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Child Development Associates Incorporated

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Children's, Youth Services (P37Z) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$163M (2023)

Expenses
$163M (2023)

Total Assets
$26.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$25.1M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2024

No Extracted Financial Data

Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$163,037,117
Expenses
$163,077,253
Net Income
-$40,136
Net Assets
$957,188
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $162,942,453
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $73,728
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20,936
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,569,379
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $15,336,446
9.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,077,361
Total Liabilities $25,120,173
Net Assets $957,188
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Richardson (President & Ceo) $401,336 $0 $83,150
Jorge Hernandez (Vp & Treasurer) $260,426 $0 $75,536
Norma Hernandez (Vp & Secretary) $237,198 $0 $77,852
Jolie Buberl (Vice President) $229,638 $0 $83,150
Vinh Dang (It Manager) $207,731 $0 $76,445
Erica Nevling (Con&Fiscal Compl.Mg) $178,343 $0 $66,055
Jennifer Villa (Ap Manager) $170,613 $0 $72,079
Cynthia Navarrete (Ap Fiscal Manager) $159,159 $0 $66,055
Ana Morales (Comp&Benefits Mgr) $137,267 $0 $49,460
Christopher M Redo (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Mc Masters (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zaneta Encarnacion (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hector Martinez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$123,157,181
Expenses
$122,976,555
Net Income
$180,626
Net Assets
$1,025,783
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $123,143,328
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $11,524
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,329
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,087,184
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,823,355
9.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,603,891
Total Liabilities $15,578,108
Net Assets $1,025,783
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Richardson (President & Ceo) $386,967 $0 $82,661
Jorge Hernandez (Vp & Treasurer) $248,871 $0 $75,215
Jolie Buberl (Vice President) $218,206 $0 $82,661
Norma Hernandez (Vp & Secretary) $217,956 $0 $77,569
Vinh Dang (Manager) $196,101 $0 $75,898
Erica Nevling (Manager) $168,806 $0 $71,590
Jennifer Villa (Manager) $157,649 $0 $68,729
Cynthia Navarrete (Manager) $149,367 $0 $65,566
Ana Morales (Analyst) $122,950 $0 $49,164
Christopher M Redo (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Mc Masters (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zaneta Encarnacion (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hector Martinez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$135,258,130
Expenses
$135,053,084
Net Income
$205,046
Net Assets
$976,182
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $133,512,377
98.7%
Program Services $1,716,814
1.3%
Investment Income $12,440
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,499
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,101,580
0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,034,888
8.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,605,481
Total Liabilities $16,629,299
Net Assets $976,182
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Richardson (President & Ceo) $397,246 $0 $79,661
Jorge Hernandez (Vp & Treasurer) $244,063 $0 $72,215
Jolie Buberl (Vice President) $232,086 $0 $79,661
Norma Hernandez (Vp & Secretary) $228,185 $0 $74,231
Vinh Dang (Manager) $203,116 $0 $66,377
Erica Nevling (Manager) $162,535 $0 $57,845
Cynthia Navarrete (Manager) $147,731 $0 $54,261
Jennifer Villa (Manager) $142,970 $0 $53,138
Ana Morales (Analyst) $131,549 $0 $43,508
Christopher M Redo (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Mc Masters (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zaneta Encarnacion (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hector Martinez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$115,372,319
Expenses
$115,306,886
Net Income
$65,433
Net Assets
$1,230,823
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $113,534,531
98.4%
Program Services $1,810,596
1.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $27,192
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,009,732
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,740,667
10.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,418,540
Total Liabilities $15,187,717
Net Assets $1,230,823
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Richardson (President & Ceo) $344,986 $0 $78,661
Jorge Hernandez (Vp & Treasurer) $218,794 $0 $71,215
Jolie Buberl (Vice President) $185,382 $0 $78,661
Norma Hernandez (Vp & Secretary) $185,214 $0 $73,266
Vinh Dang (Manager) $164,479 $0 $43,771
Erica Nevling (Manager) $148,063 $0 $41,828
Francisco Murillo (Manager) $133,155 $0 $39,552
Jennifer Villa (Manager) $132,777 $0 $39,519
Cynthia Navarrete (Manager) $127,760 $0 $38,834
Christopher M Redo (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Mc Masters (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zaneta Encarnacion (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hector Martinez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$103,554,552
Expenses
$103,550,825
Net Income
$3,727
Net Assets
$1,141,283
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $101,673,807
98.2%
Program Services $1,865,449
1.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,296
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $933,035
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,365,838
9.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,145,490
Total Liabilities $16,004,207
Net Assets $1,141,283
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Richardson (President & Ceo) $336,093 $0 $76,874
Jorge Hernandez (Vp & Treasurer) $203,017 $0 $69,699
Norma Hernandez (Vp & Secretary) $175,861 $0 $71,496
Jolie Buberl (Vice President) $173,461 $0 $76,874
Vinh Dang (Manager) $146,548 $0 $66,206
Francisco Murillo (Manager) $120,784 $0 $57,558
Jennifer Villa (Manager) $120,400 $0 $57,484
Erica Nevling (Manager) $116,890 $0 $61,608
Cynthia Navarrete (Manager) $115,825 $0 $56,077
Christopher M Redo (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Mc Masters (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zaneta Encarnacion (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hector Martinez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$87,674,623
Expenses
$87,666,231
Net Income
$8,392
Net Assets
$1,082,416
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $86,308,534
98.4%
