- Revenue 2024
- $3,022,042
- Expenses 2024
- $2,784,101
Program services were 85.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- P3
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 1921 E 8TH ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
WE EXIST TO STRENGTHEN WORKING-POOR FAMILIES SO THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THE FULLNESS OF GOD'S LOVE THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PROVIDE CHRISTIAN-BASED CHILDCARE TO FAMILIES IN NEED IN THE SIOUX FALLS, SD COMMUNITY.
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COMPASSION CHILD CARE WAS FOUNDED TO PROVIDE DAYCARE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED WHERE THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THE COMPASSION OF GOD AND HEAR THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST. THE ORGANIZATION USES EVERY ASPECT OF THE DAYCARE PROGRAM (ART, MUSIC, LANGUAGE, ETC.) TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST. THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO TREAT ALL CHILDREN WITH THE DIGNITY, EQUALITY, AND RESPECT THEY DESERVE AS CHILDREN CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD. LOW-INCOME FAMILIES OFTEN STRUGGLE WITH AFFORDABLE CARE AND TRADITIONAL DAYCARE HOURS OF OPERATION. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS LOWER INCOME WORKING FAMILIES THE MEANS TO ACCESS CERTIFIED, COMPREHENSIVE CHILDCARE AT A PRICE THAT ENABLES THEM TO STABILIZE THEIR OVERALL FINANCIAL LIFE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.EACH FAMILY PAYS A WEEKLY TUITION AMOUNT THAT IS DETERMINED BY REVIEWING THEIR INCOME AND DEBT. EACH FAMILY MEETS WITH A STAFF MEMBER AND A BOARD MEMBER EACH YEAR TO REVIEW THEIR TUITION AND DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT TO PAY. DAYCARE IS AVAILABLE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 6:30 A.M. TO 6:30 P.M. AGE-APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SET DEVELOPMENT GOALS ARE OFFERED FOR EACH CHILD. THESE GOALS ARE COMMUNICATED TO PARENTS REGULARLY. ADDITIONALLY, PARENTS ARE OFFERED LIFE DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES AND COMMUNICATES OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP FAMILIES FLOURISH. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 196 FAMILIES IN 2024. 91 PERCENT OF THE FAMILIES SERVED WERE AT OR BELOW 209 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. 78 PERCENT OF THE FAMILIES SERVED WERE BELOW 185 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.
Expenses $2,030,758 · Revenue $521,536
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ONE OF COMPASSION CHILD CARE'S CORE VALUES IS BEING FAMILY FOCUSED. THAT CORE VALUE DRIVES A PROGRAM FOR SINGLE MOTHERS WHERE THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A HOME. A TOTAL OF 6 MOTHERS AND 10 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN 2024. THE HOUSE MANAGERS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE MOTHERS AND PROVIDE A STABLE INFLUENCE IN THEIR LIVES. EACH MOTHER PAYS $300 A MONTH TO LIVE IN THE HOME AND THEY GET A PORTION OF THAT BACK IF THEY LIVE IN THE HOME FOR ONE YEAR. THE CHILDREN OF THE MOTHERS MUST BE ENROLLED IN THE DAYCARE IN ORDER FOR MOMS TO QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM.
Expenses $337,228 · Revenue $17,247
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ONE OF COMPASSION CHILD CARE'S CORE VALUES IS BEING FAMILY FOCUSED, AND THEREFORE ALL FAMILIES ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND A THREE WEEK RESOURCE CLASS. EACH FAMILY ATTENDED THE THREE WEEK RESOURCE CLASSES AND CHOSE CLASSES THAT WERE APPROPRIATE FOR THEM SUCH AS PARENTING, BUDGETING, UNDERSTANDING PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM, HEALTH INSURANCE, OR CAR BUYING. EACH FAMILY COMPLETED CLASS ASSIGNMENTS TO HELP THEM PUT INTO PRACTICE THE THINGS TAUGHT. THE CLASSES PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH FAMILY TO REVIEW THEIR CURRENT BUDGET, HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND CAR NEEDS.
Expenses $14,668
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Rich MerkourisRICH MERKOURIS
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Michael JohnsonMICHAEL JOHNSON
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Barry TermaatBARRY TERMAAT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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Jill TermaatJILL TERMAAT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Holly JohnsonHOLLY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bill TermaatBILL TERMAAT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Jayne TermaatJAYNE TERMAAT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ben DeschepperBEN DESCHEPPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Tracy KirbyTRACY KIRBY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Ross ReitsmaROSS REITSMA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Crystal ReitsmaCRYSTAL REITSMA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Deidra RitterDEIDRA RITTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Chris RitterCHRIS RITTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Mandy DeschepperMANDY DESCHEPPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jon KirbyJON KIRBY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $3,022,042
- Expenses
- $2,784,101
- Contributions
- $2,804,709
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $2,172,230
- Expenses
- $2,194,051
- Contributions
- $2,029,484
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $2,628,634
- Expenses
- $2,099,714
- Contributions
- $2,193,129
- Grants paid
- $19,100
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,280,932
- Expenses
- $1,838,827
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,249,862
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,944,066
- Expenses
- $1,509,338
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,004,419
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,256,663
- Expenses
- $1,687,154
- Assets (EOY)
- $920,959
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,256,663
- Expenses
- $1,685,487
- Assets (EOY)
- $429,293
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,869,915
- Expenses
- $1,771,238
- Assets (EOY)
- $836,804
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,814,666
- Expenses
- $1,779,075
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,310,749
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,844,511
- Expenses
- $1,435,860
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,286,553
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,475,469
- Expenses
- $1,559,166
- Assets (EOY)
- $906,728
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,576,867
- Expenses
- $1,668,692
- Assets (EOY)
- $969,723
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,350,929
- Expenses
- $1,151,797
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,035,503
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$67,340
2022 HUMAN SERVICES
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$55,000
2022 GENERAL PURPOSE
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$51,500
2023 HUMAN SERVICES
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$40,000
2024 HUMAN SERVICE
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$32,000
2023 HUMAN SERVICE
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.