Childrens Learning Center
Provide nurturing environment that promotes the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of the children by providing child care and development services
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Iowa's only parent co-op childcare center
Provide nurturing environment that promotes the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of the children by providing child care and development services
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Integrity assessment
A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.
GiveRadar Analysis
Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations
Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Childrens Learning Center has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 4 independent sources including the IRS.
- Established in 1934, it is among the oldest human services charities in the United States GiveRadar tracks. View this cohort
- GiveRadar has verified more about this organization than about 99% of the 322,679 human services charities in the United States it tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
- GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 4 independent sources, led by the IRS - more than 94% of comparable charities. See the sources
- government registration
- financial records (5 filed years)
- disclosed leadership
- a website
- a contact email
- third-party accreditation
- a donation page
- an owner-submitted profile claim
Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.
Financials
From irs 990 (fy2025) · FY2025Leadership & board
Disclosed in official filingsHow it stacks up against peers
· vs. 8 similar human services in United StatesSimilar charities
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5 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2025): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.
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Tax-deductibility for donors
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CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTER is registered in United States. Donations from the Netherlands to charities outside the EU/EEA are generally not tax-deductible for Dutch donors unless the charity is listed on the Dutch ANBI register with foreign-recognized status.
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Staff & volunteers
From filings and published profiles
Leadership
From FY2025 filing
Officers & trustees (16)
Source: Public filings
16 officers and trustees on file - free with a GiveRadar account.
Latest news
From global news sources
10 articles found
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Helen Keller Services Breaks Ground On New Childrens Learning Center In Islandia - News12 | Long Island
The Children’s Learning Center opens new space potentially doubling its capacity to serve - Madras Pioneer
Toyota unveils new children’s learning center in Blue Springs - SuperTalk Mississippi Media
Toyota Children's Learning Center setting standard to meet critical childcare need - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Children’s Learning Center celebrates Campus Children’s Centers Week [2025-10-09] - Pennsylvania College of Technology
After Wave Children’s Learning Center permanently closes, WTKR finds history of violations - WTKR
Wave Children’s Learning Center in Virginia Beach abruptly shutting down - WAVY.com
'A Labor of Love' Reopens on Lyme St.; Old Lyme Children's Learning Center Celebrates Successful Completion of Renovations - LymeLine.com
Back after unexpected closure, Old Lyme Children's Learning Center still at historic home on Lyme Street - The Day
A&M-Commerce announces closure of Children's Learning Center at end of July - 88.9 KETR
Activity timeline
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Sources and verification
- Registration and legal identity
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
- Financial filings
- IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2025 most recent on file.
- Officers and trustees
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 39 disclosed in the public registry.
- News and media coverage
- GDELT Project + Google News
- Supplementary verification
- Charity Navigator
Data freshness
What we know and don't know
Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.
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Financial data · FY2025 on record
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Named leadership · 39 officers on file
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Executive pay · Disclosed
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Government registration · Registered with an official registry
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Mission statement · Published
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Official website · On record
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Headquarters address · On file
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Direct contact · Email or phone published
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Tax-deductibility · Verified
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Founding date · 1934
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Programs & activitiesNo named programs listed by the charity
Methodology
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Quick facts about Childrens Learning Center
- What is Childrens Learning Center?
- Childrens Learning Center is a human services supporting organization (509(a)(3)) based in Des Moines, United States. Iowa's only parent co-op childcare center
- When was Childrens Learning Center founded?
- Childrens Learning Center was founded in 1934.
- Who leads Childrens Learning Center?
- Krystal Kruse serves as President.
- Where is Childrens Learning Center located?
- Headquartered in Des Moines, IA, United States.
- What is Childrens Learning Center's annual budget?
- Annual revenue for fiscal year 2025 is approximately $100K-$1M. 96% of expenses go to program services.
- Is Childrens Learning Center trustworthy?
- Childrens Learning Center has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 90 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
- What is Childrens Learning Center's registration number?
- IRS EIN: 421206350.
- What is Childrens Learning Center's website?
- https://childrens-garden.org/