St Thomas More Play Group INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1972EducationEIN 02-0589687Revenue $4.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRS65 E 89th St, 10128-1226 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Oct 2002School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The primary objective is to provide a warm, responsive and supportive atmosphere for each child to begin his/her social and academic journey through life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$928K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $461K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$928K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $379K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.5M
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
+0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.4M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.0M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$322K
FY2021$701K
FY2022$968K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 2002.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $3.5M Management & general 9% · $363K Fundraising 4% · $154K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $928K 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
Executive Dir
$223,245Pt VII · Sec A
Operation Dir
$169,660Pt VII · Sec A
Education Dir
$164,996Pt VII · Sec A
$127,560Pt VII · Sec A
Business Mgr
$122,611Pt VII · Sec A
$120,016Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Godreau’s $223K as Executive Dir is at the 87th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nancy Godreau$223,245$223,314$231,508$221,508$214,216$237,016
Monica Sowarby$169,660$169,660$176,166$156,866$159,666$168,499
Carrie Wassmann$164,996$164,996$159,975$144,014$144,989$160,004
Deirdre Grosscup—$128,080$133,011$118,092$123,519$126,197
Maggie Lawrence-Dwyer———$98,750$131,123$129,019
Kimberl Sanderson Hutf$127,560—————
Philip Godreau$122,611$122,500$127,217$112,502$112,983$125,008
Alison Swensen$120,016—————

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

Nurtures children's social and academic growth in a warm, supportive environment.

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1 program · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The play group operates a nonsectarian nursery program for children two through five years of age. Approximately 111 children were serviced during the year.

$3.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Investment incomeLn 3$200K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$363K
Fundraisingcol D$154K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$698K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$105K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$200K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$290K
Other assetsLn 15$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M$4.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$261K$290K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$6.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M$3.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$681K$418K$176K$86K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K$44K$4K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$177K$157K$14K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$257K$228K$20K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$73K$50K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$600K$576K$24K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$84K$84K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$234K$185K$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$183K$113K$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.5M$363K$154K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.4M$4.0M$350K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.4M$3.6M$733K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$3.5M$405K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.7M$3.5M$267K$968K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$3.3M$379K$701K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.2M$3.6M$631K$322K 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 $4,390,066 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $678,001$697,691
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,402,360$3,491,951
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $76,808$200,424
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $200,171$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,357,340$4,390,066
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,540,493$2,775,002
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,084,219$1,265,126
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,624,712$4,040,128
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $732,628$349,938
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $4,390,066 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$697,691
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$105,451
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$697,691
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,491,951$3,491,951
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $200,424$200,424
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,692,375$4,390,066
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,040,128 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $418,426 · Management $175,643 · Fundraising $86,443$680,512
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,610,007$1,610,007
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $44,279 · Management $3,834 · Fundraising $1,887$50,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $156,846 · Management $13,582 · Fundraising $6,684$177,112
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $227,922 · Management $19,736 · Fundraising $9,713$257,371
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,200$23,200
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,245$7,245
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,890$2,890
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $49,972 · Management $22,571$72,543
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $576,234 · Management $24,010$600,244
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,578$57,578
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $84,173$84,173
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $184,926 · Fundraising $49,248$234,174
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $113,001 · Management $70,078$183,079
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,523,364 · Management $362,789 · Fundraising $153,975$4,040,128
Part X · Balance sheet $5,970,725 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,661,038$4,190,613
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$22,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $261,012$290,313
X-11 Publicly traded securities$7,902
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,890,458$1,459,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,812,508$5,970,725
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,148$33,537
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,693,177$3,481,067
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,706,325$3,514,604
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,621,141$2,107,959
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $485,042$348,162
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,106,183$2,456,121
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,812,508$5,970,725
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,456,121 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,390,066
XI-2 Total expenses$4,040,128
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$349,938
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,106,183
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,456,121

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