The specific purpose of this organization is to operate a secular Preschool and after school program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $45
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$49K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% 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
$239K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$219K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$126K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$239K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$239K
Expenses
$219K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$219K
Net assets
$126K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$3K
FY2021$15K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$126K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $185K Management & general 16% · $34K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$50,134Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melinda Schneider’s $50K as Secretary is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melinda Schneider$50,134$57,528$51,155$51,025$34,783
Marla Bergmann————$3,924

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Operates a secular preschool and after-school program.

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1 program · $185K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Operate a secular preschool and after school program.

$185Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$45

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$239K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$238K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506
Money outPt IX
$219K
Ln 25
Programscol B$185K
Managementcol C$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$126K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$506
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$506
Fees for servicesLn 2g$238K
Total revenueLn 12$239K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$175K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$175K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
Net assetsLn 32$126K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$155K$175K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$155K$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$49K
Net assetsLn 32$105K$126K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$94K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$650$650
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$3K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$724$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$219K$185K$34K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $239K$219K$20K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 $296K$248K$49K$105K 990 PDF
FY2022 $286K$248K$38K$53K 990 PDF
FY2021 $229K$211K$18K$15K 990 PDF
FY2020 $151K$162K−$11K−$3K 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 $238,683 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $100$506
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $294,925$238,177
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,240$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $296,265$238,683
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $191,227$161,743
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,477$57,399
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $247,704$219,142
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,561$19,541
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $238,683 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$506
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$506
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $238,177$238,177
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $238,177 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$238,683
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,142 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,134$50,134
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $94,075$94,075
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,534$17,534
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $650$650
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,103$19,103
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,996$2,996
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,215 · Management $25,354$28,569
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $724 · Management $5,357$6,081
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $184,785 · Management $34,357 · Fundraising $0$219,142
Part X · Balance sheet $175,316 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,999$175,316
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $154,999$175,316
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $50,000$49,258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,000$49,258
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $104,999$126,058
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,999$126,058
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $154,999$175,316
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,058 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$238,683
XI-2 Total expenses$219,142
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$19,541
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,999
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,518
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,058

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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