THE WARREN CENTER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE WARREN CENTER INC

EIN 75-1282040 · Special Education (B28)

What they do

Every Day, The Warren Center Provides Professional Evaluations, Therapy Services and Support to Children and Families Impacted With Developmental Delays and Disabilities. Advocating, Serving and Empowering Our Clients Has Been At The Heart of Our Nonprofit Agency Since It Was Formed Over Fifty Years Ago. What Began As A Way for Parents to Have Access to Resources Their Children Needed, is Now A Place of Hope and Support That Thousands of Families Have Received.

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Of every $100 spent, about $93.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

89.65%of revenue went to mission work93.0% of expenses · Program services

3.27%of revenue went to fundraising3.4% of expenses

$96.44spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

3.52%of revenue went to management and office costs3.7% of expenses

$0.42in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

53.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$9,967,792

Mission workProgram services$8,935,98989.65% of revenue93.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$350,9833.52% of revenue3.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$326,0143.27% of revenue3.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$354,8063.56% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$9,612,98696.44% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 93.0% mission · 3.7% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.44% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 93.7% mission · 4.0% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.45% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 91.8% mission · 4.3% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.44% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 90.3% mission · 4.8% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.00% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.3% mission · 3.6% management · 6.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.85% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 91.3% mission · 5.0% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.46% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 91.5% mission · 4.8% management · 3.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.53% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 90.1% mission · 4.9% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.00% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$9,967,792

Expenses$9,612,986

Annual surplus $354,806 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$8,935,989 · 93.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$350,983 · 3.7% of expenses

Fundraising$326,014 · 3.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$9,967,792

Expenses$9,612,986

Assets$4,004,190

Income$10,120,287

Contributions$5,285,798

Mission work (program services)$8,935,989

Fundraising$326,014

Management and general$350,983

Accounting fees$29,892

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

AMY SPAWNCEO · 40 hrs/week $121,046

BRANDY LINDSEYCOO · 40 hrs/week $116,667

PAM RUATTACPO · 40 hrs/week $116,666

MELISSA GATHERTHERAPIST · 40 hrs/week $105,396

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (29)

AMY SPAWNCEO

BRANDY LINDSEYCOO

PAM RUATTACPO

MELISSA GATHERTHERAPIST

LEE SUMMERSTRUSTEE

TODD STEUDTNERTRUSTEE

TANYA RODGERSTRUSTEE

SHARON KINGTRUSTEE

SANDY KAUFMANTREASURER

SANDEE TREPTOWTRUSTEE

ROBERT KINCHELOETRUSTEE

PAULINA TRAUB ROMONTRUSTEE

NICOLE BLYTHETRUSTEE

MIKE ANDERECKTRUSTEE

MELISSA KEELINGTRUSTEE

MATT BOLDINGTRUSTEE

MARK DANIELTRUSTEE

JOSEPH E ESPAILLATTRUSTEE

JOHN WARRENVICE PRESIDENT

JOE HOFFMANTRUSTEE

JENI GARRETTTRUSTEE

DR PHYLLIS STONETRUSTEE

DAVID CRAWFORDTRUSTEE

DALE E JOHNSONTRUSTEE

CLETE MADDENPRESIDENT

CHRIS HOLMVICE PRESIDENT

BILL WARRENTRUSTEE

BECKY HORNESECRETARY

ANDREW N WARDENTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1970
Location: 320 CUSTER ROAD, RICHARDSON, TX 75080
County: Dallas
In care of: AMY SPAWN
Primary officer: AMY SPAWN, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcenter@thewarrencenter.org Phone(972) 490-9055

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: September 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SUTTON FROST CARY LLP
NTEE classification: Special Education (B28)
IRS tax category: Special Education