Go Kids, Inc.

Overview

Mission

We enhance the lives of children and families through the delivery of comprehensive child development services and community involvement. Thank you for your generous donations to Go Kids, Inc. We deeply value your support in our mission to provide high-quality child care and development services across four counties. Your contribution ensures that no child is without access to quality early childhood education and care. Donate Today Go Kids, Inc. Go Kids was established in 1975 when it was awarded a grant from the City of Morgan Hill to provide early childhood education services and training opportunities for low-income women in Santa Clara County. Since its incorporation in 1978, the agency budget and service area have continued to grow, providing comprehensive child-development and family support services in Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz counties. In its long...

Operating model

Revenue model

Grant-funded. 98% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

• Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 94
• Transparency & Controls: 84
• Accountability: 100
• Sustainability: 33
• Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 93.2% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
• Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $88.4M in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $407K · 10 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
• Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $4.4M reported
• Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
• Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
• Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
• Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
• Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
• People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
• Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

• Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
• High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
• Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.