To advance the quality of early education and child development by empowering parents, educating child care professionals, and collaborating with our communities. We provide statewide Child Care Resources and Referral Services; Pre-Kindergarten services; and Child Care Assistance services (in the Northern Region & Southwest Regions).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$477K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $108K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$477K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $750K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.9 months of spending in cash, plus $750K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$614K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$7.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.9M
FY2021▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$30.4M
FY2023$58.5M
FY2024$33.8M
FY2025$10.8M
Expenses
$7.0M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.1M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$30.2M
FY2023$58.4M
FY2024$33.7M
FY2025$10.8M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.2M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1986.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $6.3M Management & general 9% · $631K Fundraising 1% · $44K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $477K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$142,874Pt VII · Sec A
$122,035Pt VII · Sec A
$115,620Pt VII · Sec A
$96,688Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Berglund’s $198K as CEO is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephanie Berglund$197,652$169,681$169,369$182,074$142,874$145,377
Reme Lampon$149,745$108,242$133,490$135,990$122,035$113,594
Melinda Myers$142,337$137,099$130,700$132,703$115,620$110,156
Jennifer Pollard—$62,226$113,310$112,799$96,688$89,563
Meghan Johnson$105,545$101,153————
Kert Labelle$97,374$24,298————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves early childhood education by connecting families with affordable child care and training educators to support high-quality youth development.

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3 programs · $6.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. CCRR. To support families in choosing child care and to improve the quality of child care programs by providing training and technical assistance to early educators and child care programs.

$4.5Mprogram expense
02

COVID19 Stabilization grant support to early child care programs.

$1.0Mprogram expense
03

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. CCAP. Child care assistance program.

$451Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$60K
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Grants paid · 852 grants · $114.7M · 2019–2024
South Peninsula Hospital INCAK · FY2024$779,465
First United Methodist ChurchFY2024$714,451
City & Borough of JuneauFY2024$625,550
Girdwood INCAK · FY2024$530,000
Play N Learn Center INCAK · FY2024$400,421
Alaska Jewish CampusAK · FY2024$392,020
Unitemized GrantFY2024$196,500
Hoonah Indian AssociationFY2024$158,270
Little Dippers LcAK · FY2024$152,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$119,100
Alaska Childrens TrustAK · FY2024$96,602
Unitemized GrantFY2024$87,742
Camp Fire AlaskaAK · FY2024$60,000
NunakinsAK · FY2024$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$26,200
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,014
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$7.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.3M
Managementcol C$631K
Fundraisingcol D$44K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$529K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$614K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$489K
SavingsLn 2$39K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$529K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$750K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$63K
Other assetsLn 15$182K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$614K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 552
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$460K$529K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$591K$750K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K$63K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$559K$614K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.6M$2.6M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$343K$343K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$534K$442K$87K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.5M$295K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$57K$47K$9K$561
Other employee benefitsLn 9$331K$273K$54K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$174K$144K$28K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$22K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$429K$425K$3K$504
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$15K$143$691
Office expensesLn 13$75K$62K$14K$17
Information technologyLn 14$120K$116K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$182K$130K$52K
TravelLn 17$426$204$222
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$196K$175K$19K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$11K$6K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.0M$6.3M$631K$44K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.8M$10.8M$76K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $33.8M$33.7M$127K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $58.5M$58.4M$48K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $30.4M$30.2M$229K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $6.9M$7.0M−$6K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.3M$6.1M$173K$1.6M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,946,720 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,901,477$6,757,764
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $299,761$161,190
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,678$27,731
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,921$35
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,254,837$6,946,720
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,198,051$2,926,672
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,490,003$2,902,992
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,393,517$1,123,471
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,081,571$6,953,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $173,266−$6,415
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $6,946,720 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$38,075
VIII-1e Government grants$5,496,044
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,223,645
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,757,764
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $161,190$161,190
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,113$25,113
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,618$2,618
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $35$35
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $161,225 · Excluded from tax $27,731$6,946,720
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,953,135 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,584,031$2,584,031
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $342,641$342,641
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $441,530 · Management $86,999 · Fundraising $5,270$533,799
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,495,547 · Management $294,683 · Fundraising $17,853$1,808,083
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $47,019 · Management $9,265 · Fundraising $561$56,845
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $273,433 · Management $53,877 · Fundraising $3,265$330,575
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $143,667 · Management $28,308 · Fundraising $1,715$173,690
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,935 · Fundraising $2,283$24,218
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $425,097 · Management $3,127 · Fundraising $504$428,728
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,142 · Management $143 · Fundraising $691$15,976
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,793 · Management $13,507 · Fundraising $17$75,317
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $116,488 · Management $3,279$119,767
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $130,389 · Management $52,095$182,484
IX-17 TravelPrograms $204 · Management $222$426
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $39,071$39,071
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,037$13,037
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,554 · Management $18,705 · Fundraising $2,411$195,670
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,563 · Management $5,932 · Fundraising $9,282$25,777
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,278,135 · Management $631,148 · Fundraising $43,852$6,953,135
Part X · Balance sheet $2,332,264 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $430,395$489,102
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,754$39,474
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $801,339$742,616
X-4 Accounts receivable$8,616
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,526$57,590
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $102,213$63,143
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $590,896$750,192
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $131,832$181,531
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,137,955$2,332,264
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $90,665$223,069
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $233,177$73,467
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $235,324$317,178
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $559,166$613,714
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,540,714$1,686,186
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $38,075$32,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,578,789$1,718,550
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,137,955$2,332,264
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,718,550 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,946,720
XI-2 Total expenses$6,953,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,415
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,578,789
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$146,176
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,718,550

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