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Ames Child Care Center

A tax-exempt nonprofit in Mountain View, California, classified by the IRS as child day care. For the year ending Dec 2024 it reported $2,694,550 in revenue and $2,425,135 in expenses.

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What it says it does

“Provide high quality, on-site child care for the infants, toddlers and preschoolers of the civil servants and contractors working at ames research center, the military employees working at moffett federal airfield, and members of the general public if positions are available.”From the organization's Form 990 for the year ending Dec 2024, as written (including spelling); all-capital text shown in normal capitalization.

IRS facts

Type: Child day care (IRS activity code P33Z)

Mailing city (IRS): Mountain View, California 94035

EIN: 77-0071525

Tax status: 501(c)(3), eligible to receive tax-deductible donations; IRS-recognized as tax-exempt since 1985, per IRS records posted October 13, 2026.

Revenue on its latest IRS filing: $2,694,550 (year ending Dec 2024)

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Ames Child Care Center finances

From the annual returns the group files with the IRS (Form 990, or the shorter Form 990-EZ for smaller groups), 1 filed year. Net assets are what it owns minus what it owes; management and general is office, admin and insurance cost. A dash means not reported (the short form does not ask for employees or volunteers). Each figure links to that year's return. A year is left out when no return is in the IRS e-file data; that does not mean the group was inactive.

Revenue and expenses by yearDec 2024: revenue $2,694,550, expenses $2,425,135 Total revenueTotal expenses $2.7M$2.4MDec '24
Year endingDec 2024
Total revenue$2,694,550
Total expenses$2,425,135
Total assets$1,886,015
Liabilities$494,524
Net assets$1,391,491
Employees41
Volunteers95
IRS formForm 990

Where the money goes, year ending Dec 2024

Expense splitPrograms 92%, Management and general 8%

Where the money comes from, year ending Dec 2024

Revenue sourcesGifts and grants 0%, Program fees 99%, Investment income 1%, Other 0%

People: 41 employees and 95 volunteers reported for the year ending Dec 2024. Counts only; BackPR does not publish names of officers or staff.

Only one return is loaded, so we show no growth label.

Source: IRS Form 990 Series Downloads (the returns open on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, which republishes the IRS files). Figures are as the organization filed them. California nonprofit.

How it compares

The only child care nonprofit in Mountain View in our directory.

Size: revenue of $2,694,550 is higher than roughly 60 to 70% of the 215 child care nonprofits in California that report revenue to the IRS (the city count above also includes groups with none). The median is $1,136,738.

Revenue compared with similar groupsRevenue of $2,694,550 compared with child care nonprofits in California: the middle 80% earn between $159,673 and $10,635,565, the median is $1,136,738. 10th pct$160Kmedian$1.1M90th pct$11M This group $2.7M

Our analysis of the IRS Business Master File (posted October 13, 2026), using each group's latest reported revenue. Groups are sorted by revenue and split into ten equal bands, using all California groups of this type (Child care, which covers several IRS activity codes). Size only, not a rating.

Around Mountain View and its county

Licensed programs in Mountain View

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BUILDING KIDZ OF MOUNTAIN VIEW

Mountain View, CA

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BUILDING KIDZ OF MOUNTAIN VIEW

Mountain View, CA

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Questions about Ames Child Care Center

What is Ames Child Care Center's EIN?

Ames Child Care Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0071525. It is the nine-digit number the IRS uses to identify the organization. Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File posted October 13, 2026.

Is Ames Child Care Center a nonprofit?

Yes. The IRS lists Ames Child Care Center in Mountain View, California as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3), recognized since 1985. This is from the IRS Business Master File posted October 13, 2026. Status can change, so check its current status on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search before you donate.

Are donations to Ames Child Care Center tax-deductible?

Yes, the IRS lists gifts to Ames Child Care Center as tax-deductible (IRS Business Master File posted October 13, 2026). How much you can deduct depends on your own taxes, and this is not tax advice. Check its current status on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search before you donate.

What does Ames Child Care Center do?

In its own words on its Form 990 for the year ending Dec 2024: "Provide high quality, on-site child care for the infants, toddlers and preschoolers of the civil servants and contractors working at ames research center, the military employees working at moffett federal airfield, and members of the general public if positions are available." The IRS classifies it as: Child day care.

How much money does Ames Child Care Center take in?

For the year ending Dec 2024, Ames Child Care Center reported total revenue of $2,694,550 and total expenses of $2,425,135 on its Form 990 (IRS Form 990 e-file data).

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Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, posted October 13, 2026. We list 501(c)(3) organizations whose IRS activity code is youth development, amateur sports, camps and recreation, parent-teacher groups, children's services, child day care or arts education. We show the city and ZIP code only, never a street address or contact person. A listing is not an endorsement.

Data as of November 8, 2026. Sources: IRS Business Master File (posted October 13, 2026), IRS Form 990 series e-file data, state child care licensing records in the BackPR finder. Growth labels, ranks and percentiles are BackPR's own calculations.

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