Children's Odyssey

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Portland, ME501(c)(3)Since 1992EducationEIN 01-0475374Revenue $4.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSchildrensodyssey.org19 Libby St, 04103-1924 · Portland, METax-exempt since Oct 1993School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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In collaboration with parents, staff, therapists, and community, Children's Odyssey strives to provide high quality, structured programming for children of varied developmental levels. Creatively designed activities reflect our responsiveness to children's individual learning styles, needs, and interests while providing an engaging environment for all. Our emphasis on the whole child is consistent with our strong desire to assist a child in reaching his/her potential. We teach with the understanding that diversity of culture, background, gender, and physical or cognitive ability is a strength to be celebrated and respected.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 56 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$961K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$729K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$4.3M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.2M
Net assets
$729K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$431K
FY2021$839K
FY2022$736K
FY2023$655K
FY2024$601K
FY2025$729K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $3.3M Management & general 22% · $913K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $961K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Operations
$168,019Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Vice President
$160,019Pt VII · Sec A
$158,019Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director
$127,182Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director
$117,482Pt VII · Sec A
Infant/Toddler Director
$117,412Pt VII · Sec A
$112,852Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tina M Cannon’s $168K as Director of Operations is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tina M Cannon$168,019$92,306$77,600$69,987$49,402$49,402
Laura McCormick Glover$160,019$84,855$77,646$69,987$59,406$59,406
Susan Hougaz-Mccormick$158,019$84,855$77,288$70,724$50,634$50,634
Amelia Bernard$127,182—————
Andrea Hougaz-Mccormick$117,482—————
Kristen Taylor$117,412—————
Judith McCormick$112,852—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides preschool education for young children with disabilities.

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1 program · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Programs-5, Special Purpose-1, Inclusive Classrooms-5

preschool classrooms for children ages six weeks to five years, the majority of whom demonstrate one or more educational disabilities of varying degree and etiology. We are particularly known for our ability to program for children on the autism spectrum and for those with intense behavioral challenges.

$3.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $500K · 2024–2024
Reed School Manager LLCFY2024$500,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$913K
Owns and owesPt X
$729K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$606K
Total assetsLn 16$729K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$606K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$606K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$123K
Total assetsLn 16$729K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$729K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$486K$606K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K$123K
Total assetsLn 16$601K$729K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$601K$729K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$500K$500K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$510K$510K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.8M$206K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$76K$69K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$154K$141K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$200K$184K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$699$699
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$130K$130K
OccupancyLn 16$247K$247K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$264K$60K$204K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.3M$913K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.3M$4.2M$128K$729K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.8M$3.6M$179K$601K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.6M−$108K$655K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.4M−$104K$736K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.1M$409K$839K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.9M−$443K$431K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,308,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $194,243$1,122,846
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,557,486$3,181,866
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,636$3,550
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,084$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,765,449$4,308,262
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$500,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,986,622$2,951,419
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $600,002$728,816
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,586,624$4,180,235
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $178,825$128,027
Part VI · Governance 5 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,308,262 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,093,959
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,887
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,122,846
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,181,866$3,181,866
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,550$3,550
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,181,866 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,550$4,308,262
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,180,235 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500,000$500,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $509,550$509,550
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,804,990 · Management $206,418$2,011,408
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $68,506 · Management $7,794$76,300
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $140,823 · Management $13,183$154,006
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $183,612 · Management $16,543$200,155
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $699$699
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,779$29,779
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $35,926$35,926
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $129,515$129,515
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $247,301$247,301
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $21,535$21,535
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,826 · Management $204,235$264,061
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,267,307 · Management $912,928 · Fundraising $0$4,180,235
Part X · Balance sheet $728,578 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $486,278$606,011
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $114,273$122,567
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $600,551$728,578
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $600,551$728,578
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $600,551$728,578
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $600,551$728,578
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $728,578 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,308,262
XI-2 Total expenses$4,180,235
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$128,027
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$600,551
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$728,578

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