Wu Yee Childrens Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WU YEE CHILDREN'S SERVICES ("WU YEE") IS A CALIFORNIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH PRIMARILY PROVIDES CHILDCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. WU YEE'S PROGRAMS OPERATE OUT OF TWELVE PROGRAM SITES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND TWO ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. WU YEE'S FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL FUNDING AGENCIES PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDING TO MAINTAIN OUR OVERALL ORGANIZATION'S GOALS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO PUSH FURTHER OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP AS MANY INDIVIDUALS AS POSSIBLE.
- Income
- $93.7 million
- Spending
- $93.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 98%
- Employees
- 323
- Volunteers
- 62
- Highest pay
- $396,111, chief executive officer
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
Fair: 51 out of 100.
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 50% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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.
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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 (2)
- $55.7 million spent. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMTHIS PROGRAM INCLUDES CHILD CARE PROVIDER TRAINING, FAMILY CHILD CARE QUALITY CONNECTIONS COACHING AND TRAINING, CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM, CHILD CARE SUBSIDY, RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SERVICES, AND JOY LOK FAMILY RESOURCES CENTER.THE CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM, FUNDED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, PROVIDES SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE FOR ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO COVER THEIR CHILDCARE COSTS. WE WORK INDIVIDUALLY WITH FAMILIES TO ASSIST THEM IN MAKING CHILD CARE ARRANGEMENTS. WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND CHILD CARE REFERRAL SERVICES TO FAMILIES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. (SEE SCHEDULE O)ADDITIONALLY, WE ADMINISTER CHILD CARE PAYMENTS TO EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARSHIP (ELS) QUALIFIED PROVIDERS. THIS ESSENTIAL PROGRAM ALLOWS PARENTS TO WORK OR TO ATTEND VOCATIONAL TRAINING WHILE THEIR CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN A HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE PROGRAM. WE PARTNER WITH CHILDREN'S COUNCIL OF SAN FRANCISCO AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TO ENSURE MESSAGING ALIGNMENT FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS TO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. WU YEE'S SUBSIDY PROGRAM SERVED 540 CHILDREN AND 2,198 FAMILIES IN TOTAL THROUGH THIS CITY-FUNDED PROGRAM, A MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 727 CHILDREN DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.THE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM (R&R) IS ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S TWO CITY-WIDE R&R PROGRAMS. R&R STAFF PARTNER WITH LOCAL FAMILIES OF ALL INCOME LEVELS TO LOCATE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS THAT BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS. A MAJORITY OF THE CLIENTS ARE LOW-INCOME, MONOLINGUAL CHINESE-SPEAKING AND IMMIGRANTS WHO SEEK CHILDCARE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. R&R STAFF EDUCATES FAMILIES ON THE CHILD CARE SYSTEM, ASSISTS FAMILIES IN APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATES PARENTS ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO MAINTAINS A REFERRAL DATABASE AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.JOY LOK FAMILY RESOURCES CENTER (FRC) IS A COMMUNITY HUB, LINKING RESOURCES TO FAMILIES WITH VARIOUS NEEDS AND OFFERING ACTIVITIES THAT TARGET EXPECTING PARENTS, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, AND CAREGIVERS. FRC PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND ACTIVITIES THAT HELP TO REDUCE ISOLATION, INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENT-CHILD BONDING AND PROMOTE POSITIVE PARENTING IN THE CHINESE COMMUNITY. FRC ALSO ASSISTS FAMILIES TO ACCESS PUBLIC BENEFITS SUCH AS CALFRESH AND MEDI-CAL AS WELL AS APPLYING FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES.THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO THE FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE TO HELP THEM DURING THE TIME OF PANDEMIC.
- $32.4 million spent. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMWU YEE'S CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DELIVERS COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN, INCLUDING EARLY HEAD START, HEAD START, AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE HEALTH AND NUTRITION, FAMILY SUPPORT, MENTAL HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. WE OFFER FULL-DAY AND YEAR-ROUND HIGH-QUALITY SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AGE 0-5 THROUGH OUR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM. WE ALSO SERVE PREGNANT WOMEN AND CHILDREN AGE 0-3 THROUGH OUR HOME-BASED PROGRAM. (SEE SCHEDULE O)DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, WE SERVED 524 CHILDREN IN TWELVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, 40 CHILDREN THROUGH THE FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAM, AND 23 PREGNANT WOMEN AND 134 CHILDREN THROUGH THE HOME-VISITING PROGRAM. WE PROVIDED IN-PERSON SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
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 1977.
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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