Nonprofit · EIN 86-1037966
THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · TUCSON, AZ 85705
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $427,317 | $569,276 | -$141,959 | $748,838 | $85,617 | $663,221 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $853,261 | $690,276 | $162,985 | $890,797 | $85,617 | $805,180 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $873,815 | $886,710 | -$12,895 | $727,812 | $85,617 | $642,195 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $225,933
- of which government grants
- $164,069
- Program service revenue
- $200,775
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $609
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $37,540
- Other salaries and wages
- $290,576
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $397,984
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,513
- Occupancy
- $50,429
- Depreciation
- $20,043
- Program services (functional)
- $550,536
- Management and general (functional)
- $18,740
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $890,797
- Total assets, end of year
- $748,838
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $85,617
- Net assets, end of year
- $663,221
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $612,766
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $663,221
- Gross receipts
- $427,317
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2006
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN ZAKERWSKI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $14,687 | $15,139 |
| PATRICIA JIMENEZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 20 | $7,200 | $7,985 |
| CRAIG GROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL COLLINS-WILLIAMS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL MENDOZA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLE JENSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $38,688 | $9,768 |
| CRAIG GROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA JIMENEZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL COLLINS-WILLIAMS | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL MENDOZA | TREASURER Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN ZAKERWSKI | SECRETARY Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLE JENSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $38,688 | $9,768 |
| CHERYL COLLINS-WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ERNIE MIRANDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PENNIE RABAGO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN ZAKERWSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HANNON | PAST PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER REINTHAL | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN HOFFMAN | VICE PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG GROSS | PRESIDENT Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA JIMENEZ | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CRYSTAL MENDOZA | TREASURER Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 202 E SPEEDWAY BLVD, TUCSON, AZ 85705-7427
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PATRICIA JIMENEZ, 202 E SPEEDWAY, TUCSON, AZ 85705
- Signed the 990
- CRYSTAL MENDOZA, TREASURER
- Phone
- (520) 622-8364
- Website
- WINGSONWORDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BEACHFLEISCHMAN PLLC
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO BENEFIT CHILDREN WITH SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS THROUGH SPECIALIZED EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, RESEARCH TO IMPROVE LANGUAGE LEARNING, AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING THAT LINKS RESEARCH TO CLINICAL PRACTICE.
Program accomplishments
- THE CLC'S EARLY-INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE YOUNG CHILDREN ACCESS TO ORAL LANGUAGE AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES, WHICH ARE FOUNDATIONAL FOR SUCCESSFUL LANGUAGE, LITERACY, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT: WINGS ON WORDS (WOW) PRESCHOOL (AUG - MAY) SERVES UP TO 72 CHILDREN, 2-5 YEARS OLD, WITH AND WITHOUT SPEECH-LANGUAGE DEFICITS. APPROXIMATELY 60% OF CHILDREN ENROLLED REQUIRE SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY SERVICES, WHICH ARE EMBEDDED INTO THE PRESCHOOL DAY USING A HYBRID SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL (INDIVIDUAL, SMALL GROUP AND CLASSROOM-BASED). LICENSED AND CERTIFIED SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS ON THE WOW STAFF PLAN, IMPLEMENT AND SUPERVISE THE SERVICE PROVISION AND PRACTICUM OF UP TO FIVE GRADUATE STUDENT CLINICIANS EACH SEMESTER. IN THE CLASSROOM, THE SCHOOL'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS HAVE, COLLECTIVELY, AN AVERAGE OF 15+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AT WINGS ON WORDS. THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE CENTER'S MISSION IS AT THE HEART AND SOUL OF THE PROGRAM'S SUCCESS. IN ADDITION, WOW HAS RECENTLY BEGUN EMPLOYING SLP-ASSISTANTS, WHO DUALLY SERVE AS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES. THIS ALLOWS FOR INTENTIONAL, FOCUSED AND NEARLY UNINTERRUPTED SPEECH-LANGUAGE FACILITATION THROUGHOUT THE PRESCHOOL DAY. WOW SUMMER CAMP (MAY - JUNE) CLC'S PROGRAMS BEGAN IN 1991 WITH THE WOW SUMMER CAMP TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE SERVICES FOR PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AND SUPPORT SLHS TREATMENT RESEARCH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. THE CAMP CONTINUES TO BE IN HIGH DEMAND WITH WAIT LISTS FOR ENROLLMENT TYPICALLY FILLED BY EARLY APRIL EACH YEAR. ON AVERAGE, 90% OF THOSE ENROLLED IN SUMMER CAMP REQUIRE SPEECH-LANGUAGE INTERVENTION SERVICES, WHICH ARE PROVIDED MORE INTENSIVELY (FOUR TIMES PER WEEK VS. TWO TIMES PER WEEK) DURING THE 5-WEEK CAMP EXPERIENCE. TO MEET COMMUNITY DEMAND, CAMP ENROLLMENT WAS EXPANDED IN 2014 TO INCLUDE CHILDREN IN K-1ST GRADE, WHO WERE STRUGGLING NEW READERS. THIS CLASSROOM, CALLED SOARING INTO READING, WAS EXPANDED AGAIN IN 2018, TO ALSO INCLUDE CHILDREN IN 2ND GRADE.STATISTICS SIGNAL A CONTINUED, AND URGENTLY GROWING NEED FOR LITERACY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, LIKE OURS, IN THE COMMUNITY. CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH SPEECH-LANGUAGE DEFICITS, AND SPECIFICALLY, DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER (INCIDENCE: 1 IN 15), ARE AT GREATER RISK FOR LITERACY DEFICITS AND ACADEMIC FAILURE.IN 2019, ONLY 46% OF 3RD GRADERS IN PIMA COUNTY WERE READING AT GRADE LEVEL. THE ABILITY TO READ AT PROFICIENT LEVELS BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE TRAJECTORY OF A STUDENT'S EDUCATION. RESEARCH FROM THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOUND THAT "STUDENTS READING PROFICIENTLY BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE ARE FIVE TIMES MORE SUCCESSFUL AT ACHIEVING COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AS THEIR NON-PROFICIENT PEERS." FURTHER COMPELLING RESEARCH FROM A UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO STUDY FOUND THAT LESS THAN 20 PERCENT OF STUDENTS WHO WERE READING BELOW GRADE LEVEL ATTENDED COLLEGE, COMPARED TO ABOUT A THIRD OF STUDENTS WHO WERE READING AT GRADE LEVEL, AND NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF STUDENTS WHO WERE READING ABOVE GRADE LEVEL.Expenses $550,536 · revenue $201,384
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
- 86-1037966
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $748,838
- Income (IRS master file)
- $427,317
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $427,317 | $569,276 | $748,838 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $853,261 | $690,276 | $890,797 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $873,815 | $886,710 | $727,812 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $666,137 | $713,860 | $740,707 | 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 86-1037966).
Questions about THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC is 86-1037966.
- Is THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC 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 THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC 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 THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC 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 THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PATRICIA JIMENEZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 5 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $14,687 (KAREN ZAKERWSKI, SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does THE CHILD LANGUAGE CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $427,317, expenses of $569,276 and total assets of $748,838 at year end.
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