Kidango INC

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Fremont, CA501(c)(3)Since 1979Human ServicesEIN 94-2581686Revenue $131.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSkidango.org44000 Old Warm Springs Blvd, 94538-6145 · Fremont, CATax-exempt since Oct 1979School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To inspire children, empower families, and build stronger communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 910 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
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
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 $5.3M a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.7M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $690K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30.6M
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$131.8M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$126.9M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$51.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$131.8M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$48.3M
FY2021$60.3M
FY2022$68.4M
FY2023$105.4M
FY2024$127.2M
FY2025$131.8M
Expenses
$126.9M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$48.2M
FY2021$60.3M
FY2022$66.9M
FY2023$98.1M
FY2024$109.5M
FY2025$126.9M
Net assets
$51.1M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$14.3M
FY2022$14.4M
FY2023$22.6M
FY2024$43.0M
FY2025$51.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1979.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $123.9M Management & general 2% · $3.0M

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

21 people listed on the 990; $2.7M 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
$433,760Pt VII · Sec A
$374,379Pt VII · Sec A
$300,099Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance
$277,920Pt VII · Sec A
Chiefecsofficer
$252,795Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Head Start
$238,754Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Dev. & Comm
$234,927Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Early Learni
$233,089Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Moore’s $434K as CEO is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $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
Scott Moore$433,760$478,530$297,714$241,376$225,621$239,449
Nereyra Houle$374,379$378,237$244,415$182,352$165,131$165,110
Noelle Payomo$300,099$303,642$224,134$156,325$130,554$101,036
Andrea Garcia—$296,398$237,076$176,954$168,636$150,856
Ernesto Raul Sy an$277,920$258,983$204,539———
Steve Camuti$232,258$255,419————
Sandra Phillips-Sved$252,795—————
Rachelle Javier$238,754$233,194$193,309$147,438$119,832—

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

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3 programs · $122.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Kidango, Inc. provides high-quality early learning and child development services to more than 4,511 children and families. Through our network of child development centers and family child care homes, we offer full-day and part-day programs, including infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age care, as well as after-school programs.

$104.1Mprogram expense
02

The Kidango Early Head Start (EHS) / Head Start (HS) Program is federally funded and serves children ages birth to 5 years through part day and full day services.Kidango provides EHS/HS Services for 818 children through its own Grantee and through its program partners, the YMCA of the East Bay, Santa Clara County Office of Education…

$16.2Mprogram expense
03

Early Intervention and Inclusion Services

-19 Early Intervention and Inclusion Staff Total- 14.5 Developmental Specialists 2 Program Supervisors 1 Manager 1 DirectorSee Schedule O for more details.

$2.2Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $3.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$582,782
Unitemized GrantFY2024$472,851
Unitemized GrantFY2023$421,960
Unitemized GrantFY2022$374,920
Unitemized GrantFY2022$98,056
Unitemized GrantFY2021$169,004
Unitemized GrantFY2021$36,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,201,725
Unitemized GrantFY2020$30,975

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$131.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$126.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$123.9M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$51.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20.1M
Total assetsLn 16$81.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$123.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$423K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$131.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
SavingsLn 2$20.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.5M
Other assetsLn 15$24.2M
Total assetsLn 16$81.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30.6M
Net assetsLn 32$51.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5910
VolunteersI 610
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$29.5M$20.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.8M$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.1M$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$68.8M$81.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25.9M$30.6M
Net assetsLn 32$43.0M$51.1M
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$1.7M$1.7M
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62.2M$61.2M$1.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.4M$1.4M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13.9M$13.9M$81K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5.3M$5.0M$233K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$271K$271K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$53K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3.3M$3.3M$20K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$310K$310K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28.8M$27.6M$1.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$8.5M$8.5M$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$126.9M$123.9M$3.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $131.8M$126.9M$4.9M$51.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $127.2M$109.5M$17.7M$43.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $105.4M$98.1M$7.3M$22.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $68.4M$66.9M$1.5M$14.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $60.3M$60.3M−$30K$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $48.3M$48.2M$116K$12.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $131,818,300 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $120,504,132$124,238,429
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,119,587$5,614,742
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,412,481$1,542,140
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $146,456$422,989
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $127,182,656$131,818,300
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $421,960$1,055,633
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $74,211,279$84,540,332
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $34,873,323$41,274,512
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $109,506,562$126,870,477
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,676,094$4,947,823
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
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 $131,818,300 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$123,129,932
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,108,497
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,238,429
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,614,742$5,614,742
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,542,140$1,542,140
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
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 $422,989$422,989
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,037,731 · Excluded from tax $1,542,140$131,818,300
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $126,870,477 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,055,633$1,055,633
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 $1,732,513$1,732,513
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,210,450 · Management $1,018,711$62,229,161
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,366,643$1,366,643
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,855,987 · Management $81,300$13,937,287
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,041,779 · Management $232,949$5,274,728
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $270,778$270,778
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $53,000$53,000
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,270,920 · Management $20,499$3,291,419
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $310,147$310,147
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,557,219 · Management $1,248,782$28,806,001
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,453,899 · Management $89,268$8,543,167
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,868,821 · Management $3,001,656 · Fundraising $0$126,870,477
Part X · Balance sheet $81,728,203 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,187$27,379
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,473,445$20,083,294
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,107,148$10,685,527
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $352,824$1,942,556
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $767,437$1,291,433
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,122,168$17,501,173
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,777,155$6,045,337
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,216,737$24,151,504
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $68,832,101$81,728,203
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,028,437$13,399,271
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,951,874$13,101,716
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,860,311$30,607,501
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,261,074$24,371,245
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,710,716$26,749,457
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,971,790$51,120,702
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $68,832,101$81,728,203
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $51,120,702 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$131,818,300
XI-2 Total expenses$126,870,477
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,947,823
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,971,790
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$458,414
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,742,675
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$51,120,702

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