To assist family successes through excellence in comprehensive Child Care and development services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,000 volunteers and 539 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.4M a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3.7M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.2M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$147.8M
+0.04% vs prior year
Spent
$141.4M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$26.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$147.8M
FY2024+0.04%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$110.5M
FY2021$89.0M
FY2022$120.8M
FY2023$147.7M
FY2024$147.8M
Expenses
$141.4M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$110.6M
FY2021$85.8M
FY2022$116.4M
FY2023$139.4M
FY2024$141.4M
Net assets
$26.9M
FY2024▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$12.3M
FY2023$20.6M
FY2024$26.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1969.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $135.9M Management & general 4% · $5.5M

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

33 people listed on the 990; $3.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$797,199Pt VII · Sec A
$477,725Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$213,294Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$191,142Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Controller
$187,029Pt VII · Sec A
Head Start Director
$179,020Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Child Care Business Hub
$176,731Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Special Initiatives
$173,303Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kara D Waddell——$970,156$402,587$325,126
Kara D Waddellsee Schedule J—$887,051———
Kara D Waddell See Sch J$797,199————
Karanae K Duane See Sch J$477,725————
Karanae K Duanesee Schedule J—$413,664———
Karanae K Duane——$320,692$186,823$191,553
Joanna Crain$213,294$192,585———
Candace Lord$187,029$192,549$159,806$138,747$134,534

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports families by providing excellent child care and development services.

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3 programs · $127.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Child Care Management Services (ccms)

Child care associates supports working families and parents completing degrees and workforce credentials by offsetting the cost of quality child care through child care scholarships. CCMS in tarrant county served approximately 7,300 families and 13,200 children via 536 child care provider partners in the program year.

$91.4Mprogram expense
02

Early Education & Care Services

Child care associates prepares children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life. Cca operates 15 early education campuses across tarrant county serving 790 children 0-5 in 2024. Cca serves young children and their families comprehensively with full-day AND/OR full-year programming as well as support services.

$33.1Mprogram expense
03

Child Care Training & Technical Assistance

Child care associates strengthened the child care system across texas by partnering with the texas workforce commission (TWC) to provide statewide business coaching and operational support to licensed child care centers.

$2.7Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $500K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$147.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$141.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$135.9M
Managementcol C$5.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$26.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.2M
Total assetsLn 16$32.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A17
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$131.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$276K
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$147.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.0M
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$32.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$26.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5539
VolunteersI 61,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.4M$16.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8.3M$10.0M
Total assetsLn 16$28.8M$32.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.2M$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$20.6M$26.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$500K$500K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29.1M$26.0M$3.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4.3M$4.0M$284K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.7M$3.3M$364K
Legal feesLn 11b$382K$236K$146K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11.2M$10.9M$298K
Office expensesLn 13$181K$152K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$1.1M$76K
TravelLn 17$252K$227K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$123K$29K$94K
InterestLn 20$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$282K$61K$220K
InsuranceLn 23$817K$625K$192K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87.4M$86.7M$644K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.9M$1.9M$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25$141.4M$135.9M$5.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $147.8M$141.4M$6.3M$26.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $147.7M$139.4M$8.3M$20.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $120.8M$116.4M$4.4M$12.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $89.0M$85.8M$3.2M$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $110.5M$110.6M−$129K$4.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $147,761,673 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $144,350,702$142,200,499
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $620,523$275,513
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $79,299$1,961,937
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,651,813$3,323,724
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $147,702,337$147,761,673
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$500,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $33,932,852$37,117,117
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $105,488,863$103,809,240
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $139,421,715$141,426,357
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,280,622$6,335,316
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $147,761,673 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$27,502
VIII-1e Government grants$130,966,975
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,206,022
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$142,200,499
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $275,513$275,513
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $549,612$549,612
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,412,325$1,412,325
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $102,347$102,347
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,221,377$3,221,377
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $825,125 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,736,049$147,761,673
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $141,426,357 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500,000$500,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,023,106 · Management $3,093,387$29,116,493
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,038,561 · Management $284,092$4,322,653
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,313,927 · Management $364,044$3,677,971
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $235,706 · Management $146,471$382,177
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,921,766 · Management $297,783$11,219,549
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $152,271 · Management $28,507$180,778
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,133,488 · Management $76,228$1,209,716
IX-17 TravelPrograms $227,278 · Management $24,570$251,848
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,404 · Management $93,504$122,908
IX-20 InterestManagement $20,569$20,569
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $61,336 · Management $220,199$281,535
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $624,653 · Management $192,417$817,070
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,734,346 · Management $643,914$87,378,260
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,881,277 · Management $63,553$1,944,830
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $135,877,119 · Management $5,549,238 · Fundraising $0$141,426,357
Part X · Balance sheet $32,124,116 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,359,902$16,203,075
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,672,769$2,986,868
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,737,772$979,181
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $655,178$526,955
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,250,854$10,027,761
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,121,162$1,400,276
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,797,637$32,124,116
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,546,411$2,386,655
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,507,945$1,390,578
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,130,623$1,398,909
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,184,979$5,176,142
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,250,462$26,013,654
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $362,196$934,320
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,612,658$26,947,974
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,797,637$32,124,116
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,947,974 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$147,761,673
XI-2 Total expenses$141,426,357
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,335,316
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,612,658
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,947,974

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