Child Light INC

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To provide high-quality, flexible, & affordable pre-school and daycare.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 14-1683418) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 8 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $270K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
5.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$69K
12% of total assets
Liabilities are 12% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$384K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$375K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$527K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$384K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$304K
FY2021$418K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$390K
FY2024$433K
FY2025$384K
Expenses
$375K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$351K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$420K
FY2025$375K
Net assets
$527K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$518K
FY2025$527K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1985.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $324K Management & general 14% · $51K

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; $69K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$69,127Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julianna Arms’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 61st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Julianna Arms$69,127$94,968

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

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1 program · $324K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Pre-school program offering activities emphasizing skills and strategies of art, dramatic play, physical education, music, science, and sensoral awareness.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 14-1683418) · Dispute this line
$324Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$384K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$369K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$375K
Ln 25
Programscol B$324K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$527K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$184K
Total assetsLn 16$596K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$369K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$865
Total revenueLn 12$384K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$182K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$184K
Accounts receivableLn 4$196
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$270K
Total assetsLn 16$596K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K
Net assetsLn 32$527K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$205K$184K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$211K$270K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$96K$142K
Total assetsLn 16$547K$596K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$69K
Net assetsLn 32$518K$527K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$69K$62K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$186K$185K$797
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$21K$590
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$2K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$34K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$347$347
Total functional expensesLn 25$375K$324K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 14, 2026 $384K$375K$9K$527K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 5, 2025 $433K$420K$12K$518K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 21, 2024 $390K$311K$79K$506K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 21, 2023 $346K$311K$35K$427K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 2, 2022 $418K$351K$67K$333K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 19, 2021 $304K$346K−$42K$218K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments E · Schools O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $384,225 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $49,102$2,016
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $372,463$369,271
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,043$12,073
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,258$865
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $432,866$384,225
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 $332,907$276,738
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,578$98,585
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $420,485$375,323
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,381$8,902
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-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 $384,225 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,016
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,016
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $369,271$369,271
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,073$12,073
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $847$847
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $18$18
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $369,289 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,920$384,225
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $375,323 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $62,214 · Management $6,912$69,126
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $185,117 · Management $797$185,914
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,108 · Management $590$21,698
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,718$19,718
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,268 · Management $1,502$2,770
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,607$2,607
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,877$6,877
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,727$18,727
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,818 · Management $7,909$9,727
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,029 · Management $3,783$37,812
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $347$347
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $324,281 · Management $51,042 · Fundraising $0$375,323
Part X · Balance sheet $596,195 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,323$1,417
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $202,724$182,183
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,083$196
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95,699$141,972
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $210,512$270,427
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $546,980$596,195
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,311$44,145
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $24,351$24,830
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,662$68,975
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $518,318$527,220
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $518,318$527,220
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $546,980$596,195
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $527,220 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$384,225
XI-2 Total expenses$375,323
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,902
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$518,318
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$527,220

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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