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.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$630K 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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FY2024 · 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
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
$630K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 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
$2.1M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.0M
+43% vs prior year
Spent
$5.5M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$7.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2024▲ +43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$4.6M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$4.6M
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2024▲ +29%
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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
$7.4M
FY2024▼ -17%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $4.4M Management & general 12% · $641K Fundraising 9% · $482K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $630K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$200,032Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$168,706Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Dev. Officer (thru 05/24)
$147,042Pt VII · Sec A
VP Compliance & Programs
$113,959Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 04/24)
$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

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 15aYes

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Partner with schools to give disadvantaged children needed support.

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1 program · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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…

$4.4Mprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$213K
Money outPt IX
$5.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$641K
Fundraisingcol D$482K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$164K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$950K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$213K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$229K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$5.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M
Other assetsLn 15$755K
Total assetsLn 16$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.6M$5.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$9.8M$9.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$908K$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$8.9M$7.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$953K$953K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$628K$628K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$316K$190K$86K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.5M$71K$295K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$28K$247$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$170K$160K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$179K$139K$12K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$120K$120K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$86K$61K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$87K$11K$75K
Office expensesLn 13$561K$437K$125K
OccupancyLn 16$163K$130K$33K
TravelLn 17$52K$50K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$70K$70K
InterestLn 20$84K$59K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$64K$56K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$92K$83K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M$4.4M$641K$482K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.6M$5.4M−$771K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $6.5M$3.6M$3.0M$9.4M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,047,744 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,519,287$5,090,354
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$905,603−$15,876
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$77,209−$26,734
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,536,475$5,047,744
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,058,261$1,580,584
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,138,889$2,568,935
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $15,775$10,840
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,070,588$1,380,613
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,283,513$5,540,972
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$747,038−$493,228
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $5,047,744 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $59,518 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,330,886
VIII-1e Government grants$163,979
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,595,489
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$949,829
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,090,354
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $213,293$213,293
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$229,169−$229,169
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$101,638−$101,638
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $15,386$15,386
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$42,610$5,047,744
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,540,972 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $952,615$952,615
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $627,969$627,969
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $190,378 · Management $85,907 · Fundraising $40,181$316,466
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,505,109 · Management $70,570 · Fundraising $294,863$1,870,542
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,763 · Management $247 · Fundraising $5,360$33,370
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $159,620 · Management $10,412$170,032
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $138,802 · Management $12,091 · Fundraising $27,632$178,525
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $120,124$120,124
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $10,840$10,840
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $60,792 · Fundraising $25,016$85,808
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $11,493 · Fundraising $75,496$86,989
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $436,546 · Management $124,810$561,356
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $130,257 · Management $32,564$162,821
IX-17 TravelPrograms $49,763 · Fundraising $2,438$52,201
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $70,361$70,361
IX-20 InterestPrograms $59,479 · Management $24,888$84,367
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $56,026 · Management $8,473$64,499
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $83,324 · Management $8,763$92,087
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,417,651 · Management $641,495 · Fundraising $481,826$5,540,972
Part X · Balance sheet $9,451,235 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,630,901$5,382,814
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $394,605$233,098
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $756,754$508,048
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $177,457$117,744
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,737,536$2,454,756
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $87,964$754,775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,785,217$9,451,235
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97,799$215,581
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $14,062$25,487
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $89,882$30,260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $907,824$2,050,578
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,301,106$5,366,050
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,576,287$2,034,607
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,877,393$7,400,657
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,785,217$9,451,235
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,400,657 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,047,744
XI-2 Total expenses$5,540,972
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$493,228
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,877,393
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$983,508
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,400,657

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