Provide services to preschool age children in order to promote growth in areas of educational, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual wellbeing

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$225K
+104% vs prior year
Spent
$330K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$62K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$225K
FY2024▲ +104%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$110K
FY2024$225K
Net assets
$62K
FY2024▼ -63%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$168K
FY2024$62K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2023.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $322K Management & general 3% · $9K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ericker Bond’s $42K as Executive Director is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M 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.

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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

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Nurture young children's growth in education, emotions, social skills, physical health, and spiritual well-being.

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1 program · $322K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide services to preschool age children in order to promote growth in areas of educational, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual wellbeing

$322Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$225K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$216K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Money outPt IX
$330K
Ln 25
Programscol B$322K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$62K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$216K
Total revenueLn 12$225K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$62K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$163K$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$168K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135$3K
Net assetsLn 32$168K$62K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$42K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$213K$213K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$24K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$316$0$316$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$735$735$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$37K$35$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$564$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$330K$322K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $225K$330K−$106K$62K 990 PDF
FY2023 $110K$168K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $224,625 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $110,351$9,035
I-9 Program service revenue$215,590
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $110,351$224,625
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,253$278,747
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,322$51,470
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $42,575$330,217
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $67,776−$105,592
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $224,625 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,035
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,035
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$215,590
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $215,590 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$224,625
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $330,217 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$42,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $213,098 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$213,098
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,649 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,649
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,206 · Fundraising $0$6,206
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,071 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,071
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $316 · Fundraising $0$316
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $735 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$735
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,450 · Fundraising $0$1,450
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,204 · Management $35 · Fundraising $0$37,239
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,889 · Management $564 · Fundraising $0$2,453
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $321,646 · Management $8,571 · Fundraising $0$330,217
Part X · Balance sheet $65,669 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,123$61,629
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,775$4,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $167,917$65,669
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $135$3,478
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $135$3,478
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $167,782$62,191
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $167,917$65,669
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $62,191 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$224,625
XI-2 Total expenses$330,217
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$105,592
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$167,782
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$62,191

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