Sewall Child Development Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEWALL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROVIDES INCLUSIVE AND JOYFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.
- Income
- $6.9 million
- Spending
- $7.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- -5.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 51%
- Employees
- 119
- Volunteers
- 101
- Highest pay
- $146,892, president and 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: 34 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 61% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 8% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 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
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (6)
- $1.9 million spent. PRESCHOOL - CHILDREN, AGES TWO AND ONE-HALF TO FIVE, OF ALL ABILITIES, INCLUDING THOSE NEEDED SPECIALIZED SUPPORTS, ARE TAUGHT IN PRESCHOOL CLASSES BASED ON AN EDUCATION MODEL WHERE CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES LEARN TOGETHER. SESSIONS ARE FIVE DAYS WEEKLY FOR HALF A DAY AT FIVE LOCATIONS. THERAPIES ARE INTEGRATED INTO CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES IN THE MOST NATURAL WAY POSSIBLE. THE "READ, PLAY AND LEARN" CURRICULUM PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR SEWALL'S EARLY INTERVENTION IN PRESCHOOL, AND IS IMPLEMENTED IN A TRANS-DISCIPLINARY, PLAY-BASED APPROACH. THE TRANS-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH ENCOMPASSES COGNITIVE, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, SENSORIMOTOR, COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE PERSPECTIVES. DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING IS ENCOURAGED ACROSS DOMAINS. THE CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON INCORPORATING ACTIVITIES THAT MOTIVATE EACH CHILD, AND AS A RESULT OF THE TEACHERS' ROLE AS FACILITATOR, EACH CHILD HAS INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION. THE TEAM, INCLUDING AN EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHER, TEACHING ASSISTANT, EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATOR, OCCUPATIONAL OR PHYSICAL THERAPIST, SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, PLAN THE CURRICULUM ON A WEEKLY BASIS. USING FAMILIAR STORIES, THE TEAM PROVIDES A THEME-BASED APPROACH TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT EACH CHILD'S GROWTH DEVELOPMENT. THE STORYBOOKS REFLECT FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND A VARIETY OF FAMILY, COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. CHILDREN ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES SUITED TO THEIR DEVELOPMENTAL ABILITIES AND ALL RELATING TO THE SAME CONCEPT. REPETITION OF THESE CONCEPTS ACROSS A RANGE OF SITUATIONS ENCOURAGES THE GENERALIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS.
- $1.8 million spent. HEAD START DISABILITY SERVICES - SEWALL PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS ENROLLED IN HEAD START CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT DENVER. SEWALL'S TEAM OF SPECIALISTS CARRIES OUT ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO CONDUCT OBSERVATIONS, SCREEN AND ASSESS CHILDREN AS WELL AS DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL PLANS IN ALL DENVER HEAD START SITES. AFTER THEIR ASSESSMENT, THE TEAM CREATES AN APPROPRIATE PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR THE CHILD.
- $2.4 million spent. CHILDCARE - SEWALL'S ACCREDITED CHILDCARE PROGRAM OFFERS FULL-DAY, "WRAPAROUND" CARE FOR TODDLERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF ONE-AND-A-HALF TO THREE, AND PRESCHOOLERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF TWO-AND-A-HALF AND FIVE. THE CHILDCARE PROGRAM IS A MODEL FOR INCORPORATING CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES IN CLASSROOMS AT FOUR SITES. LEARNING IS STRENGTHENED AND REINFORCED AS THE CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL PLAN AND CLASS CURRICULUM ARE COMMUNICATED BETWEEN TODDLER/PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE STAFF.
- $286,538 spent. INFANT/TODDLER - CHILDREN, FROM BIRTH TO AGE THREE, HAVING QUALIFIED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SERVICE PLAN, AND THEIR PARENTS ARE PROVIDED EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS, INCLUDING HOME AND CHILDCARE. THE CHILD'S POTENTIAL IS DEVELOPED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF TYPICAL DAILY ACTIVITIES. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS CONSIDER PLAY A CHILD'S WORK. BEGINNING AT AGE TWO, PARENTS MAY ENROLL THEIR CHILD IN A TRANSITIONAL TODDLER/PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AT SEWALL FOR CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES.
- $159,094 spent. DISABILITY P&L - KEPT FULL TEAM OF SPECIALISTS TO CONDUCT OBSERVATIONS, SCREEN AND ASSESS CHILDREN AND DEVELOP INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS AS APPROPRIATE IN ALL DENVER HEAD START SITES. STAFF ALSO PROVIDE CONSULTATION, ACTIVITIES, AND SUPPORT STAFF IN ALL CLASSROOM INTERVENTIONS.
- $22,788 spent. FAMILY OUTREACH - SEWALL'S SOCIAL WORKERS PARTNER WITH PARENTS TO INVOLVE THEM IN DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, AND TO ASSIST THEM IN NEEDED RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. PARTNERS IN LEADERSHIP, COMPRISED OF MONTHLY WEEKEND ADVOCACY SESSIONS, IS TRAINING FOR A COHORT OF TWENTY FAMILIES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
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 March 1951.
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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