To provide childcare services for approximately 140 children in the hamilton, NY area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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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FY2020 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $238K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $238K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $89K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$191K
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$840K
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$114K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$840K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$840K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$985K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Net assets
$114K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$577K
FY2022$916K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$762K
FY2025$720K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Dec 1982.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $848K Management & general 20% · $215K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$53,990Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Chesebro——$66,000$65,000$65,000$53,990
Christina Buyea$65,923$58,134————

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

Provides childcare for about 140 children.

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1 program · $848K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Nursery school for early childcare for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years and after school care for children K-3RD grade. Approximately 140 children total.

$848Kprogram 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 1 funder$89K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $49K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,414
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,470
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,636
Unitemized GrantFY2019$10,506

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$840K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$723K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$848K
Managementcol C$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$114K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$191K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$203
Fees for servicesLn 2g$723K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$840K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$13K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$191K
Net assetsLn 32$114K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 69
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$282K$238K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$375K$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$191K
Net assetsLn 32$345K$114K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$761K$656K$105K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$47K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$41K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$722$722
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$18K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$486
InsuranceLn 23$30K$27K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$40K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$848K$215K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.7M−$49K$720K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.7M−$88K$762K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$113K$829K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.2M$380K$916K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$985K$446K$577K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $840K$1.1M−$223K$114K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $839,670 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,154$111,046
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $877,140$723,345
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,750$5,279
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,440$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $986,484$839,670
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $28,104$10,506
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $808,369$923,995
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,889$128,521
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $978,362$1,063,022
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,122−$223,352
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $839,670 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$203
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,843
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,046
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $723,345$723,345
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,448$10,448
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$5,169−$5,169
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $723,345 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,279$839,670
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,063,022 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,506$10,506
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $57,250$57,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $655,789 · Management $104,765$760,554
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,431 · Management $7,933$55,364
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,854 · Management $9,973$50,827
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,071$5,071
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,525$7,525
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,204$2,204
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $722$722
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,743$6,743
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,999 · Management $6,264$24,263
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,370 · Management $486$4,856
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,808 · Management $2,979$29,787
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,489 · Management $2,569$43,058
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,861 · Management $1,431$4,292
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $847,829 · Management $215,193 · Fundraising $0$1,063,022
Part X · Balance sheet $304,964 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,900$35,582
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,130$12,665
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,239$9,223
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,591$6,591
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,951$3,095
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $281,816$237,808
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $374,627$304,964
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,811$43,741
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$147,152
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,811$190,893
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $343,888$114,071
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $928$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $344,816$114,071
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $374,627$304,964
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $114,071 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$839,670
XI-2 Total expenses$1,063,022
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$223,352
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$344,816
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,393
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$114,071

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