A Starting Place INC

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Pearl River, NY501(c)(3)Since 1996EIN 13-3169647Revenue $8.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSastartingplace.com664 Orangeburg Rd, 10965-2830 · Pearl River, NYTax-exempt since Sep 1986School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To provide educational services for handicapped pre-school children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$631K 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $429K a year · 6% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$631K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.9M
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.0M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$7.4M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$3.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.0M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$8.2M
FY2025$8.0M
Expenses
$7.4M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$7.5M
FY2025$7.4M
Net assets
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$624K
FY2021$637K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.4M

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 Sep 1986.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $6.6M Management & general 10% · $741K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $631K 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 / Presi
$180,276Pt VII · Sec A
Coordinator / Ass.director
$123,064Pt VII · Sec A
Physical Therapist
$119,738Pt VII · Sec A
Controller/CFO
$107,018Pt VII · Sec A
Physical Therapist
$101,267Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Schragenheim$180,276$182,707$167,827$139,952$120,264$106,764
Marie Beauchemin-Ventarola————$77,429$156,559
Margaret Monroe$119,738$125,987$110,339—$104,254$108,095
Joanne Dagracalobo$123,064$125,276$113,057———
Joanne Degracalobo———$110,005——
Troy Noval$101,267$109,008$101,583———
Josh Beauchemin$107,018$108,171$105,982$95,437$95,228$83,992
Barbara Damiani—————$5,937

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 educational services for handicapped preschool children.

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1 program · $6.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The agency operates as an approved pre school day program under article 89 of the new york state education law and receives substantially all of its revenues from tuition reimbursement programs funded through the new york state education department (for students betweeen the ages of three and five) and service fee income through the new…

$6.6Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$410K
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Money outPt IX
$7.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.6M
Managementcol C$741K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$410K
Government grantsLn 1e$410K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$8.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$346K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$696K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K
Other assetsLn 15$809K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5171
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$2.4M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$250K$696K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$5.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$322K$322K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.0M$5.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$213K$213K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$310K$307K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$435K$411K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$126K$126K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$51K
OccupancyLn 16$319K$319K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$23K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$50K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$358K$290K$69K
All other expensesLn 24e$101K$14K$87K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.4M$6.6M$741K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.0M$7.4M$594K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.2M$7.5M$686K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.1M$6.6M$573K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$5.9M$51K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.5M$4.9M$629K$637K 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.3M$5.2M$43K$624K 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 $7,951,258 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $888,701$409,867
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,307,554$7,497,732
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $363$43,659
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,196,618$7,951,258
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 $6,556,320$6,316,226
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $954,776$1,041,278
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,511,096$7,357,504
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $685,522$593,754
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,951,258 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$409,867
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$409,867
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,497,732$7,497,732
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $48,244$48,244
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$4,585−$4,585
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,541,391 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,951,258
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,357,504 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $321,803$321,803
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,036,173$5,036,173
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $212,916$212,916
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $307,232 · Management $2,754$309,986
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $411,466 · Management $23,882$435,348
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,414$5,414
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $125,563$125,563
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $3,609$3,609
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,863$2,863
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $50,678$50,678
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $319,095$319,095
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,884 · Management $2,136$25,020
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $49,722$49,722
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $289,804 · Management $68,621$358,425
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,659 · Management $87,230$100,889
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,616,838 · Management $740,666 · Fundraising $0$7,357,504
Part X · Balance sheet $5,293,975 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,607,625$1,621,905
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $755,688$345,516
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $217,559$385,540
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,439,261$1,297,019
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,332$63,914
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $88,499$74,999
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $249,671$695,845
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,051,342$809,237
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,448,977$5,293,975
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,628,245$1,000,951
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,126,960$862,616
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,761,068$1,863,567
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,687,909$3,430,408
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,687,909$3,430,408
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,448,977$5,293,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,430,408 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,951,258
XI-2 Total expenses$7,357,504
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$593,754
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,687,909
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,704
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$153,449
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,430,408

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