Preschool child development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
$88K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$193K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$614K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$816K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$769K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$614K
FY2021▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$497K
FY2021$614K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$746K
FY2024$706K
FY2025$756K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 1971.

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% · $873K Management & general 22% · $251K Fundraising 0% · $485

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

9 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$87,866Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lisa Sjostrom$90,811$82,941$95,090$89,139$87,866

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Treehouse Childrens School INC is a nonprofit based in Norwich, VT.

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1 program · $873K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The Child Care Center operates a child care center in Norwich Vermont that provides care for preschool children located in the upper valley of New Hampshire and Vermont allowing their parents to work and pursue other activities.

$873Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$887K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$353K
Investment incomeLn 3$561
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$873K
Managementcol C$251K
Fundraisingcol D$485
Owns and owesPt X
$614K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$500K
Total assetsLn 16$807K
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$353K
Government grantsLn 1e$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$887K
Investment incomeLn 3$561
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$137K
SavingsLn 2$363K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$500K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$235K
Other assetsLn 15$60K
Total assetsLn 16$807K
LiabilitiesLn 26$193K
Net assetsLn 32$614K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
VolunteersI 66
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$392K$500K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$246K$235K
Total assetsLn 16$651K$807K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K$193K
Net assetsLn 32$497K$614K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$19K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$686K$554K$132K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$89K$70K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$44K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$980$980
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$100K$79K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$14K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$115K$103K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K−$191$2K$485
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$873K$251K$485

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.2M$51K$756K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.2M−$40K$706K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M−$56K$746K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.1M$188K$802K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$116K$614K 990 PDF
FY2020 $816K$769K$47K$497K 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 $1,240,871 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $154,868$353,022
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $660,144$887,288
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $848$561
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $815,860$1,240,871
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $574,709$849,531
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $194,558$274,846
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $769,267$1,124,377
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,593$116,494
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,240,871 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$128,443
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$224,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$353,022
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $887,288$887,288
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $561$561
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $887,288 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $561$1,240,871
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,124,377 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $18,787$18,787
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $554,073 · Management $131,904$685,977
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,682 · Management $18,951$88,633
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,132 · Management $12,002$56,134
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,915$10,915
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,219$9,219
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $980$980
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,830$6,830
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,694 · Management $21,403$100,097
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,631 · Management $3,707$17,338
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,495 · Management $2,582$12,077
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,663 · Management $12,480$115,143
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$191 · Management $1,953 · Fundraising $485$2,247
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $873,159 · Management $250,733 · Fundraising $485$1,124,377
Part X · Balance sheet $806,576 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,199$136,740
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $226,623$363,013
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,457$3,777
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,468$7,875
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $246,463$234,929
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$60,242
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $651,210$806,576
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,179$66,902
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $104,700$125,849
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $153,879$192,751
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $497,331$613,253
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$572
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $497,331$613,825
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $651,210$806,576
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $613,825 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,240,871
XI-2 Total expenses$1,124,377
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,494
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$497,331
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$613,825

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