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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CRYSTAL STAIRS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$365,343,668
Total expenses
$360,943,134
Contributions and grants received
$364,902,179
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$65,212
Investment income
$175,387
Other revenue
$200,890
Total assets, end of year
$107,208,413
Total liabilities, end of year
$91,447,948
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,760,465
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$350,291,349
Management and general expenses
$10,630,680
Fundraising expenses
$21,105
Program service expenses (Part III)
$350,291,349

Program services were 97.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $109,431

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $326,943,209

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $37,849,539

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PARENT FEES

    total $57,906 · related or exempt $57,906

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $7,306 · related or exempt $7,306

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $157,237 · excluded $157,237

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $160,100

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

    securities $141,950

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $18,150

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $18,150 · excluded $18,150

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $26,144

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

    $109,431

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $53,188

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$27,044 · excluded -$27,044

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER CHILD CARE INCOME

    total $227,934 · related or exempt $227,934

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $227,934

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,097,817 · management and general $1,097,817

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $33,016,395 · program services $28,246,140 · management and general $4,770,255

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,238,899 · program services $1,015,897 · management and general $223,002

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,803,339 · program services $5,273,320 · management and general $530,019

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,602,954 · program services $2,160,830 · management and general $442,124

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $192,957 · management and general $192,957

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $113,316 · management and general $113,316

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,619,741 · program services $2,216,880 · management and general $402,861

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $960,430 · program services $605,081 · management and general $355,349

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,494,451 · program services $6,098,649 · management and general $1,395,802

  • 17 · Travel

    total $172,867 · program services $157,579 · management and general $15,288

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $391,269 · program services $326,150 · management and general $65,119

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $939,612 · program services $939,104 · management and general $508

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $457,546 · program services $316,293 · management and general $141,253

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROVIDER PAYMENTS

    total $299,842,055 · program services $299,842,055

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD SUPPLIES

    total $1,261,935 · program services $1,261,935

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER SERVICES AND EXP

    total $1,226,263 · program services $988,756 · management and general $237,507

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $784,986 · program services $137,483 · management and general $647,503

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $726,302 · program services $705,197 · fundraising $21,105

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $100 · end of year $100

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $15,897,501 · end of year $27,796,489

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $35,965,999 · end of year $39,673,963

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,590,095 · end of year $2,440,029

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $581,693 · end of year $505,228

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

    $18,878,061

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

    $7,521,925

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,111,955 · end of year $11,356,136

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,739,327 · end of year $2,876,063

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $24,439,253 · end of year $22,560,405

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $29,286,337 · end of year $41,334,388

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $5,789,778 · end of year $13,097,213

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $12,575,393 · end of year $6,201,593

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $30,323,697 · end of year $30,814,754

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $11,350,718 · end of year $15,760,465

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

IMPROVING THE LIVES OF FAMILIES THROUGH CHILD CARE SERVICES, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY

  • CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - UNDER CONTRACTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (CDSS) CHILDCARE AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, WE ADMINISTER A CHILD CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WHO ARE CYCLING OFF WELFARE (CALWORKS) AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE NOT IN THE WELFARE SYSTEM. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT FAMILY ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY BY PAYING FOR CHILD CARE SO THAT PARENTS CAN WORK, SEEK WORK OR ATTEND SCHOOL/TRAINING. THE PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES CHILD CARE PAYMENT ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES REFERRED BY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES BECAUSE THEIR CHILDREN ARE "AT RISK" OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. WE CERTIFY THE FAMILY'S ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD CARE, ASSIST THEM TO LOOK FOR AND SELECT CHILD CARE, PROVIDE REFERRALS TO OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AS NEEDED, AND MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THEY SELECT TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. WE ENROLLED 13,368 FAMILIES WITH A TOTAL OF 22,950 CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 12 YEARS OLD, AND MADE MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO 7,667 LICENSED AND LICENSE-EXEMPT CHILD CARE PROVIDERS FOR THEIR SERVICES TO ENROLLED CHILDREN.

