To provide special education services to children ages birth to 5.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $97K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$112K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.4M
86% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 86% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.0M
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$853K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.0M
Net assets
$853K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$853K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$459K

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 Mar 1996.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.3M Management & general 17% · $665K Fundraising 0% · $3K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $112K 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 Di
$111,589Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katy Hill’s $133K as Executive Di is at the 55th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Katy Hill$133,338$128,819$145,017$138,278$111,589
Melissa Gilbert$109,421$117,813$128,141$105,441—
Elisa Lundy——$117,107$111,385—
Rosalie Woodside——$116,755$102,106—
Theresa Salvanti——$103,269——

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

Offers special education for children from birth to five years old.

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1 program · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provide early childhood education and special education services, evaluations, clinical services and itinerant teaching utilizing the disciplines of psychology, speech, occupational and physical therapy.

$3.3Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$611
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$665K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$853K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$611
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$853K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 559
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$1.5M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7K$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$780K$853K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.8M$291K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$48K$42K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$233K$201K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$197K$170K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$840$840
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$49K$3K$46K
OccupancyLn 16$45K$45K
TravelLn 17$355$355
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InterestLn 20$107K$92K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$729K$625K$104K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$256K$226K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$55K$33K$19K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.3M$665K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$4.0M−$659K$459K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.7M$4.1M−$422K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$3.9M$312K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.6M$246K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.0M$4.0M$39K$853K 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 $4,003,071 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $289,723$1,310,654
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,656,495$2,691,806
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,607$611
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,947,825$4,003,071
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,102,924$2,617,601
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $916,573$1,346,931
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,019,497$3,964,532
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$71,672$38,539
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
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 $4,003,071 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,057,902
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,310,654
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,691,806$2,691,806
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $611$611
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,692,417$4,003,071
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,964,532 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,847,879 · Management $291,282$2,139,161
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $41,605 · Management $6,650$48,255
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $200,659 · Management $32,070$232,729
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $170,246 · Management $27,210$197,456
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $840$840
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,000$46,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,995$4,995
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,144 · Management $46,277$49,421
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,366$45,366
IX-17 TravelPrograms $355$355
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,641$6,641
IX-20 InterestPrograms $91,869 · Management $15,316$107,185
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $624,890 · Management $104,184$729,074
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $45,943$45,943
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $225,551 · Management $30,445$255,996
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,008 · Management $19,086 · Fundraising $3,021$55,115
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,296,208 · Management $665,303 · Fundraising $3,021$3,964,532
Part X · Balance sheet $6,226,126 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,486,747$2,460,920
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,708$1,868
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$506,808
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $602,786$519,672
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $69,750$66,529
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,812,606$2,653,465
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,338$14,779
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,011,937$2,085
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,992,872$6,226,126
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $238,122$153,905
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $492,432$804,694
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $517,700$612,770
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,213,254$5,373,424
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $779,618$852,702
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $779,618$852,702
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,992,872$6,226,126
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $852,702 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,003,071
XI-2 Total expenses$3,964,532
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$779,618
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$34,545
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$852,702

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