Mission is to: Provide an environment that fosters learning through action, inquiry, creativity, and exploration. Educational field trips,

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $128K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$652K
172% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 172% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$536K
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$605K
To programs
85%
Net assets
−$272K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$536K
FY2022▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$874K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$676K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$605K
FY2022▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$757K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$642K
FY2024$873K
Net assets
−$272K
FY2022▼ -33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$321K
FY2021−$205K
FY2022−$272K
FY2023−$239K
FY2024−$53K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $512K Management & general 15% · $93K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Exec Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
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$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anora Goldring’s $75K as Exec Director is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Anora Goldring$75,358$78,728
Stephen Leslie—$500

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

Facilitates hands-on learning through field trips, encouraging inquiry and creativity.

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1 program · $512K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Provided an environment that fosters learning through action, inquiry, creativity, and exploration. Educational field trips, computer classes, spanish courses, science, math courses.

$512Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$536K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Money outPt IX
$605K
Ln 25
Programscol B$512K
Managementcol C$93K
Owns and owesPt X
−$272K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$340K
Total assetsLn 16$380K
LiabilitiesLn 26$652K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$536K
Total revenueLn 12$536K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$340K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Total assetsLn 16$380K
LiabilitiesLn 26$652K
Net assetsLn 32−$272K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$426K$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$486K$380K
LiabilitiesLn 26$691K$652K
Net assetsLn 32−$205K−$272K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$375K$363K$11K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9−$8K−$8K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$37K$1K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$90K$90K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$0$10K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$92K$21K$71K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$605K$512K$93K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$873K$189K−$53K 990 PDF
FY2023 $676K$642K$34K−$239K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $536K$605K−$70K−$272K 990 PDF
FY2021 $874K$757K$117K−$205K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.1M$370K−$321K 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
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Part I · Summary $535,579 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $874,347$535,579
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $874,347$535,579
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $470,913$405,396
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $286,526$199,879
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $757,439$605,275
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,908−$69,696
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $535,579 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$535,579
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$535,579
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$535,579
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $605,275 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $363,449 · Management $11,241 · Fundraising $0$374,690
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms −$7,608 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0−$7,608
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,165 · Management $1,149 · Fundraising $0$38,314
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,430 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,430
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $90,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$90,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $9,563 · Fundraising $0$9,563
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,629 · Management $71,257 · Fundraising $0$91,886
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $512,065 · Management $93,210 · Fundraising $0$605,275
Part X · Balance sheet $379,981 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $426,341$339,641
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,728$17,644
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,105$22,696
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $486,174$379,981
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $641,437$603,678
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $690,742$652,394
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$204,568−$272,413
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$204,568−$272,413
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $486,174$379,981
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$272,413 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$535,579
XI-2 Total expenses$605,275
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,696
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$204,568
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,851
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$272,413

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