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← CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTERS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTERS OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,460,712
Total expenses
$17,391,446
Contributions and grants received
$13,350,059
Grants paid
$372,940
Program service revenue
$2,903,290
Investment income
$59,422
Other revenue
$147,941
Total assets, end of year
$9,310,114
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,143,051
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,167,063
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,657,338
Management and general expenses
$2,355,390
Fundraising expenses
$378,718
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,657,338

Program services were 84.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $10,000

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $43,800

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $12,144,672

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,151,587

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $171,391

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CHILD CARE FEES

    total $2,903,290 · related or exempt $2,903,290

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $89,599 · excluded $89,599

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,344,949

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,375,126

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$30,177

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$30,177 · excluded -$30,177

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $188,325

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $43,800

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $121,433

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $66,892 · excluded $66,892

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $81,049 · related or exempt $81,049

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $81,049

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $372,940 · program services $372,940

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $220,516 · program services $187,060 · management and general $30,023 · fundraising $3,433

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,976,299 · program services $8,462,699 · management and general $1,358,268 · fundraising $155,332

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $298,824 · program services $253,486 · management and general $40,685 · fundraising $4,653

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,092,260 · program services $926,542 · management and general $148,711 · fundraising $17,007

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $774,504 · program services $656,997 · management and general $105,448 · fundraising $12,059

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,940 · management and general $3,940

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $801,330 · program services $227,006 · management and general $456,592 · fundraising $117,732

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $269,933 · program services $180,143 · management and general $44,312 · fundraising $45,478

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,547,104 · program services $1,455,581 · management and general $85,443 · fundraising $6,080

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $70,827 · program services $69,430 · management and general $1,369 · fundraising $28

  • 20 · Interest

    total $61,949 · program services $61,949

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $309,307 · program services $290,361 · management and general $16,757 · fundraising $2,189

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $173,004 · program services $152,407 · management and general $20,597

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD SERVICE

    total $976,335 · program services $976,335

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $317,515 · program services $316,894 · management and general $621

  • 24c · Other expenses: SECURITY

    total $30,089 · program services $29,166 · management and general $815 · fundraising $108

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $94,770 · program services $38,342 · management and general $41,809 · fundraising $14,619

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $690,054 · end of year $1,157,786

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,034,988 · end of year $558,136

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $127,500 · end of year $695,997

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,047,475 · end of year $217,324

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $77,275 · end of year $69,624

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $11,169,150

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,638,738

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,354,101 · end of year $3,530,412

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,709,458 · end of year $1,006,610

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,654,568 · end of year $2,074,225

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,507,232 · end of year $1,526,476

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,818,404 · end of year $973,063

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $984,037 · end of year $837,846

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $150,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,803,491 · end of year $1,655,666

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,722,214 · end of year $2,858,177

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,710,041 · end of year $1,308,886

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PROVIDES EARLY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE HEAD START, SCHOOL READINESS, CHILD DAY CARE, AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS IN LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY. CLC SERVES OVER 800 STUDENTS AGE SIX WEEKS TO FIVE YEARS OLD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDES EARLY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN FROM AGES SIX WEEKS TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE.

  • SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM SERVES 360 FULL TIME STUDENTS, 28 PART DAY STUDENTS AND 60 EXTENDED DAY STUDENTS IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM. THE SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS, AND A PARENT FEE THAT IS SET BY THE STATE AS MOST OF THE FAMILIES ARE UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL. THE STUDENTS IN SCHOOL READINESS ARE RESIDENTS OF STAMFORD CT. THE STUDENTS ARE EVALUATED IN VARIOUS SKILL LEVELS SO THE AGENCY WORKS WITH THE STAMFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

    Expenses $6,737,173 · Revenue $1,919,734

  • THE STAMFORD HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS SERVE 154 STUDENTS THREE TO FIVE AND 48 STUDENTS FROM SIX WEEKS TO THREE YEARS OF AGE. OUR DELEGATE FAMILY CENTERS INC. IN GREENWICH SERVES ANOTHER 34 STUDENTS THREE TO FIVE. THE HEAD START PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY FEDERAL AND STATE MONIES. AN ADDITIONAL 20% OF THE FEDERAL CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE RAISED BY THE ORGANIZATION THAT ARE NON-FEDERAL FUNDS. THE HEAD START FAMILIES DO NOT PAY FOR THE FEDERAL SERVICES. ALSO, 90% OF HEAD START FAMILIES ARE MINORITY AND FOR OVER 80% OF THE HEAD START FAMILIES, ENGLISH IS NOT THE MAIN HOUSEHOLD LANGUAGE.

    Expenses $4,327,702 · Grants $372,940 · Revenue $19,620

  • THE STAMFORD DAY CARE PROGRAM SERVES 227 STUDENTS' AGES THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS AND A FAMILY FEE THAT IS SET BY THE STATE ON A SLIDING SCALE AS AGAIN MOST OF THE FAMILIES ARE BELOW THE 75% POVERTY LINE FOR THE STATE. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO STUDENTS IN THE LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY AREA. THE AGENCY PREPARES THESE STUDENTS TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN. PRIVATE PAY PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS AGES SIX WEEKS TO THREE YEARS OF AGE. THERE ARE ALSO FOUR SLOTS FOR CHILDREN THREE TO FIVE YEARS OF AGE. THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, THEREFORE THESE FAMILIES PAY THE FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED.

    Expenses $3,592,463 · Revenue $1,044,985

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Noah Lapine

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Emily Kroenlein

    FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ellen Mellis

    FORMER SECOND VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bruce Blasnik

    FORMER TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christine D'Annibale

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ipashri Bharti

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Tremane Bartley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Beldotti

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Conley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Janmeet Grover

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jaclyn Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anne Wichman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J David Nelson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ernest Fleishman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sanjay Sidhwani

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carmen Hughes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheila Alfaro

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Monica Maccera Filppu

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $32,307
    From this org
    $28,269
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,038
    Hours/week
    35
  • Darrell T Ingram

    FORMER CFO

    Total calculated
    $186,079
    From this org
    $156,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,377
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,702
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,025
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,352
    Filer's total
    $186,079
  • Anna Witkowski

    CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $184,232
    From this org
    $144,862
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,370
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,862
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,796
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,574
    Filer's total
    $184,232
  • Marsha Guthhrie

    DIRECTOR OF HEAD START

    Total calculated
    $165,205
    From this org
    $142,504
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,701
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,504
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,751
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,950
    Filer's total
    $165,205
  • Trevor Tomlinson

    DIRECTOR OF IT

    Total calculated
    $156,605
    From this org
    $142,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,376
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,229
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,746
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,630
    Filer's total
    $156,605
  • Jennifer Hallissey

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $125,000
    From this org
    $111,390
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,610
    Hours/week
    35
  • Ralph Mastromonaco

    FACILITIES MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $123,056
    From this org
    $107,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,316
    Hours/week
    35

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349309210

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