Collaborative for Children EIN 76-0228065

Collaborative for Children FY2021 filing

EIN  76-0228065 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Houston, TX Founded 1987
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides families with early childhood education resources, parent coaching, and program referrals to support children's academic and life success.
Leadership
Melanie J Johnson · President & CEO · $265K
Money in and out
$11.7M revenue, $13.0M expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency

Provides families with early childhood education resources, parent coaching, and program referrals to support children's academic and life success. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $11.7M in revenue, $13.0M in expenses, and $3.4M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$11.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$13.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.3M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$11.7M
FY2021▼ -33%
Expenses
$13.0M
FY2021▼ -16%
Total assets
$4.2M
FY2021▼ -27%
Total liabilities
$815K
FY2021▼ -29%
Total revenue
$11.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$13.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.3M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 322
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 422
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $10.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Provider of Engagement programs to support and develop childcare and early education professionals. Through on-site mentoring and modeling, training for directors and teachers in early care and education programs, scholarships for professional development conferences, and wage enhancement programs to reward teachers for obtaining higher…

$7.1Mprogram expense
02

Community Engagement brings partners together, both regionally and across the state, to improve healthy child development through collaborative service delivery.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Family Engagement programs provide families with information, resources, and support to launch their children toward academic and life success by providing parent education, printed parenting tips, resource materials, referrals for early education, after-school programs, and children with special needs.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCollaborative for Children
EINHdr · item D76-0228065
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.collabforchildren.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1987
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P110)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1988

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a22
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b22
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$264,618Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Programs Officer
$152,917Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Dev Officer
$142,724Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$126,349Pt VII · Sec A
Chief HR Officer
$117,256Pt VII · Sec A
SR Dir Strategic Growth Initiatives
$116,038Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melianie J Johnson’s $309K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melianie J Johnson$309,467$318,050
Melanie J Johnson$296,767$264,618
Melanie Johnson$243,718
Belinda Munsell$165,175$154,178$135,314$142,724
Alisa Ealy$135,193$157,697$94,612
Kimberly Borders$125,400$152,917
Susan Kennedy$145,016$137,591$128,076$117,256
Kenneth Lavergne$130,920

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
Contributions & grants$11.5M · 98%
Program service revenue$178K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$11.5M
Program service revenue2%$178K
Investment income$573
— government grantsLn 1e$9.0M
Total revenueLn 12$11.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.03
Program services80%$10.3M
Management & general17%$2.2M
Fundraising3%$399K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$815K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.4M · Operating expenses/yr $13.0M
2.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $10.3M · Total expenses $13.0M
80%
Management & General
Management & general $2.2M · Total expenses $13.0M
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $399K · Total expenses $13.0M
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $366K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $3.5M
$0.11 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $11.5M · Total revenue $11.7M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $9.0M · Total revenue $11.7M
77%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $178K · Total revenue $11.7M
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $573 · Total revenue $11.7M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $178K · Total expenses $13.0M
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $11.7M · Prior year $17.4M
-33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $11.7M · Expenses $13.0M
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.4M · Total assets $4.2M
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $444K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.2M
11%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melanie J Johnson · Reported title President & CEO · Highest reported compensation $265K · Total expenses $13.0M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $7.5M · Total expenses $13.0M
57%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $46K · Gross raised $1.3M
4%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth -33%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 179 grants · $6.3M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$83,675
Unitemized GrantFY2023$211,595
Peter E Hyland Child Care CenterFY2022$23,107
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,800
Blossom HeightsFY2022$12,595
Tiny Toes LLCFY2022$8,993
Aama INC - George I SanchezTX · FY2022$8,006
Galena Park Isd Pep CenterFY2022$7,962
Star of Hope MissionTX · FY2022$6,628
Tiger TrailFY2022$6,366
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,022
Galena Park Isd Child Care CenterFY2022$5,994
Lion LaneFY2022$5,564
Bear BlvdFY2022$5,460
Unitemized GrantFY2021$646,971
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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)$6.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$9.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$13.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$11.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$17.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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