Program Services $1,336,301
1.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $29,788
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $862,283
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,877,250
9.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,970,752
Total Liabilities $12,888,336
Net Assets $1,082,416
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Richardson (President & Ceo) $310,087 $0 $74,267
Jorge Hernandez (Treasurer) $183,913 $0 $67,644
Norma Hernandez (Vp & Secretary) $158,284 $0 $71,960
Jolie Buberl (Vice President) $155,884 $0 $76,267
Vinh Dang (Manager) $135,206 $0 $62,915
Evelyn Hernandez (Manager) $110,063 $0 $46,250
Francisco Murillo (Manager) $108,836 $0 $54,581
Jennifer Villa (Manager) $108,500 $0 $54,508
Cynthia Navarrete (Manager) $104,956 $0 $53,193
Christopher M Redo (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Mc Masters (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zaneta Encarnacion (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hector Martinez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$77,148,374
Expenses
$77,081,435
Net Income
$66,939
Net Assets
$1,009,301
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $75,123,967
97.4%
Program Services $2,011,177
2.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,230
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $771,087
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,966,741
9.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,823,752
Total Liabilities $10,814,451
Net Assets $1,009,301
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Richardson (President & Ceo) $287,596 $0 $71,693
Jorge Hernandez (Treasurer) $171,941 $0 $65,610
Norma Hernandez (Secretary) $146,621 $0 $68,062
Jolie Buberl (Vice President) $143,716 $0 $74,693
Vinh Dang (Manager) $126,579 $0 $49,214
Evelyn Hernandez (Manager) $101,877 $0 $32,987
Jennifer Villa (Manager) $101,521 $0 $42,976
Jane Mc Masters (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zaneta Encarnacion (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hector Martinez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gladys Storaasli (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$74,918,995
Expenses
$74,883,280
Net Income
$35,715
Net Assets
$818,937
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $73,124,366
97.6%
Program Services $1,772,238
2.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $22,391
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $717,645
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,158,575
8.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,175,701
Total Liabilities $9,356,764
Net Assets $818,937
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Richardson (President & Ceo) $223,493 $0 $69,653
Jorge Hernandez (Treasurer) $159,254 $0 $65,128
Norma Hernandez (Secretary) $129,577 $0 $69,229
Jolie Burbel (Vice President) $127,229 $0 $75,153
Vinh Dang (I.T Manager) $117,285 $0 $53,234
Jane Mc Masters (Co Exec. Dir.) $98,433 $0 $5,370
Lisa Ayala (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jane Mc Masters (Director) $0 $0 $0
Zaneta Encarnacion (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hector Martinez (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gladys Storoasli (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$64,174,492
Expenses
$64,176,897
Net Income
-$2,405
Net Assets
$520,782
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $62,547,620
97.5%
Program Services $1,611,225
2.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,647
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $587,223
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,680,857
10.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,009,776
Total Liabilities $8,488,994
Net Assets $520,782
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Richardson (President & Ceo) $178,845 $0 $70,952
Jane Mc Masters (Co Exec. Dir.) $170,332 $0 $64,635
Jorge Hernandez (Finance Dir.) $154,266 $0 $64,635
Norma Hernandez (Operation Dir.) $119,507 $0 $67,293
Jolie Buberl (Program Director) $116,584 $0 $40,559
Vinh Dang (I.T. Manager) $111,129 $0 $38,909
Lisa Ayala (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gladys Storaasli (President) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$61,965,199
Expenses
$61,954,044
Net Income
$11,155
Net Assets
$507,269
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $60,582,592
97.8%
Program Services $1,292,235
2.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $90,372
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $627,739
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,292,551
10.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,819,081
Total Liabilities $7,311,812
Net Assets $507,269
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jane Mc Masters (Co Exec. Dir.) $184,615 $0 $63,414
Richard Richardson (Co Exec. Dir.) $175,126 $0 $69,615
Jorge Hernandez (Finance Dir.) $151,039 $0 $63,414
Norma Hernandez (Operation Dir.) $116,958 $0 $65,386
Jolie Buberl (Program Director) $113,479 $0 $39,075
Vinh Dang (I.T. Manager) $111,284 $0 $38,620
Lisa Ayala (Director) $0 $0 $0
Gladys Storaasli (President) $0 $0 $0
Herbert Geier (Director) $0 $0 $0
Paige J Casey (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$57,282,121
Expenses
$57,257,472
Net Income
$24,649
Net Assets
$490,198
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $56,009,810
97.8%
Program Services $1,222,706
2.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $49,605
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $627,888
1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,650,083
9.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,594,238
Total Liabilities $7,104,040
Net Assets $490,198

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$51,522,350
Expenses
$51,490,952
Net Income
$31,398
Net Assets
$540,167
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $50,560,208
98.1%
Program Services $933,727
1.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $28,415
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $517,430
1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,943,903
9.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,001,317
Total Liabilities $5,461,150
Net Assets $540,167

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$54,680,045
Expenses
$54,643,305
Net Income
$36,740
Net Assets
$624,349
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $53,492,083
97.8%
Program Services $1,171,179
2.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,783
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $473,269
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,338,419
9.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,179,510
Total Liabilities $6,555,161
Net Assets $624,349

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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