Charlotte Bilingual Preschool Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Charlotte Bilingual Preschool (CltBP) prepares Spanish-speaking children for success in school and life by providing superior dual language, multi-cultural early childhood education.
- Income
- $2.9 million
- Spending
- $4.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 53%
- Employees
- 79
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $84,383, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 41 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 45% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 46% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 22 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $3.2 million spent. The preschool provides culturally relevant, comprehensive Family Programs that offer family members resources and support to help them lead healthy families, engage effectively in their childrens early development, and prepare their children for success in elementary school and beyond. Weekly Family Cafs are a central component of CltBPs Family Programs, through which a trained Family Educator presents information and facilitates discussion about topics chosen by families. In the 2023-24 school year, topics included supporting childrens social-emotional development, promoting literacy development, parent mental health and well-being, and community resources. Discussions typically share evidence-based best practices, while also providing opportunities for families to share their experiences, strengths, and challenges related to the topic. Family Cafs aim to promote positive educational involvement at home and at school, while also helping family members develop relationships with one another and learn from one anothers experiences and expertise. In turn, these relationships can promote greater social support and social capital and enhance participants capacity to promote the best possible outcomes for their children and families. Related to these goals, the Family Programs also organized several events that aimed to build community and connect families to community resources. These events included holiday celebrations, a kindergarten fair, computer, and financial literacy workshops. In the 2023-24 school year, CltBPs Family Programs partnered with leaders from the family community to open CltBPs Clothing Closet, which provides free clothing, materials, and supplies for families with infants and toddlers. Taken together, these programs illustrate CltBPs commitment to meeting the diverse needs of CltBP children and families and creating opportunities to foster social support, social capital, and mutual learning among families. Importantly, these benefits position families to effectively support their childrens development. CltBP also offered services for 33 families with children from birth to age 1.5 through three iterations of the 10-week Creciendo Juntos (Growing Together) program. Through Creciendo Juntos, CltBPs Family Educator facilitated weekly group meetings (via Zoom; 10 meetings total) with groups of 10 to 14 parents to discuss evidence-based strategies for nurturing infants and newborns. In addition to programing focused on supporting children and families, CltBP implemented workforce development programing, which aimed to build on the strengths of CltBP families to develop an early childhood education workforce to provide high quality, culturally and linguistically responsive early care and education for Spanish-speaking children and families. CltBPs workforce development programs help immigrant and Spanish-speaking adults (primarily from the CltBP family community) earn the certifications required to be preschool teachers. Leveraging partnerships with Central Piedmont Community College, participants complete courses provided Spanish that help them progress toward a Preschool Teacher Certificate. Simultaneously, participants engage in English as a Second Language classes, which allows them to pursue additional educational pathways, such as an associates degree, bachelors degree, or a graduate Birth-Kindergarten Certificate. While completing coursework, twelve participants engaged in CltBPs apprenticeship program, which helps them develop practical teaching skills in a dual language, culturally responsive setting. Apprentices provide support in CltBP classrooms at least two days per week, receive 4 mentorship from lead teachers in their classroom, and participate in weekly trainings offered by CltBPs coach. Additionally, apprentices work 20 hours as Early Learning Specialists in ParentChild+. Upon completion of program requirements, apprentices receive a Preschool Teacher Apprenticeship Certificate from the US Department of Labor. Several CltBP teachers and early learning specialists completed coursework as part of the workforce development program, and 9 completed CltBPs apprenticeship program in the 2023-24 school year. Furthermore, most classrooms in the 2023-24 school year included a teacher apprentice, which provided support in the role of a third teacher in the classroom.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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