Child Study Center EIN 75-1099536

Child Study Center

EIN  75-1099536 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Fort Worth, TX Founded 1962
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Verified accurate 8/20/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and education for children with complex developmental and behavioral disabilities to help them achieve their full potential.
Leadership
Shirley Graham · Director of Finance · $178K
Money in and out
$5.9M revenue, $8.4M expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency

Provides comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and education for children with complex developmental and behavioral disabilities to help them achieve their full potential. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $5.9M in revenue, $8.4M in expenses, and $1.9M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$5.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$2.5M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.27
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-42%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +19% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.9M
FY2024▼ -17%
Expenses
$8.4M
FY2024▼ -23%
Total assets
$14.3M
FY2024▼ -10%
Total liabilities
$12.3M
FY2024▲ +9%
Total revenue
$5.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$8.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$2.5M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$14.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $6.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Cook Children's strives to be an extension of your family, growing with your child from baby steps to adulthood. We keep our Promise - to improve the well-being of every child in our communities - by instilling kindness, imagination and respect into everything we do. We make it our mission to connect the dots.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Jane Justin School Child Study Center provides structured special educational services, comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis for children with developmental and/or learning disabilities. These services are hoped to maximize potential for optimum academic and social development.

$2.8Mprogram expense
03

Developmental Pediatric Services Child Study Center conducts comprehensive developmental pediatric evaluations and follow-up for children in order to provide diagnostic and treatment services.

$43Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CChild Study Center
EINHdr · item D75-1099536
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Worth, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cscfw.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1962
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B28Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1962

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Finance
$178,255Pt VII · Sec A
Avp, Exec Director of Csc
$175,855Pt VII · Sec A
Manager of Psychology
$158,015Pt VII · Sec A
Psychologist
$133,990Pt VII · Sec A
Manager Aba/Bdc
$126,050Pt VII · Sec A
Headmaster Jane Justin School
$121,269Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Principal
$100,639Pt VII · Sec A
$55,108Pt VII · Sec A

Shirley Graham’s $178K as Director of Finance is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $1–10M education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joyce Mauk$194,113
Shirley Graham$178,255$170,329
William Robison$175,855$139,226
Shirley Graham$158,779$155,965$142,776
Margaret Dempsey$158,015$149,499
Tracy Harrington$133,990$123,460
Margaret Dempsey$132,730$126,807$123,168
Duy Le$126,050$131,452

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$4.1M · 70%
Contributions & grants$1.8M · 30%
Program service revenue70%$4.1M
Contributions & grants30%$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$5.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.27
Program services73%$6.1M
Management & general27%$2.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$872
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $872 · Operating expenses/yr $8.4M
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6.1M · Total expenses $8.4M
73%
Management & General
Management & general $2.3M · Total expenses $8.4M
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $8.4M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $3.2M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.8M · Total revenue $5.9M
30%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $5.9M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $4.1M · Total revenue $5.9M
70%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $5.9M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $4.1M · Total expenses $8.4M
49%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.9M · Prior year $7.1M
-17%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $4.9M · FY2023 $5.9M
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.9M · Expenses $8.4M
-42%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $14.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $14.3M
14%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $14.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shirley Graham · Reported title Director of Finance · Highest reported compensation $178K · Total expenses $8.4M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $6.1M · Total expenses $8.4M
72%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 27%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -17%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.4M · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$319,725
Unitemized GrantFY2022$317,191
Unitemized GrantFY2021$292,403
Unitemized GrantFY2020$259,645
Unitemized GrantFY2019$230,988

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$5.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$7.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$9.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$9.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$4.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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