501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$961K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $257K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% 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 · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $13.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $13.9M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $349K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$231K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.9M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$9.8M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$44.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.9M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.1M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$8.5M
FY2024$8.9M
FY2025$10.1M
Expenses
$9.8M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$8.1M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$10.4M
Net assets
$44.4M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$44.6M
FY2021$46.4M
FY2022$43.6M
FY2023$43.6M
FY2024$44.4M
FY2025$45.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2002.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $8.1M Management & general 13% · $1.3M Fundraising 4% · $358K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$211,746Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Admin & Finance
$160,864Pt VII · Sec A
Academic Director
$123,653Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$122,037Pt VII · Sec A
Social Skills Director
$121,942Pt VII · Sec A
School Nurse
$113,820Pt VII · Sec A
Facilities Manager
$106,496Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Margaret Poggi’s $222K as Head of School is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Margaret Poggi$222,206$211,746$204,272$183,622$177,830$172,073
Eileen Herzog$108,493$160,864$149,570$141,830$141,352$138,015
Eileen Shamroth$128,163$123,653$112,444———
Alooma-Ali Tete$125,804$122,037————
Samantha Sampson$122,522—————
Danielle Ferrante$116,540$121,942$110,969$103,525$100,134—
Narjis Hancharick$116,532$106,496————
Anne Ryan-Negron—$113,820$106,883$100,278——

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

Educates children with autism in grades K-8.

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3 programs · $8.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Learningspring school provided education to 108 students in grade k-8 with a curriculum that addresses the students' academic and social skills development. Our education program is designed to give the students confidence in social interaction - at school, at home, and throughout the community; and to provide a challenging academic…

$7.9Mprogram expense
02

Learningspring's alumni, parents, and the community -- all are central to the success of learningspring. Each year we host alumni events, trainings for parents and the community, and provide a variety of afterschool programs for our students.

$107Kprogram expense
03

The learningspring school's arts program works with world class museums, musicians, theater professionals, and arts organizations to provide unique and educational experiences for all of our students. Our students experienced over 100 visits both in person and virtual.

$100Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$958K
Investment incomeLn 3$251K
Money outPt IX
$9.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.1M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$358K
Owns and owesPt X
$44.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$455K
Total assetsLn 16$44.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$958K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$48K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$419K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$251K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$98K
Total revenueLn 12$8.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$429K
SavingsLn 2$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$455K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28.7M
Other assetsLn 15$57
Total assetsLn 16$44.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
Net assetsLn 32$44.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5114
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$662K$455K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.5M$13.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29.4M$28.7M
Total assetsLn 16$43.8M$44.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K$231K
Net assetsLn 32$43.6M$44.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$428K$428K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.5M$5.0M$260K$218K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$137K$127K$5K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.1M$995K$94K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$440K$376K$48K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Investment management feesLn 11f$83K$83K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$8K$5K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$13K$13K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$159K$73K$72K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$113K$11K$101K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$519K$498K$21K$583
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$962K$855K$104K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$81K$76K$5K$159
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$71K$3K$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.8M$8.1M$1.3M$358K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.1M$10.4M−$267K$45.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $8.9M$9.8M−$852K$44.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.5M$9.0M−$463K$43.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.4M$8.3M$27K$43.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.9M$8.1M−$134K$46.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.1M$8.0M$149K$44.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,908,965 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,031,419$957,754
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,064,413$7,809,698
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $520,851$250,660
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$92,171−$109,147
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,524,512$8,908,965
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,865,548$7,618,084
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,121,641$2,142,897
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,987,189$9,760,981
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$462,677−$852,016
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,908,965 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$419,154
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$538,600
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$48,447
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$957,754
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,809,698$7,809,698
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $348,454$348,454
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$97,794−$97,794
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$109,147−$109,147
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,809,698 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $141,513$8,908,965
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,760,981 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $428,189$428,189
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,002,084 · Management $260,198 · Fundraising $218,402$5,480,684
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $126,841 · Management $4,702 · Fundraising $5,538$137,081
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $994,751 · Management $93,551 · Fundraising $43,433$1,131,735
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $375,725 · Management $48,265 · Fundraising $16,405$440,395
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,175$18,175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,080$40,080
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $83,427$83,427
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,036 · Management $4,579 · Fundraising $0$12,615
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,774 · Management $12,589 · Fundraising $2,358$27,721
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $73,313 · Management $72,249 · Fundraising $13,531$159,093
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,542 · Management $100,702 · Fundraising $1,946$113,190
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $498,031 · Management $20,846 · Fundraising $583$519,460
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $855,313 · Management $103,822 · Fundraising $3,311$962,446
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $75,967 · Management $4,538 · Fundraising $159$80,664
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,222 · Management $2,895 · Fundraising $51,909$126,026
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,104,599 · Management $1,298,807 · Fundraising $357,575$9,760,981
Part X · Balance sheet $44,642,496 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $506,588$429,058
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $155,884$25,889
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,500$35,500
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,124,671$1,531,007
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,677$27,791
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,428,818$28,667,718
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,534,625$13,925,476
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,877$57
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $43,778,640$44,642,496
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,423$111,380
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,370$31,150
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $84,308$88,819
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $214,101$231,349
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $43,187,374$44,062,357
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $377,165$348,790
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $43,564,539$44,411,147
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $43,778,640$44,642,496
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,411,147 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,908,965
XI-2 Total expenses$9,760,981
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$852,016
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$43,564,539
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,698,624
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,411,147

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