan Wright’s $127K as Executive Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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
Joan Wright$127,228$131,894$125,620$123,116——
Joan M Wright————$105,497$89,412

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

Programs and updates

Connects families and providers with quality childcare information, education, and assistance.

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3 programs · $8.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Head Start

Provides quality educational and comprehensive services to young children and their families through community partnerships that promote school readiness, healthy family engagement and developmental services.

$7.2Mprogram expense
02

Training and Technical Assistance

Training sessions, courses and conferences are offered for providers to assist them in meeting the needs of children in their care. Technical assistance is available to current and potential providers looking to improve the quality of care being provided, open a new child care program or seek cda or national accreditation.

$802Kprogram expense
03

Supplemental Child Care Program (sccp)

Assists eligible working parents with children birth to age five (prior to kindergarten entry) with paying for the cost of child care.

$176Kprogram expense

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 2 funders$4K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $517K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$87,787
Unitemized GrantFY2023$98,303
Unitemized GrantFY2022$94,248
Unitemized GrantFY2021$54,122
Unitemized GrantFY2020$133,380
Unitemized GrantFY2019$48,910

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$9.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.6M
Managementcol C$372K
Fundraisingcol D$243K
Owns and owesPt X
$390K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$863K
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$33K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$116K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$9.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$101K
SavingsLn 2$231K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$420K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$863K
Net assetsLn 32$390K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$484K$332K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$863K
Net assetsLn 32$368K$390K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$88K$88K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$151K$135K$9K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$3.3M$234K$170K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$184K$159K$15K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$544K$508K$24K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$292K$261K$18K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$71K$47K$16K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$65K$63K$1K$276
OccupancyLn 16$325K$303K$10K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$47K$2K$175
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$72K$70K$2K$398
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.6M$3.5M$31K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$85K$75K$6K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.2M$8.6M$372K$243K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $9.3M$9.2M$23K$390K 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.1M$9.1M$10$368K 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.3M$8.4M−$85K$368K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.7M$7.7M$33K$455K 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.2M$6.3M−$156K$422K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.0M$134K$578K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,262,116 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,059,181$9,219,086
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,170$13,366
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,466$12,836
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,149$16,828
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,106,966$9,262,116
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $98,303$87,787
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,501,074$4,899,171
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,507,579$4,252,391
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,106,956$9,239,349
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10$22,767
Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members30
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,262,116 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$562,281
VIII-1c Fundraising events$116,311
VIII-1e Government grants$8,233,559
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$306,935
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$33,016
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,219,086
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,366$13,366
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,836$12,836
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $16,828$16,828
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,366 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $29,664$9,262,116
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,239,349 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $87,787$87,787
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $134,850 · Management $9,485 · Fundraising $6,915$151,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,323,397 · Management $233,766 · Fundraising $170,427$3,727,590
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $159,213 · Management $15,099 · Fundraising $9,597$183,909
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $507,866 · Management $23,586 · Fundraising $12,785$544,237
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $261,134 · Management $17,614 · Fundraising $13,437$292,185
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,715 · Management $15,922 · Fundraising $8,183$70,820
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $63,149 · Management $1,435 · Fundraising $276$64,860
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $302,579 · Management $10,121 · Fundraising $12,545$325,245
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $47,011 · Management $1,925 · Fundraising $175$49,111
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,049$2,049
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,792$1,792
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $70,386 · Management $1,662 · Fundraising $398$72,446
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,545,062 · Management $30,986 · Fundraising $4,758$3,580,806
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,080 · Management $6,353 · Fundraising $3,829$85,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,624,229 · Management $371,795 · Fundraising $243,325$9,239,349
Part X · Balance sheet $1,253,498 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $380,043$101,341
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $103,566$230,903
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $376,365$483,908
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,875$7,875
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,404$9,612
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $489,227$419,859
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,368,480$1,253,498
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $451,927$438,282
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $493,838$424,734
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,000,765$863,016
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $128,716$114,258
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $238,999$276,224
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $367,715$390,482
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,368,480$1,253,498
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $390,482 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,262,116
XI-2 Total expenses$9,239,349
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,767
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$367,715
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$390,482

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

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