Nonprofit · EIN 91-1459420
CHILDRENS CENTER
Tax-exempt · VANCOUVER, WA 98683
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,750,947 | $3,893,202 | -$142,255 | $12,819,576 | $466,850 | $12,352,726 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,777,307 | $3,698,791 | $78,516 | $13,007,216 | $512,235 | $12,494,981 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,276,660 | $3,488,939 | $787,721 | $12,855,071 | $438,606 | $12,416,465 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $377,911
- Program service revenue
- $2,736,075
- Investment income
- $621,245
- Net income from fundraising events
- $13,012
- Other revenue
- $15,716
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $567,777
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,904,933
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,091,808
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,165
- Accounting fees
- $17,300
- Occupancy
- $88,149
- Travel
- $10,479
- Depreciation
- $132,139
- Program services (functional)
- $2,935,856
- Management and general (functional)
- $851,367
- Fundraising (functional)
- $105,979
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $13,007,216
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,819,576
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $466,850
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,352,726
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,204,602
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,820,620
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $532,106
- Gross receipts
- $3,772,935
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW BUTTE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $178,056 | $26,819 |
| TOMI BLACKLEDGE | FISCAL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $166,581 | $26,961 |
| PAULA DUNHAM | CLINICAL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $153,140 | $24,327 |
| DANIEL LAM | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $70,000 | $0 |
| LIZ LUCE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD BADER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE TRAVERSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DEEDER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE BURGOYNE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON BRUNELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY JUDAH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOMI BLACKLEDGE | FISCAL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $161,116 | $24,335 |
| MATTHEW BUTTE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $149,126 | $21,937 |
| PAULA DUNHAM | CLINICAL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $136,334 | $20,844 |
| LIZ LUCE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD BADER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY KELLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE TRAVERSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DEEDER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE BURGOYNE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON BRUNELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACEY JUDAH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOMI BLACKLEDGE | FISCAL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $149,736 | $20,698 |
| PAULA DUNHAM | CLINICAL DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $126,706 | $18,303 |
| MATTHEW BUTTE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $126,375 | $17,979 |
| LIZ LUCE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD BADER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY KELLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGGIE TRAVERSO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DEEDER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE BURGOYNE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON BRUNELL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN SMITH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 13500 SE 7TH ST, VANCOUVER, WA 98683-6909
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MATTHEW BUTTE, 13500 SE 7TH STREET, VANCOUVER, WA 98683
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW BUTTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (360) 699-2244
- Website
- WWW.THECHILDRENSCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PLYMALE & GILLESPIE CPAS PLLC
Mission
CHILDREN'S CENTER SERVES CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Program accomplishments
- MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDES EVALUATIONS AND CLINICAL TREATMENT & CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILDREN AND THEIR NON-OFFENDING FAMILY MEMBERS AND TO OTHERS IN NEED OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESExpenses $2,935,856 · revenue $2,736,075
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1459420
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,819,576
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,772,935
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,750,947 | $3,893,202 | $12,819,576 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,777,307 | $3,698,791 | $13,007,216 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,276,660 | $3,488,939 | $12,855,071 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,075,664 | $3,554,681 | $12,053,747 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-1459420).
Questions about CHILDRENS CENTER
- What is the EIN of CHILDRENS CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILDRENS CENTER is 91-1459420.
- Is CHILDRENS CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to CHILDRENS CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHILDRENS CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHILDRENS CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHILDRENS CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHILDRENS CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MATTHEW BUTTE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHILDRENS CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $178,056 (MATTHEW BUTTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CHILDRENS CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,750,947, expenses of $3,893,202 and total assets of $12,819,576 at year end.
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