EIN 95-3839796

Connections for Children

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
50
Year formed
1976
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Connections For Children builds a stronger future for children, families and communities through quality child care resources, education and guidance.
Total revenues
$20,583,646
2023
Total expenses
$20,596,664
2023
Total assets
$6,411,261
2023
Num. employees
50
2023

Program areas at Connections for Children

Subsidy programs - Connections for Children administers subsidy programs to assist low-income families in our communities, including those moving from welfare to work, to achieve financial independence. Partial or full payment towards child care enables parents to work, attend school or receive job training with the assurance that their Children, up to age 12, are in the child care arrangement that best suits their family needs. Parents may choose care in licensed centers, family child care homes, or with relatives, friends, or neighbors. Our program specialists work with each family to certify eligibility and make arrangements to pay childcare providers for their services. 1446 families (2,120 Children) received assistance with child care costs.
Quality start - this program provides training and coaching services to assist child care providers with the skills to build expertise in best practices for child care. It provides one to one mentoring and technical assistance to child care professionals and early childhood educators. Professional development coaches worked with 140 teachers and administrative staff across 108 center-based programs and family childcare homes to provide 473 customized coaching hours.
Santa monica program - Connections for Children provides a variety of services to residents of santa monica under a contract with the city's human services division. Staff worked with 124 families to help them select child care programs in santa monica that meet their needs. The program provided financial assistance for 84 santa monica Children from 71 low-income families to attend child care programs within the city. Weekly early learning play groups were conducted for a total of 292 Children and 183 adults, including parents, other relatives, and caregivers.
Other child care programs consists of: (a) emergency child care bridge program provided enhanced referrals and child care subsidies to 77 families to support 103 Children in the foster care system. (b) Connections for Children hosted the first annual trauma-informed conference for 27 child care providers (c) preventive health and safety programs facilitated 6 trainings, for a total of 42 hours - 48 participants attended. C) resource and referral program helped 5,905 parents/caregivers receive child care information and referrals. D) Connections for Children facilitated 60 early care and education professional development trainings for a total of 120 hours - 531 participants attended.

Who funds Connections for Children

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$11,999
Ella Fitzgerald Charitable FoundationUnrestricted$1,906
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$72

Personnel at Connections for Children

NameTitleCompensation
Jennifer CowanExecutive Director$203,942
Jessica ReynagaDirector of Programs
Lidia SanchezAccounting Manager
Subsidized Martha GonzalezPrograms Manager
Amanda HsuResource and Referral Manager
...and 14 more key personnel

Financials for Connections for Children

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$20,514,658
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$26,161
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$2,017
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$40,810
Total revenues$20,583,646

Form 990s for Connections for Children

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-15990View PDF
2022-062023-06-27990View PDF
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062021-05-25990View PDF
2019-062020-08-25990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 24, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
July 12, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 19, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $11,999 from American Online Giving Foundation
August 23, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 19, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
5901 W Century Blvd 400
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Los Angeles County, CA
Website URL
connectionsforchildren.org/ 
Phone
(310) 452-3325
Facebook page
ConnectionsForChildren 
Twitter profile
@cfcforchildcare 
IRS details
EIN
95-3839796
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1976
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
P33: Child Day Care
NAICS code, primary
624110: Child and Youth Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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