    Expenses $237,852,732 · Revenue $293,146

  • CALWORKS STAGE 1 CHILD CARE - UNDER A CONTRACT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPT. OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES (DPSS), WE ADMINISTER A CHILD CARE PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR CASH-AIDED FAMILIES STARTING THE TRANSITION FROM WELFARE TO WORK. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE A FAMILY'S ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND/OR EDUCATION/TRAINING THAT WILL LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT. WE CERTIFY THE FAMILY'S ELIGIBILITY FOR CHILD CARE, ASSIST THEM TO LOOK FOR AND SELECT CHILD CARE, AND MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THEY SELECT TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. WE ENROLLED 6,379 FAMILIES WITH A TOTAL OF 10,753 CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 12 YEARS OLD, AND MADE MONTHLY CHILD CARE PAYMENTS TO 4,790 LICENSED AND LICENSE-EXEMPT CHILD CARE PROVIDERS FOR THEIR SERVICES TO ENROLLED CHILDREN.

    Expenses $77,144,677

  • HEAD START AND STATE PRESCHOOL - UNDER THREE GRANTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WE ADMINISTER HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START AND CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FUNDED FOR 1,322 CHILDREN AGES 1 TO 5 YEARS OLD. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM WAS UNDER ENROLLED EVERY MONTH IT ACCUMULATIVELY SERVICED 1,549 CHILDREN THIS PAST YEAR. THERE WERE 1,179 VOLUNTEERS EXTENDED LEARNING AT HOME THROUGH THE LEARNING GENIE AND AT THE SITE. SOME COMPLETED IN-PERSON VOLUNTEERING, VOLUNTEERED AT OUR PROGRAM EVENTS, SUPPORTED OUR CHILDREN THROUGH LEARNING AT HOME AND PARTICIPATED IN PARENT ACTIVITIES. OF THOSE CHILDREN ENROLLED, 240 OF THE STUDENTS WERE DUALLY SERVICED IN OUR CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONS STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE FULL-DAY SERVICES TO WORKING PARENTS AND THOSE WHO ARE IN SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED FULL-DAY SERVICES AT ALL CENTERS FOR 195 DAYS. OF THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ENROLLED, 41% HAD ELIGIBILITY AT 100% BELOW FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES; 45% WERE RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (TANIF OR SSI); 5% WERE IN FOSTER CARE; 4% WERE REPORTED AS BEING HOMELESS; AND 5% WERE OVER INCOME. IN ADDITION,10 % OF THOSE CHILDREN HAD AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN (IEP) OR INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICES PLAN RECEIVING DISABILITY SERVICES. THE GOAL OF OUR PROGRAM IS TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS BY ENHANCING THE SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN AND TO SUPPORT FAMILY ENGAGEMENT THAT LEADS TO PARENTS TAKING ON OR MAINTAINING THEIR ROLE AS THE CHILD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL TEACHER. CENTER-BASED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN FULL-DAY 8 HOUR SESSIONS. WE TAKE A "HOLISTIC" APPROACH TO SERVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ALLOW US TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR STAFF DIRECTLY OR THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PARTNER. WE HAVE A SHARED GOVERNANCE APPROACH WHERE PARENTS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DECISION MAKING.

    Expenses $28,693,141

  • CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRALHEALTH OUTREACHCOMMUNITY VOICESCHILD CARE BRIDGE

    Expenses $6,600,799

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • HEIDI ROTH

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • REAGAN FEENEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN COLEMAN

    VICE CHAIR/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMBER FINCH

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VICTOR LEE

    PAST BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALECIA WINFIELD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL THOMAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LESLIE KELLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEPHEN ROBERTS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELLE QUAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NDIDI UKA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LENISE YARBER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JACKIE MAJORS

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $464,363
    From this org
    $443,830
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,533
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $443,830
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,533
    Filer's total
    $464,363

  • KENDALL HIRAI

    COO

    Total calculated
    $300,949
    From this org
    $277,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,553
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $277,396
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,553
    Filer's total
    $300,949

  • LY TANYA G LOUGHRIDGE

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $287,925
    From this org
    $257,673
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,252
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $257,673
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,252
    Filer's total
    $287,925

  • LAURA CARDENAS

    HS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $169,002
    From this org
    $137,286
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,716
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,286
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,716
    Filer's total
    $169,002

  • ILEANA SARAFIAN

    DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $142,133
    From this org
    $128,218
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,915
    Hours/week
    40

  • LISA D MORRIS

    CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $238,719
    From this org
    $203,819
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,900
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,819
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,900
    Filer's total
    $238,719

  • SINTHIA ARUYA

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $192,734
    From this org
    $157,978
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,756
    Hours/week
    1

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,978
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,756
    Filer's total
    $192,734

  • LASHONNA GRANT

    HS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $130,649
    From this org
    $115,377
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,272
    Hours/week
    1

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 survey or study
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530849349300853

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