Child Care Solutions Inc
Child Care Solutions Inc is a public charity based in Syracuse, New York, that supports families and early childhood professionals in Onondaga and Cayuga Counties. It provides child care referrals to families, professional development and technical assistance to providers, and guidance for people seeking to launch child care programs.
Child Care Solutions Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $9,010,684
- +9.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,753,099
- +17.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $256,874
- +7.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,547,003
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Child Care Solutions Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 1101 Erie Blvd 100, Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: (315) 446-1220
Website: https://childcaresolutionscny.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Child Care Solutions Inc funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its referral and resource services as serving Onondaga and Cayuga Counties in New York. Its Cayuga County quality improvement initiative is limited to providers in Cayuga County; its medical child care access initiative is open to eligible providers in Cayuga and Onondaga Counties.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $74K (2020) to $1.6M (2021). In 2023 it reported $518K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,010,684 | $7,753,099 | $6,547,003 | — | — | $256,874 |
| 2024 | $8,212,339 | $6,598,760 | $5,390,977 | — | — | $238,658 |
| 2023 | $6,157,313 | $6,416,487 | $5,147,370 | $517,977 | Total only | $73,013 |
| 2022 | $4,538,199 | $5,801,494 | $4,497,890 | $531,174 | Total only | $195 |
| 2021 | $3,188,662 | $5,816,215 | $5,171,788 | $1,635,360 | Total only | $604 |
| 2020 | $2,456,015 | $4,484,657 | $3,948,567 | $73,740 | 4 | $6,456 |
| 2019 | $1,859,918 | $3,563,031 | $3,263,644 | $110,405 | 2 | $882 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to build excellence in early care and learning systems while advancing equal access for all children through education, advocacy, and support for families and early childhood professionals.
Its stated programs include the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which provides aid to child care institutions and day care homes for nutritious food; parent services, including referrals, consumer information, parenting education, and support with applications for subsidized care from legally exempt providers; and provider training and professional development. It also offers child care registration and community outreach.
The organization has described targeted funding opportunities for child care providers. For example, its Cayuga County Child Care Quality Improvement Initiative offers $500–$1,250 for program enhancements to licensed, registered, and legally exempt providers, with participation in professional development or technical support required. A separate medical child care access initiative offers support to registered in-home providers in Cayuga and Onondaga Counties pursuing new Medication Administration Training certification, subject to a three-year commitment. These are participant-focused program opportunities, rather than evidence of general grants to outside organizations.
Grantmaking
IRS filing data lists zero grants for each of the three reported filing years: 2023, 2024, and 2025. A 2020 grant record lists $19,703 for Family Enrichment Network Inc. The recipient describes its mission as planning, coordinating, and implementing child development and child services on behalf of children and families in Broome County.
The organization’s provider initiatives have separate eligibility requirements. The Cayuga County quality improvement initiative is for licensed, registered, and legally exempt providers in Cayuga County and requires participation in professional development or technical support. The medical child care access initiative is for registered in-home providers in Cayuga and Onondaga Counties establishing a new certification, with a three-year certification and insurance stipend commitment.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Anne Napper, Executive Director; Mike Ransom, Finance Director; Sophia Mesko, Rosemary Avila, Summer Merrick, Nancy Gabriel, Mary Earl, Nicolas Graham, and Rebeccah Frank, Directors; and Julie Burgess, Treasurer.
Child Care Solutions Inc is led by Anne Napper, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Napper
Executive Director
Director → Director & Executive Director, 2023
Director & Executive Director → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$61K (2024) → $111K (2025)
Alexandra Punch
Chairperson
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Ransom
Finance Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$62K (2019) → $114K (2025)
Mary Earl
Director
Director → Board Development Chair, 2022
Board Development Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Gabriel
Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bikash Regmi
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Bisnett
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melek Yavuz
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nicolas Graham
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rosemary Avila
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Tearny
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Sheedy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Landers
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kylie Borwick
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maria Taddeo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rebeccah Frank
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sophia Mesko
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Summer Merrick
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Burgess
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Leonardo
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Brittany Buffum (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Kerry Tarolli (2019–2024) — Co-Chair
- Former: Lori Schakow (2019–2024) — Former Executive Director · Filing note: Thru June
- Former: Rebeccah Heberle (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Shannon Ryan-Crysler (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Rachel Kelly (2024) — Director
- Former: Adam King (2019–2023) — Co-Chair
- Former: Daniel Zeppetello (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Eric Larison (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Brian Tomasso (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Sahleem Forest (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Walker (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Pamela Ranieri (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Kristine Bialy-Viau (2023) — Director
- Former: Mattison Fleming (2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Breier (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Burke (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joan Royle (2019–2022) — Chair
- Former: Katherine Gavett (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Lauren Baker (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Sally Heater (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Chandra Smith (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Ayan Mohamed (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Guy Adames (2019–2021) — Board Development Chair
- Former: Fatuma Mohamud (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Catherine Green Harris (2020) — Director
- Former: Seda Sule Cetin (2020) — Director
- Former: Catherine Green (2019) — Director
- Former: Crystal Horne (2019) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Naughton (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $114K, to Mike Ransom (Finance Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Child Care Solutions Inc
How large is Child Care Solutions Inc?
Child Care Solutions Inc reported $9.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.8M.
What does Child Care Solutions Inc fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to build excellence in early care and learning systems while advancing equal access for all children through education, advocacy, and support for families and early childhood professionals. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Child Care Solutions Inc?
Child Care Solutions Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check childcaresolutionscny.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
Where does Child Care Solutions Inc make grants?
The organization describes its referral and resource services as serving Onondaga and Cayuga Counties in New York. Its Cayuga County quality improvement initiative is limited to providers in Cayuga County; its medical child care access initiative is open to eligible providers in Cayuga and Onondaga Counties.
What is Child Care Solutions Inc's EIN?
Child Care Solutions Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1057376. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 11, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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