Kindergarten & Preschool Program

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$170K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 $422 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 62% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 62% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$43K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$288K
Spent
$274K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$288K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$260K
FY2025$238K
Expenses
$274K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$275K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$261K
FY2025$246K
Net assets
$170K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$162K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $251K Management & general 8% · $23K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/Teacher
$101,745Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$42,967Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$10,308Pt VII · Sec A
Fund Raising Chair
$7,366Pt VII · Sec A
President/Treas
$7,261Pt VII · Sec A

Laurel Slater Brochu’s $79K as School Administrator is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Crew—$92,770$96,270$91,765$101,745
Laurel Slater Brochu$79,112————
Joanne Gourley——$44,082$40,985$42,967
Joanne Gorley—$43,067———
Laurel Slater—$39,177$40,100$34,656$10,308
Carrie Rioux——$24,797$10,035$7,366
Diane B Guindon——$7,995$6,570$7,261

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides early childhood education for young children.

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1 program · $251K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide high quality preschool and kindergarten education at an affordable amount to families with young children.

$251Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$288K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$274K
Ln 25
Programscol B$251K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$170K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Government grantsLn 1e$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$195K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Total revenueLn 12$288K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
SavingsLn 2$15K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K
Total assetsLn 16$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
Net assetsLn 32$170K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$97K$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$107K
Total assetsLn 16$198K$212K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$43K
Net assetsLn 32$161K$170K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$170K$170K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$46K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$760$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$9K$8K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$575$575$0$0
InterestLn 20$1K$0$1K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$532$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$211$211$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$3K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$274K$251K$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $238K$246K−$8K$162K 990 PDF
FY2024 $260K$261K−$1K$171K 990 PDF
FY2023 $231K$252K−$22K$172K 990 PDF
FY2022 $243K$288K−$44K$184K 990 PDF
FY2021 $334K$275K$59K$228K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $288K$274K$14K$170K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $288,102 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,426$92,665
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $260,951$195,427
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $108$10
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,253$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $273,738$288,102
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,777$236,363
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,736$37,868
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $238,513$274,231
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,225$13,871
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $288,102 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$86,225
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,440
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$92,665
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$195,427
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $10 · Excluded from tax $0$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $195,427 · Unrelated business $10 · Excluded from tax $0$288,102
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,231 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $169,647 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$169,647
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,745 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45,745
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,211 · Management $760 · Fundraising $0$3,971
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,874 · Management $8,126 · Fundraising $0$17,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,469 · Fundraising $0$2,469
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,888 · Fundraising $0$2,888
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,768 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,768
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $575 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$575
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $1,344 · Fundraising $0$1,344
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,897 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,897
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $532 · Management $2,710 · Fundraising $0$3,242
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $211 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$211
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,483 · Management $4,991 · Fundraising $0$8,474
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $250,943 · Management $23,288 · Fundraising $0$274,231
Part X · Balance sheet $212,377 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,470$91,162
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,083$14,594
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,277$106,621
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $197,894$212,377
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,787$17,865
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,293$42,675
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $160,601$169,702
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $160,601$169,702
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $197,894$212,377
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,702 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$288,102
XI-2 Total expenses$274,231
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,871
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$160,601
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,702

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