EIN 95-3839796

Connections for Children

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
42
Year formed
1976
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
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
$16,672,836
2022
Total expenses
$16,653,444
2022
Total assets
$5,644,604
2022
Num. employees
42
2022

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. 1,292 families (1,909 Children) received assistance for 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 101 teachers and administrative staff across 73 center-based programs and family childcare homes to provide 456 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 197 families to help them select child care programs in santa monica that meet their needs. The program provided financial assistance for 82 santa monica Children from 67 low-income families to attend child care programs within the city. Weekly early learning play groups were conducted for an unduplicated total of 430 Children and 165 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 101 Children in the foster care system. (b) preventive health and safety programs facilitated 35 trainings, for a total of 112 hours. 411 participants attended. C) resource and referral program helps parents find child care that best suits their family needs and helps child care providers improve quality of care. 6,376 parents/caregivers received child care information and referrals. D) Connections for Children facilitated an early care and education professional development training series. 66 trainings for a total of 132 hours. 527 participants attended.

Who funds Connections for Children

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Conrad N. Hilton FoundationFor General Operating Support.$1,500
Conrad N. Hilton FoundationFor General Operating Support.$1,500
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$72

Personnel at Connections for Children

NameTitleCompensation
Lisa CornehlSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer$0
Sherman MisaVice President, Accounting and Corporate Controller$0
Jennifer CowanExecutive Director$176,742
Jessica ReynagaDirector of Programs
Lidia SanchezAccounting Manager
...and 16 more key personnel

Financials for Connections for Children

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$16,630,047
Program services$622
Investment income and dividends$21,475
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$6,808
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$13,884
Total revenues$16,672,836

Form 990s for Connections for Children

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062021-05-25990View PDF
2019-062020-08-25990View PDF
2018-062019-08-17990View PDF
2017-062018-11-15990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $1,500 from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
May 20, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 12, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
January 24, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
September 9, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Human service organizationsYouth service charitiesCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
5901 W Century Blvd 400
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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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