Exempt purpose is to increase the knowledge base and skills of early childhood practitioners serving vulnerable children and families by providing high quality, evidence-based professional development that promotes school readiness and lifelong success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$385K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $128K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$385K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$812K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$705K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$546K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$865K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$812K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$541K
FY2025$812K

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 May 1999.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $975K Management & general 9% · $93K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $385K 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
$131,194Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Professional Development
$126,990Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Development and Evaluation
$126,481Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Rodriguez’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy Rodriguez$131,194$109,823$99,600$90,640$80,374$52,140
Kathy Keller$126,990$105,944————
Belinda Rojas$126,481$109,544————

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

Trains early childhood professionals to help vulnerable children succeed in school and life.

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2 programs · $241K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

City of Austin, Texas -Texas Child Care Leadership Academy- The Texas Child Care Leadership Academy is part of the City of Austins Workforce Development Program. The program targets childcare owners, directors, and emerging leaders living within Travis County and who are engaged in subsidy agreement with their local workforce board-…

$155Kprogram expense
02

VOICES OF EMPOWERMENT LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM AND CLOSING CEREMONY Celebration of the graduation of Cohorts 1 partipants in the Child Care Staff Retention Strategies Program.

$86Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23
Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,486

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$975K
Managementcol C$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$812K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$721K
Total assetsLn 16$859K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$601K
SavingsLn 2$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$721K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$175
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$859K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$812K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
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$507K$721K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$175$175
Total assetsLn 16$612K$859K
LiabilitiesLn 26$71K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$541K$812K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$22K$22K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$110K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$506K$453K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$21K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$45K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$832$832
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$11K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$519$1K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$20K$3K
TravelLn 17$42K$37K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$229K$224K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$975K$93K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.1M$271K$812K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$865K$181K$541K 990 PDF
FY2023 $711K$628K$82K$360K 990 PDF
FY2022 $632K$564K$69K$277K 990 PDF
FY2021 $705K$546K$159K$209K 990 PDF
FY2020 $303K$294K$8K$50K 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 $1,339,072 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$146,350
I-9 Program service revenue$1,188,065
I-10 Investment income$4,657
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$1,339,072
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$32,444
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$694,564
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$340,778
I-18 Total expenses$1,067,786
I-19 Revenue less expenses$271,286
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,339,072 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,350
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$146,350
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,188,065$1,188,065
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,657$4,657
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,188,065 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,657$1,339,072
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,067,786 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $21,867$21,867
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,577$10,577
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $109,522 · Management $6,075$115,597
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $452,974 · Management $53,419$506,393
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,622 · Management $2,418$23,040
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,773 · Management $4,761$49,534
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,150$1,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $832$832
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,835$14,835
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,625 · Management $1,901$12,526
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $519 · Management $1,161$1,680
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,197 · Management $2,554$22,751
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,410 · Management $4,114$41,524
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,073$3,073
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $224,325 · Management $4,765$229,090
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,600 · Management $6,717$13,317
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $974,846 · Management $92,940 · Fundraising $0$1,067,786
Part X · Balance sheet $859,190 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $392,585$600,881
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $114,504$119,661
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $102,472$136,673
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $175$175
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,800$1,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $611,536$859,190
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,735$47,102
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $70,735$47,102
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $359,166$678,457
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $181,635$133,631
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $540,801$812,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $611,536$859,190
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $812,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,339,072
XI-2 Total expenses$1,067,786
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$271,286
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$540,801
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$812,088

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