Nonprofit · EIN 77-0412315
CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · CITRUS HTS, CA 95611
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,262,845 | $1,395,872 | -$133,027 | $1,938,054 | $339,055 | $1,598,999 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,466,282 | $1,291,454 | $174,828 | $1,860,915 | $223,172 | $1,637,743 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,012,418 | $1,043,183 | -$30,765 | $1,636,078 | $210,455 | $1,425,623 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,889
- Program service revenue
- $1,253,373
- Investment income
- $2,583
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$33,901
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $175,308
- Other salaries and wages
- $417,982
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $681,668
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,975
- Accounting fees
- $82,686
- Occupancy
- $16,068
- Travel
- $36,406
- Depreciation
- $376
- Program services (functional)
- $1,003,833
- Management and general (functional)
- $348,430
- Fundraising (functional)
- $43,609
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,860,915
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,938,054
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $339,055
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,598,999
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,253,743
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,598,999
- Gross receipts
- $2,287,916
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 32
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanee Cottrill | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $167,311 | $14 |
| Jodie Keller | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Luis Bautista | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Yolanda Gonzales | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tony Jordan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stacey Scarborough | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Juan Cisneros | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ray Rojas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cheryl Horney | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Betty Zamorano-Pedregon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ricardo Rivera | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Melanie Mueller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Suzanne Godinez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AnnLouise Bonnitto | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rosa Cabrera Jaime | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latonda Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marissa Duran | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Adriana Ramirez-Barron | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Miriam McNamara | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Aulabaugh | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Brenda Poteete | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jenny Pettit | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Dove | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanee Cottrill | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $68,710 | $28 |
| Jodie Keller | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurel Parker | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Yolanda Gonzales | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tony Jordan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stacey Scarborough | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Juan Cisneros | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Luis Bautista | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Betty Zamorano-Pedregon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ricardo Rivera | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Suzanne Godinez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angel Barrios | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sonia Jaramillo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marissa Duran | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Adriana Ramirez-Barron | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Miriam McNamara | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Aulabaugh | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenda Poteete | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Pettit | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Dove | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Maricle | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $103,096 | $16,427 |
| Jodie Keller | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Laurel Parker | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Yolanda Gonzales | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Tony Jordan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Stacey Scarborough | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Luis Bautista | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Betty Zamorano-Pedregon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ricardo Rivera | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Suzanne Godinez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Angel Barrios | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sonia Jaramillo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marissa Duran | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Adriana Ramirez-Barron | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Miriam McNamara | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Aulabaugh | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenda Poteete | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jenny Pettit | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tabitha Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lorcan Barnes | Interim Exc Dir Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 268, CITRUS HTS, CA 95611-0268
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Melanee Cottrill, PO Box 268, Citrus Heights, CA 95611
- Signed the 990
- Melanee Cottrill, Executive Director
- Phone
- (916) 444-7760
- Website
- www.headstartca.org
- Return prepared by
- John Waddell & Co CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 77-0412315 or by the name CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
We are the premier advocacy organization for Head Start agencies throughoutCalifornia. We advocate for our members at the federal, state and local county levelensuring that members speak with a unified voice about the challenges facingCalifornia's most vulnerable families, and the Head Start community that servesthem. By communicating with members, and creating opportunities for learning andconnecting, members are increasingly engaged, unified and supported as they work tobetter serve their clients and communities.
Program accomplishments
- Held conferences including Education Conference, Parent and Family Engagement Conference, Health Institute, Leadership & Wellness Symposium, Managers & Directors Institute, and Advocacy Day. Through collaboration with corporate partners, we provided additional training for members.Expenses $597,581 · revenue $743,023
- Head Start California engages with other Early Childhood Education advocates and associations to coordinate budgetary and policy change initiatives, and communicates with elected legislators and state budget, education, and social service offices to ensure they are aware of the value of the Federal investment that Head Start brings to California as part of the ECE mixed delivery system in California. We advocate for Head Start programs at both the federal and state levels.Expenses $209,037 · revenue $144,751
- We support our Head Start member agencies through services that include our job posting site and bi-annual Compensation and Benefits Study. We also provide members with information via our website and communications, as well as help connect members with each other by supporting regional meetings.Expenses $175,934 · revenue $315,599
- Head Start California works with the California Dept of Education's Early Education& Support Division (CDE-EESD) and the California Head Start State CollaborationOffice (CHSSCO) to coordinate efforts to simplify and align state policy and regulations on behalf of Head Start programs, many of whom also have State Preschool contracts, and to facilitates communication between Head Start agencies and CDE-EESD and CHSSCO including collecting input and feedback from the field and disseminating information to the field.Expenses $21,281
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
- 77-0412315
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P33)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,938,054
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,287,916
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,262,845 | $1,395,872 | $1,938,054 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,466,282 | $1,291,454 | $1,860,915 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,012,418 | $1,043,183 | $1,636,078 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,223,964 | $997,680 | $1,598,602 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 77-0412315).
Questions about CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION is 77-0412315.
- Is CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION 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 CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION 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 CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION 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 CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Melanee Cottrill.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $167,311 (Melanee Cottrill, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIA HEAD START ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,262,845, expenses of $1,395,872 and total assets of $1,938,054 at year end.
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