CocoKids, Inc. provides leadership, advocacy and support to champion and advance quality care and early education through a variety of initiatives, programs, and services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 122 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $136K a year · under 1% 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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$710K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $148K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$33.8M
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$95.3M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$95.2M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$95.3M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44.0M
FY2021$52.7M
FY2022$53.0M
FY2023$68.8M
FY2024$82.5M
FY2025$95.3M
Expenses
$95.2M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$43.9M
FY2021$52.6M
FY2022$52.9M
FY2023$68.5M
FY2024$82.3M
FY2025$95.2M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$595K
FY2021$759K
FY2022$793K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1978.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $91.9M Management & general 3% · $3.3M

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

12 people listed on the 990; $710K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$231,939Pt VII · Sec A
Director Finance
$178,298Pt VII · Sec A
Di. of Child Care
$151,668Pt VII · Sec A
Director Developme
$148,363Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John F Jones’s $232K as Executive Dir. is at the 57th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John F Jones$231,939$209,238$203,830$190,817$186,106$162,515
Elizabeth Elsasser$178,298$165,728$151,148$142,722$127,520$109,847
Cynthia McMurry—$168,328$139,039$128,810$118,370$100,641
Michelle Mortenson$151,668$147,675————
Leticia Quizon$148,363$136,935$125,452$120,783$115,236$100,344
Margaret Weigert-Jacobs——$123,790$126,057$116,577$102,862
Erin Adsit————$112,604—
Michelle Lynn Mortenson———$105,083——

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

Champions quality early education and childcare through leadership, advocacy, and support programs.

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3 programs · $90.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Child Care Fund

Through California's Child Care Fund, CocoKids provides partial to full child care subsidy to thousands of low-income families in Contra Costa County. Families need this subsidized child care so they can work, find work, or gain new vocational skills. This ensures a better life for children and their families.

$83.7Mprogram expense
02

Child Health & Nutrition Program

CocoKids administers the Child Health and Nutrition Program, a nationally recognized initiative in the fight against obesity. CocoKids enables providers to serve nutritious meals to children in child care settings by reimbursing them for the cost of healthy meals and snacks. Good nutrition prepares children to learn better.

$4.4Mprogram expense
03

Learning Institute & Other Programs

The Learning Institute at CocoKids provides parent and provider education through online and in-person classes, workshops, calls, and site visits in order to improve the quality of care and education for young children. We provided 4,388 provider trainings and provided technical assistance to providers 110,663 times.

$2.4Mprogram 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 · 7 grants · $15.6M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,089,564
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,426,654
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,644,481
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,033,400
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,724,191
Unitemized GrantFY2020$613,924
Unitemized GrantFY2020$26,716

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$95.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$192K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Money outPt IX
$95.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$91.9M
Managementcol C$3.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20.5M
Total assetsLn 16$35.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$94.7M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$192K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$95.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19.7M
SavingsLn 2$750K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$35.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5122
VolunteersI 65
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.4M$20.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$123K$43K
Total assetsLn 16$26.7M$35.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.3M$33.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.1M$1.1M
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$326K$326K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.2M$7.8M$1.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$489K$428K$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M$1.6M$251K
Payroll taxesLn 10$905K$735K$170K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$22K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$317K$208K$109K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$722K$676K$46K
TravelLn 17$47K$42K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$36K$29K$6K
InterestLn 20$153−$150$303
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$49K$40K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79.0M$78.5M$478K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.1M$785K$342K
Total functional expensesLn 25$95.2M$91.9M$3.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $95.3M$95.2M$145K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $82.5M$82.3M$181K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $68.8M$68.5M$250K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $53.0M$52.9M$123K$793K 990 PDF
FY2021 $52.7M$52.6M$48K$759K 990 PDF
FY2020 $44.0M$43.9M$68K$595K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $95,319,461 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $82,261,210$95,056,751
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,952$15,713
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $113,286$192,030
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,506$54,967
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $82,473,954$95,319,461
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,426,654$1,089,564
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,649,803$12,740,667
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,216,905$81,344,213
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $82,293,362$95,174,444
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $180,592$145,017
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $95,319,461 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$20,000
VIII-1e Government grants$94,687,549
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$349,202
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,056,751
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,713$15,713
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $192,030$192,030
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $32,996$32,996
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $21,971$21,971
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $70,680 · Excluded from tax $192,030$95,319,461
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,174,444 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,089,564$1,089,564
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 staffManagement $326,370$326,370
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,759,302 · Management $1,455,274$9,214,576
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $427,617 · Management $61,758$489,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,554,159 · Management $251,173$1,805,332
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $735,016 · Management $169,998$905,014
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,660 · Management $4,548$26,208
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $9,219$9,219
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $208,234 · Management $109,029$317,263
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $676,182 · Management $46,188$722,370
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,655 · Management $5,814$47,469
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,307 · Management $6,441$35,748
IX-20 InterestPrograms −$150 · Management $303$153
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,304 · Management $8,407$48,711
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,532,127 · Management $478,021$79,010,148
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $785,045 · Management $341,879$1,126,924
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $91,900,022 · Management $3,274,422 · Fundraising $0$95,174,444
Part X · Balance sheet $35,430,983 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,873,200$19,715,034
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $540,753$750,275
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,838,717$12,001,595
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $23,481$8,795
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $206,466$254,418
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $122,865$43,073
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,060,105$1,203,543
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $990,271$1,454,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,655,858$35,430,983
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $986,279$1,394,987
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $16,603,828$22,818,270
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,933$19,155
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,678,118$9,549,416
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,295,158$33,781,828
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,360,700$1,649,155
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,360,700$1,649,155
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,655,858$35,430,983
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,649,155 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$95,319,461
XI-2 Total expenses$95,174,444
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$145,017
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,360,700
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$143,438
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,649,155

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