Marin Child Care Council
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Marin Child Care Council's mission is to improve the availability, accessibility, and affordability of quality early childhood education and care.
- Income
- $19.7 million
- Spending
- $19.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 94%
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $250,242, 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
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 69% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% 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. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 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 (4)
- $17.8 million spent. Child Care Subsidy Programs: Parental Choice means parents may select child care services from licensed centers and preschools, licensed family daycare homes and license-exempt or in-house providers.See Schedule O for additional information. Child Care Subsidy Programs Additional Details:Parental Choice means parents may select child care services from licensed centersand preschools, licensed family daycare homes and license-exempt or in-houseproviders.The programs serve families in:* CalWORKs Stage 1 (families who are receiving cash-aid and are engaged in aWelfare-to-Work plan through the County of Marin),* CalWORKs Stage 2 (working families who have been off of welfare for between threeand twenty-four months),* CalWORKs Stage 3 (working families who have been off of welfare for two or moreyears who still qualify for assistance with their child care costs),* Alternative Payment (low-income working families not served by the welfare systemand those referred by Child Protective Services), and* Access to Quality Child Care (low-income families who are working and/or in schoolwith children ages 0-4).For the 2024-2025 year, over 804 families and 1,181 children were provided withsubsidies.Total program expenses were $17,835,002. Total program revenues were $5,857.
- $837,873 spent. Other program expenses for the year ended June 30, 2025 were $837,873.
- $544,510 spent. Provider Support Programs: Marin Child Care Council provides support to the child care community by offering trainings, professional development and up-to-date resources.See Schedule O for additional information Provider Support Programs Additional Details:Marin Child Care Council provides support to the child care community by offeringtrainings, professional development and up-to-date resources. Our current trainingprojects include the following:* California Child Care Initiative Project (supporting licensed family child careproviders);* Health and Safety training (EMSA approved CPR/First Aid);* Access to Quality Childcare (quality improvement for providers serving childrenages 0-4);* Healthy Eating Active Living - HEAL (brings together residents and communitypartners from throughout Marin County to create a road map to improve communityhealth); and* Striving for Excellence (annual conference)These programs enhance the availability of and access to quality child care inMarin. Marin Child Care Council offered trainings on topics such as: MandatedReporting, Ages and Stages of Development, Healthy Eating, Music and Movement,Environmental Rating Scales, Science, Taxes, and more. Spanish translation isavailable at each training.For the 2024-2025 year, Marin Child Care Council provided 36 trainings/workshops with 1,792 attendees.Total program expenses were $544,510. Total program revenues were $10,235.
- $364,435 spent. Parent Support Programs: Parents can receive information and resources about early care and education issues including: licensing information, health and safety, what to look for in a quality program, different philosophies and child development.Marin Child Care Council also operates a Centralized Eligibility List (CEL) to givefamilies access to many subsidized child care programs through a single application.All Agencies operating subsidized early care and education programs in Marin Countyuse this list to enroll families to their program.For the 2024-2025 year, Marin Child Care Council processed 2,896 referrals andanswered 2,089 requests for other child information.
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 November 6, 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 February 1980.
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 November 4, 2026.
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