The Little Bit Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Maryland Hts, MO501(c)(3)Since 2002Human ServicesEIN 20-0126713Revenue $6.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSthelittlebitfoundation.org2446 Schuetz Rd, 63043-3315 · Maryland Hts, MOTax-exempt since Jul 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Little Bit Foundation is to break down barriers to learning for under-resourced students through partnerships and programs that serve the needs of the whole child and provide access to essential services and educational experiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$270K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $261K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$270K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$884K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.5M
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$9.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$4.6M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$5.4M
Net assets
$9.4M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$9.4M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$6.5M

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 Jul 2006.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $2.9M Management & general 9% · $319K Fundraising 9% · $321K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $270K 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
CEO/Co-Founder
$161,731Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$108,162Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Chair of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Miranda Walker Jones’s $198K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Rosemary Hanley——$136,250$217,144$161,731
Miranda Walker Jones$197,600$200,032———
Thomas Tangaro$164,466$168,706———
Michelle Abel—$147,042$136,388——
Tom Tangaro——$136,310$126,597$108,162
Miranda Jones——$131,522$16,358—
Erica Driver$113,134$113,959———
Don Quitter——$104,451——

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

Partner with schools to give disadvantaged children needed support.

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1 program · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Fills unmet needs in ST. Louis schools by providing for the essentials students lack but require for academic success. Food insecurity, undiagnosed health conditions, lack of winter clothing, proper hygiene and insufficient reading material in the home are all examples of barriers that inhibit student attendance, classroom engagement and…

$2.9Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$352K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$319K
Fundraisingcol D$321K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$884K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$265K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$875K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$352K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
SavingsLn 2$5.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$884K
Net assetsLn 32$9.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 62,737
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$5.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$884K
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M$9.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.4M$1.4M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$128K$9K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$905K$20K$165K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$16K$280$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$105K$85K$2K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$132K$132K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$169K$47K$72K$50K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$1K$32K
Office expensesLn 13$184K$150K$34K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$21K$5K
TravelLn 17$19K$18K$809
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$44K$31K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$33K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$126K$112K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$2.9M$319K$321K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.6M$5.4M−$771K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.0M$5.5M−$493K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$4.3M−$747K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.6M$4.3M$344K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $6.5M$3.6M$3.0M$9.4M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,541,366 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,357,636$6,181,512
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,502$7,373
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$80,225$352,481
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,294,913$6,541,366
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,973,861$1,382,345
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,532,041$1,395,808
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $10,763$7,127
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $748,288$783,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,264,953$3,568,681
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,029,960$2,972,685
Part VI · Governance 22 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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 $6,541,366 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $111 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$874,507
VIII-1e Government grants$264,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,042,105
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,462,696
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,181,512
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,214$10,214
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$2,841−$2,841
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$132,307−$132,307
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $484,677$484,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $359,854$6,541,366
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,568,681 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,382,345$1,382,345
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $127,738 · Management $9,124 · Fundraising $45,621$182,483
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $904,661 · Management $19,795 · Fundraising $165,300$1,089,756
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,685 · Management $280 · Fundraising $2,643$18,608
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $85,222 · Management $2,374 · Fundraising $17,365$104,961
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $132,155$132,155
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,127$7,127
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,725 · Management $72,085 · Fundraising $49,982$168,792
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,351 · Fundraising $32,310$33,661
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $149,846 · Management $34,029$183,875
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,170 · Management $5,293$26,463
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,410 · Fundraising $809$19,219
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $6,082$6,082
IX-20 InterestPrograms $31,358 · Management $13,122$44,480
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $32,624 · Management $9,723$42,347
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $112,401 · Management $13,926$126,327
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,928,185 · Management $319,339 · Fundraising $321,157$3,568,681
Part X · Balance sheet $10,325,643 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,206$79,796
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,133,717$5,526,728
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,026,445$1,263,950
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,928$188,657
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,027,101$1,456,676
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $48,373$219,824
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,618,815$1,590,012
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,897,585$10,325,643
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $144,837$92,977
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $264,900$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,386,782$884,126
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,574,606$4,002,543
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,936,197$5,438,974
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,510,803$9,441,517
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,897,585$10,325,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,441,517 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,541,366
XI-2 Total expenses$3,568,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,972,685
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,510,803
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$41,971
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,441,517

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