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.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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FY2020 · 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$303K
Spent
$294K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$50K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$303K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$705K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$294K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$294K
FY2021$546K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$865K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$50K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$541K
FY2025$812K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $264K Management & general 10% · $30K Fundraising 0% · $565

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; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$52,140Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Board Chairperson
$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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3 programs · $264K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

TAKING CHARGE OF CHANGE- A proven, intensive year-long leadership and management training for center directors. This traning was developed by McCormick Institute for Early Childhood Leadership.

$214Kprogram expense
02

THE TEXAS CHILD CARE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is funded through the TWCs Child Care Staff Retention Strategies program. The major goals include:Improving the leadership and management skills of program owners, directors, and assistant directorsFostering a culture of continuous quality improvement that leads to engaged learning for staff…

$41Kprogram expense
03

Prime Times-Excellence in Infant and Toddler Programs is a 12 hour/2-day innovative activity program designed for early care and education providers, including directors and assistant directors working in diverse settings including center-based, family-home based, programs, especially those serving infants and toddlers.

$9Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23
Grants paid · 1 grant · $7K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,486

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$303K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$294K
Ln 25
Programscol B$264K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$565
Owns and owesPt X
$50K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$303K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$50K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$57K$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$42K$50K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$52K$7K$499
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$125K$111K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K$381$19
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$14K$2K$47
Accounting feesLn 11c$525$525
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$876
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$449
OccupancyLn 16$24K$21K$3K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$230
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$370$20$350
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$759$585$174
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$512
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$32K$790
Total functional expensesLn 25$294K$264K$30K$565

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $302,576 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $172,348$81,805
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $115,055$218,883
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39$1
I-11 Other revenue$1,887
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $287,442$302,576
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,526$11,289
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,816$208,498
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,722$74,652
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $290,064$294,439
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,622$8,137
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
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 $302,576 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,805
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$81,805
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $218,883$218,883
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,887$1,887
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $220,770 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$302,576
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $294,439 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $11,289$11,289
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,753 · Management $6,506 · Fundraising $499$58,758
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,612 · Management $14,868$125,480
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,670 · Management $381 · Fundraising $19$8,070
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,243 · Management $1,900 · Fundraising $47$16,190
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $525$525
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,814 · Management $876$5,690
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,515 · Management $449$1,964
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,893 · Management $2,690$23,583
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,888 · Management $230$6,118
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $20 · Management $350$370
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $585 · Management $174$759
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,345 · Management $512$2,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,996 · Management $790$32,786
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $263,623 · Management $30,251 · Fundraising $565$294,439
Part X · Balance sheet $97,388 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,235$67,197
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,777$4,778
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,850$20,845
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,528$2,768
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,800$1,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $57,190$97,388
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,315$9,390
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$37,987
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,315$47,377
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $33,565$50,011
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,875$50,011
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $57,190$97,388
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,011 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$302,576
XI-2 Total expenses$294,439
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,875
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,011

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