Established for educational purposes, the children's Storefront is committed to deeply improving the lives of children through early education innovation. Having made a lasting mark on the local education landscape over several decades, the children's Storefront is now focusing on high-impact ways to promote the early development of children during their critical first thousand days of life, laying a solid foundation in a child's earliest days for lifelong success.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $210K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$152K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
33 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $199K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$416K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$635K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
57%
Net assets
$4.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$635K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$712K
FY2022$734K
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$746K
FY2025$635K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$662K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$871K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$4.5M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$5.3M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$4.5M

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 Aug 1994.

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Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $701K Management & general 26% · $324K Fundraising 16% · $200K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $152K 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 Director (outgoing)
$151,620Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Kelly Adeline Medeiros$151,620$107,031$100,009

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports families to foster healthy child development from birth to age two.

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1 program · $701K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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This year, the children's storefront launched our in-person playspace and expanded our early childhood program. To date, we have served over 200 families with babies and toddlers up to age three.

$701Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$199K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $194K · 2020–2020
Groton SchoolMA · FY2020$185,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,711

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$635K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$423K
Investment incomeLn 3$177K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$701K
Managementcol C$324K
Fundraisingcol D$200K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$416K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$423K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$21K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$177K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$635K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$383K
SavingsLn 2$3.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$565K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$358K
Other assetsLn 15$437K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$416K
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 615
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$2.6M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$565K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$395K$358K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K$416K
Net assetsLn 32$5.1M$4.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$117K$13K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$475K$338K$38K$100K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$36K$4K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$42K$5K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$102K$30K$67K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$19K$13K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$109K$86K$19K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$2K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$59K$20K$40K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$11K$54K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$619$619
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$701K$324K$200K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $635K$1.2M−$591K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $746K$1.1M−$367K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$871K$3.1M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $734K$1.2M−$450K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $712K$1.1M−$348K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $568K$662K−$94K$2.9M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $634,549 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $430,766$423,372
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,077$15,232
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $78,909$177,445
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $230,833$18,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $745,585$634,549
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 $693,799$750,058
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$12,748
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $419,076$462,394
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,112,875$1,225,200
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$367,290−$590,651
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $634,549 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$28,974
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$389,398
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,729
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$423,372
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,232$15,232
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $177,445$177,445
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $18,500$18,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,232 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $195,945$634,549
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,225,200 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,047 · Management $13,076 · Fundraising $34,635$164,758
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $337,505 · Management $37,705 · Fundraising $99,869$475,079
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,128 · Management $4,036 · Fundraising $10,690$50,854
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,175 · Management $4,712 · Fundraising $12,480$59,367
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,799$19,799
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,000$16,000
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,748$12,748
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,325 · Management $66,998 · Fundraising $4,949$102,272
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,093 · Management $13,250 · Fundraising $11,001$43,344
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $85,748 · Management $19,088 · Fundraising $3,811$108,647
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,882 · Management $35,764$37,646
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,791 · Management $39,582$59,373
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,853 · Management $54,319 · Fundraising $9,522$74,694
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $619$619
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $701,166 · Management $324,329 · Fundraising $199,705$1,225,200
Part X · Balance sheet $4,944,176 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $556,175$382,837
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,058,998$3,029,600
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,600$27,750
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $150,000$136,670
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,400$6,983
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $395,487$357,841
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,862,808$565,333
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $124,778$437,162
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,255,246$4,944,176
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,672$29,029
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $135,367$387,158
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $171,271$416,187
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,732,161$4,250,910
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $351,814$277,079
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,083,975$4,527,989
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,255,246$4,944,176
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,527,989 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$634,549
XI-2 Total expenses$1,225,200
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$590,651
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,083,975
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$34,665
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,527,989

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