The organization provides childcare services and activities to students ranging in age from infant to age 6. Providing activities in an educational and social environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$421K 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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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 $2.0M a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$421K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $17.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $37K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.7M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.8M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$10.8M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$19.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$14.8M
FY2022▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$14.0M
FY2022$14.8M
FY2023$13.9M
FY2024$12.9M
FY2025$13.9M
Expenses
$10.8M
FY2022▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.8M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$12.2M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2025$12.6M
Net assets
$19.1M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.7M
FY2021$18.4M
FY2022$19.1M
FY2023$21.9M
FY2024$25.1M
FY2025$28.5M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Dec 1982.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $8.2M Management & general 24% · $2.6M

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

12 people listed on the 990; $421K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$155,558Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$136,198Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$128,358Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Follett’s $157K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judith Cooper—————$635,831
David Cooper—————$355,662
Kimberly Follett$156,679$151,087$147,424$155,558$109,063$141,988
Donna Weber$145,075$139,696$136,804$136,198$118,301$126,627
Melanie Godhania$130,415$126,953$123,035$128,358—$108,071
Trever Kalan—————$117,934
Kimberly Kraft$113,156$110,695$105,892———
Steven Katz—————$110,515

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

Offers childcare and educational activities for children from infancy to age six.

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1 program · $8.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The organization provides child care services and activities in an educational and social environment for 666 equivalent full time students. In conjunction with their mission, certain children are not denied services in excess of their family means.

$8.2Mprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$37K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$791K
Money outPt IX
$10.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.2M
Managementcol C$2.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$19.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$20.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$791K
Other incomeLn 4–11$290K
Gains on assetsLn 7$388K
Total revenueLn 12$14.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$894K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$20.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$19.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5294
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$883K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.9M$17.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$872K$894K
Total assetsLn 16$20.2M$20.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$18.4M$19.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$125K$125K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$420K$420K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.3M$5.4M$967K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$569K$487K$82K
Payroll taxesLn 10$489K$391K$99K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$76K$76K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$72K$72K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$201K$201K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$21K$36K
Information technologyLn 14$42K$42K
OccupancyLn 16$752K$705K$47K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$49K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$228K$192K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$255K$255K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$891K$237K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.8M$8.2M$2.6M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $13.9M$12.6M$1.3M$28.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $12.9M$12.0M$859K$25.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.9M$12.2M$1.8M$21.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $14.8M$10.8M$4.0M$19.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.0M$9.6M$4.4M$18.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.7M$11.8M−$73K$12.7M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $14,820,671 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,067,594$3,661,865
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,985,099$10,077,481
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $572,726$791,396
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $376,045$289,929
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,001,464$14,820,671
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $129,774$124,714
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,887,447$7,805,629
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,629,544$2,880,560
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,646,765$10,810,903
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,354,699$4,009,768
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $14,820,671 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,590,104
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,761
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$9,060
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,661,865
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,077,481$10,077,481
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $403,777$403,777
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$2,582−$2,582
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $387,619$387,619
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,231$2,231
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $290,280$290,280
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,365,179 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $793,627$14,820,671
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,810,903 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $124,714$124,714
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $420,114$420,114
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,360,626 · Management $966,530$6,327,156
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $486,852 · Management $82,308$569,160
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $390,688 · Management $98,511$489,199
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,245$1,245
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $75,925$75,925
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $71,915$71,915
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $200,575$200,575
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,589 · Management $35,881$56,470
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $41,595$41,595
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $705,282 · Management $46,600$751,882
IX-17 TravelManagement $12,610$12,610
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $49,439$49,439
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $191,856 · Management $36,239$228,095
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $255,236$255,236
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $891,359 · Management $237,211$1,128,570
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $7,003$7,003
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,171,966 · Management $2,638,937 · Fundraising $0$10,810,903
Part X · Balance sheet $20,832,603 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $855,642; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $882,904$1,008,976
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $400,680$247,380
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $233,533$259,783
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $871,942$894,157
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $16,917,622$17,557,432
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $9,233$9,233
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,169,763$20,832,603
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,112,493$872,849
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $660,737$842,051
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,773,230$1,714,900
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,396,533$19,117,703
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,396,533$19,117,703
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,169,763$20,832,603
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,117,703 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,820,671
XI-2 Total expenses$10,810,903
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,009,768
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,396,533
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,891,291
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$397,307
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,117,703

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