Allegro Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that combines movement instruction with educational and medical expertise, creating new techniques to teach children with disabilities and enhance their quality of life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$157K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $260K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$157K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $264K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$595K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$602K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$704K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$595K
FY2021▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$940K
FY2021$595K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$602K
FY2021▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$680K
FY2021$602K
FY2022$962K
FY2023$999K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$704K
FY2021▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$711K
FY2021$704K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Feb 2004.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $560K Management & general 7% · $42K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $157K 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
Founder/Pres
$138,000Pt VII · Sec A
COO/Program/
$19,125Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Bo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pat Farmer’s $138K as Founder/Pres/Mov Dir is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Pat Farmer$138,000$138,000$138,000$138,000$138,000$138,000
Jane Fastje—$2,295$10,890$10,900$19,125$39,340

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches children with disabilities using movement, education, and medical expertise to improve their lives.

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3 programs · $560K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Allegro foundation, as a champion for children with disabilities, combines movement instruction with medical and educational expertise, creating new techniques to teach children with disabilities and enhance their quality of life.

$560Kprogram expense
02

Allegro's movement education instruction evidenced immense growth in cognitive, physical, and social development in all enrolled students with disabilities. Measurement of gross and fine motor skills indicated growing flexibility and muscle strength gained through allegro's movement education techniques, while targeted instruction…

Pt IX · col B
03

Throughout FY2021, allegro foundation taught more than 160 children with disabilities using approximately 25 volunteers in charlotte, north carolina and fort mill, SC. The foundation uses an innovative set of educational principles and movement techniques to invoke measurable academic learning.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$595K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$595K
Money outPt IX
$602K
Ln 25
Programscol B$560K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$704K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$612K
Total assetsLn 16$730K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$595K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$216K
Total revenueLn 12$595K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$612K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$612K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K
Total assetsLn 16$730K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$704K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$543K$612K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$77K$70K
Total assetsLn 16$722K$730K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$711K$704K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$146K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$85K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$70K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$614
Office expensesLn 13$35K$32K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$72K$66K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$76K$75K$730
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$297
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$9K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$822
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$32K$979
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$136
Total functional expensesLn 25$602K$560K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.1M$372K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.1M$273K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$999K$317K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$962K$347K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $595K$602K−$7K$704K 990 PDF
FY2020 $940K$680K$260K$711K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $594,777 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $939,981$594,777
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $939,981$594,777
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $304,400$267,207
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,741$334,659
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $680,141$601,866
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $259,840−$7,089
Part VI · Governance 12 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $594,777 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$594,777
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$215,623
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$594,777
VIII-12 Total revenue$594,777
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $601,866 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $145,844 · Management $11,281$157,125
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,555 · Management $6,541$91,096
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,348 · Management $1,638$18,986
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $70,132 · Management $5,853$75,985
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,526 · Management $614$7,140
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,914 · Management $3,003$34,917
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $65,824 · Management $6,193$72,017
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $75,348 · Management $730$76,078
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,132$8,132
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,160 · Management $297$3,457
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,891 · Management $4,074$12,965
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,736 · Management $822$9,558
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,848 · Management $979$32,827
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,447 · Management $136$1,583
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $559,705 · Management $42,161 · Fundraising $0$601,866
Part X · Balance sheet $729,879 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $542,924$611,697
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $100,666$42,296
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,063$5,597
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $77,264$70,289
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $721,917$729,879
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,435$20,818
X-19 Deferred revenue$4,852
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,435$25,670
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $636,482$704,209
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $711,482$704,209
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $721,917$729,879
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $704,209 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$594,777
XI-2 Total expenses$601,866
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,089
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$711,482
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$184
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$704,209

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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