California Child Care Resource

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 94-2718807

To advance and advocate for an equitable early childhood support system for all California families by working at the intersection of research, programs, and policy in partnership with member Child Care Resource & Referral agencies (R&Rs) and human service organizations statewide.

California Child Care Resource at a glance

Total assets
$8,595,813
-7.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$7,529,856
-5.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$282,812
+188.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$7,073,502
+4.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who California Child Care Resource funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

34 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 34 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

FresnoSan FranciscoConcordCovinaMontebelloOaklandRedwood CitySan DiegoStocktonChicoCrescent CityEurekaGilroyHanfordHaywardMercedNapaPleasantonReddingRoseville

How California Child Care Resource gives

  • Giving fell 90% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 17 grants2021 15 grants2022 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2024) to $172K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CAP of San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CAFFN Pilot Project$10,000
Merced County Office of Educa Merced, CAFFN Pilot Project$8,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$8,595,813$7,529,856$7,073,502——$282,812
2024$9,242,924$8,000,209$6,773,745$18,0002$98,050
2022$8,559,164$9,505,211$8,882,940$152,00015$10,626
2021$6,930,028$5,588,275$4,514,690$172,00017$388
2020$6,585,577$7,369,210$5,537,930——$3,105

About California Child Care Resource

Based on IRS filings

California Child Care Resource is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $283K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

California Child Care Resource is led by Linda Asato, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 5 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Linda Asato

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $151K (2020) → $188K (2025)

  • John Jones

    President & Chair

    President → President & Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Giovanni Zuniga

    Pubpolicy Chair

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Domenica Maria Benitez

    Director Provider Svcs

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2020) → $133K (2025)

  • Kelly Graesch

    Senior Director

    Codirpolicy-Member → Senior Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2020) → $138K (2025)

  • Menaka Mahajan

    Director of Policy

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2025)

  • Massimo Prati

    CFO & COO

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $13K (2021) → $153K (2025)

  • Mario DeAnda

    Secretary

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris MacKenzie

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Fleishman

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jan Masaoka

    Public Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerry Venegas

    North Region Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Schaaf

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurie Han

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Valenzuela

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Li

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Reynaga

    South Region Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelli Newman

    Bay Area Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lourdes Vose

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luis Valadez

    Member at Large

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Lucinda Mall (2021–2024) — Senior Director
  • Former: Anthony Garcia (2020–2022) — Bay Area Vice President
  • Former: Joie Owen (2020–2022) — Member at Large
  • Former: Lara Magnusdottir (2020–2022) — Pubpolicy Chair
  • Former: Lorena Burrola (2020–2022) — Centralvalleyvp
  • Former: Jill Johnson (2021–2022) — South Region Vice President
  • Former: Eileen Friscia (2020–2021) — Member at Large
  • Former: Kim McDougal (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Michelle Graham (2020–2021) — Member at Large
  • Former: Mike Michelon (2020–2021) — North Region Vice President
  • Former: Andrea Cervantes (2021) — Member at Large
  • Former: Oscar Tang (2021) — Public Member
  • Former: Christie Hendricks (2020) — Member at Large
  • Former: Cindy Mall (2020) — Senior Program Manager
  • Former: Kiko Malin (2020) — Public Member
  • Former: Lou Hernandez (2020) — Member at Large
  • Former: Marian Mulkey (2020) — Public Member
  • Former: Rich Winefield (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Tanya McMahan (2020) — Executive Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Linda Asato — Executive Dir.: $188KLinda AsatoExecutive Dir.$188KMassimo Prati — CFO/COO: $153KMassimo PratiCFO/COO$153KKelly Graesch — Senior Director: $138KKelly GraeschSenior Director$138KDomenica Maria Benitez — Dir Provider Svcs: $133KDomenica Maria BenitezDir Provider Svcs$133KMenaka Mahajan — Director of Policy: $122KMenaka MahajanDirector of Policy$122K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $188K, to Linda Asato (Executive Dir.). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about California Child Care Resource

How large is California Child Care Resource?

California Child Care Resource reported $8.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.5M.

What is California Child Care Resource?

California Child Care Resource is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $8.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does California Child Care Resource operate?

California Child Care Resource has awarded grants in California.

What is California Child Care Resource's EIN?

California Child Care Resource's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2718807. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 31, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)

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