Child's Play INC

Tax-deductible

Providence, RI501(c)(3)Since 1979EducationEIN 04-0383662Revenue $232K in FY2025

On file with the IRS296 Angell St, 02906-2107 · Providence, RITax-exempt since Jun 1980School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K paid to officers and key staff.
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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% 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 · 33% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $5K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$90K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$232K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$266K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$115K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$232K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$226K
FY2025$232K
Expenses
$266K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$247K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$242K
FY2025$266K
Net assets
$115K
FY2025▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$139K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$150K
FY2025$115K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1980.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $261K Management & general 2% · $5K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $88K 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
Toddler/Nursery
$50,044Pt VII · Sec A
Pre-School
$37,859Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Education Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Admissions
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Long Range Planning
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fundraising
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debbie Rushworth’s $50K as Toddler/Nursery is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Debbie Rushworth$50,044$48,043$46,515—
Karen Ballou$37,859$35,611$34,650$36,819
Sarah Vecoli——$37,326$35,790
Sue Connor—$8,645—$9,687

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educate and care for young children.

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1 program · $261K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Nursery school & preschool program. All administrative functions are performed by volunteers.

$261Kprogram 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
$232K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$266K
Ln 25
Programscol B$261K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$115K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$209K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$232K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$197K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
Net assetsLn 32$115K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$230K$197K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$238K$204K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K$90K
Net assetsLn 32$150K$115K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$165K$165K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$458$458
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$965$965
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$18K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$266K$261K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $232K$266K−$35K$115K 990 PDF
FY2024 $226K$242K−$16K$150K 990 PDF
FY2023 $236K$253K−$18K$167K 990 PDF
FY2022 $316K$247K$69K$194K 990 PDF
FY2021 $221K$236K−$15K$125K 990 PDF
FY2020 $218K$250K−$32K$139K 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 $231,695 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,415$18,735
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $206,863$209,237
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,459$3,723
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,144$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $225,881$231,695
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 $158,118$181,341
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,746$84,982
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $241,864$266,323
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,983−$34,628
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $231,695 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,735
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,735
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $209,237$209,237
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,859$1,859
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,864$1,864
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $211,101 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,859$231,695
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $266,323 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $165,295$165,295
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,800$1,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,246$14,246
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,500$3,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $458$458
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,544$1,544
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $965$965
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,893$6,893
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,098$27,098
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,755 · Management $1,769$19,524
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $261,054 · Management $5,269 · Fundraising $0$266,323
Part X · Balance sheet $204,228 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $72,711$36,625
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $157,737$160,859
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,709$6,744
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $238,157$204,228
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $88,304$89,605
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $88,304$89,605
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $149,853$114,623
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $149,853$114,623
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $238,157$204,228
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,623 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$231,695
XI-2 Total expenses$266,323
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,628
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$149,853
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$602
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$114,623

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