Southern Chester County Day Care Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231646698
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Avondale, PA, USA
Phone
6102688134
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Child Day Care

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,429,975
Expenses
$1,397,861
Assets
$2,688,815
Liabilities
$47,630

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICK W MANAHAN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PATRICK W MANAHAN (PRESIDENT)
  • ANN LATTANZIO STINSON (TREASURER)
  • SHARON SEARS (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The center assists underserved working families by providing high quality, reliable educational child care at rates they can afford. We prepare our students to be successful by teaching basic skills with an emphasis on school readiness in an english immersion program and a loving and nurturing environment. We serve part-time before and after school children with the same level of nurturing care, homework assist, a summer camp enrichment program, and language tutoring that support and extend their public school curriculum.

What it reported doing in 2024

The center is committed to placing an importance on good nutrition and physical activity at our center, as each play a vital role in the early stages of child development. A nutritious breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack are included in the cost of care. Our goal is to not only provide the children of tick tock nutritious meals everyday, but to teach them how to make healthy decisions on their own. We serve a variety of fresh fruit, vegetables, meats, and grains each week giving children the opportunity to discover foods they may not have access to at home. Our hope is that by discovering a wide variety of healthy, nutritious foods at such a young age, they will be better prepared in the future to make smart food choices. Tick tock regularly distributes information on healthy eating, nutrition, and excercise to parents throughout the year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 76% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 84.3%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.2%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.92; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.6% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83% of revenue deployed · 84.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.