California · Nonprofit
KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP (California) receives grants from 103 organizations whose IRS filings report $13,426,646 to it, the largest being ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($1,854,020). 64 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.7M
- Funders on record
- 103
- Grants received
- $13M
- Net assets
- $10.0M
What Kidworks Community Development Corp does
Mission
Kidworks inspires purpose in youth, fuels their growth, and catalyzes their impact in the community and the world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
After school programs - the kidworks after school program serves over 400 students, placing them on a direct trajectory toward higher education by providing comprehensive academic and personal development support. Beginning in kindergarten and continuing through high school, participants engage in structured, age-appropriate programming designed to cultivate life-ready learners and leaders. Kidworks' holistic approach centers on three core areas: personal development, college and career readiness, and leadership cultivation. Central to this model are the enduring, positive relationships that begin in early childhood and continue through college. These relationships are strengthened by the organization's dedicated and culturally competent staff, engaged volunteers and mentors, and collaborative community partnerships that collectively foster student success.
$1,800,052 spentof which $103,312 as grants$4,034 earned by the program55% of program spendingCollege, career, family, and community engagement - kidworks' family and community engagement initiatives cultivate leaders who are dedicated to serving and strengthening their communities. At kidworks, we recognize that parents are their children's first educators, and we believe that children thrive when their parents are informed, engaged, and supported. To advance this belief, kidworks offers a wide range of classes and workshops led by field experts in areas such as child development, health and nutrition, personal growth, and financial literacy. These opportunities empower parents with the knowledge and skills needed to foster their families' success and long-term stability. In addition, parents and community members receive referrals and access to critical resources designed to promote family well-being and community resilience. By leveraging the collective strengths of central santa ana, kidworks families collaborate with local partners to enhance neighborhood vitality and create a supportive environment where children and families can thrive.
$860,942 spent$2,330 earned by the program26% of program spendingPreschool - kidworks child development center (cdc) operates a licensed state preschool serving 48 students, providing high-quality, on-site learning opportunities for children ages 2.9 to 5 years old. The program primarily serves families whose income falls below or within 85% of the state median income, ensuring equitable access to early education for children from economically disadvantaged households. Each year, kidworks participates in the child and adult care food program (cacfp), offering nutritious meals and snacks to 100% of enrolled students at no cost to families. The preschool's primary goal is to ensure a successful transition for every child and family from preschool to transitional kindergarten or kindergarten. In the most recent school year, 91% of kidworks preschool students were assessed as ready for transitional kindergarten or kindergarten, underscoring the program's success in preparing children for academic and social-emotional growth.
$604,190 spent$741 earned by the program19% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,265,184.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $7.3M to $9.2M (+25%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 11% · 2018 9% · 2019 9% · 2020 8% · 2021 16% · 2022 9% · 2023 10% · 2024 12% · 2025 9%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
95% of KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
David Benavides
CEO
Board chair
Cory Alder
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 17 funders to 49 funders, grant income rose $972k → $2.0M.
22 of 103 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 34% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 103 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 14% of grant income, and it takes 6 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 6 funders to its left
44% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 36% · 2018 28% · 2019 17% · 2020 18% · 2021 25% · 2022 12% · 2023 11% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
53% of KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
83% of KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $4.6M arriving through sponsors registered in 13 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,349 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,349 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP?
- KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP (California) receives grants from 103 organizations whose IRS filings report $13,426,646 to it, the largest being ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($1,854,020). 64 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP have?
- IRS filings report 103 organizations giving $13,426,646 in grants to KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP, 64 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP?
- ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,854,020 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like KIDWORKS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 103 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing