The Land Academy provide child care services for low to moderate income families

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2020 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$231K
71% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 71% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$903K
Spent
$905K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$95K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$903K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$903K
FY2021$936K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$905K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$905K
FY2021$907K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$95K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$342K
FY2024$137K

From the FY2020 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 Jun 2009.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $801K Management & general 11% · $104K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir
$82,333Pt VII · Sec A

Jeaneen Shelton’s $92K as Executive Di is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeaneen Shelto—$90,000$96,600$78,000$82,333
Jeaneen Shelton$92,000————
Elliot Shelton$50,000$48,000———
Eliot Shelton——$49,600——

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

Provides childcare for low to moderate-income families.

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3 programs · $541K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The primary source of revenue is from TN dept of human services.

$355Kprogram expense
02

The secondary source of revenue is food service reimbursements.

$112Kprogram expense
03

The third source of income is tuition payments.

$73Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$903K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$903K
Money outPt IX
$905K
Ln 25
Programscol B$801K
Managementcol C$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$95K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$903K
Total revenueLn 12$903K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K
Total assetsLn 16$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$231K
Net assetsLn 32$95K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 610
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66K$66K
Total assetsLn 16$73K$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$231K
Net assetsLn 32$73K$95K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$295K$295K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$29K
Legal feesLn 11b$65K$65K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$73K$73K
TravelLn 17$890$890
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$267$267
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$68K$68K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$39K
All other expensesLn 24e$236K$222K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$905K$801K$104K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$1.3M−$135K$137K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$95K$342K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.2M$239K$437K 990 PDF
FY2021 $936K$907K$29K$202K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $903K$905K−$2K$95K 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 $902,608 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $711,390$902,608
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $711,390$902,608
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $428,711$406,483
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $292,902$498,570
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $721,613$905,053
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$10,223−$2,445
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $902,608 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $902,608$902,608
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $902,608$902,608
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $905,053 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $82,333$82,333
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $295,156$295,156
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,994$28,994
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $64,882$64,882
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,965$2,965
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,053$7,053
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,296$73,296
IX-17 TravelManagement $890$890
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $267$267
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,600$3,600
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,470$2,470
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $68,153$68,153
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,940$38,940
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $221,569 · Management $14,485$236,054
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $801,008 · Management $104,045 · Fundraising $0$905,053
Part X · Balance sheet $325,742 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,500$260,206
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $65,536$65,536
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,036$325,742
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$230,700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$230,700
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $73,036$95,042
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,036$95,042
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,036$325,742
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $95,042 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$902,608
XI-2 Total expenses$905,053
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,445
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,036
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$95,042

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