Self convenes and mobilizes Early Learning partners and stakeholders throughout southwest washington to promote community awareness and advocacy for Early Learning and kindergarten readiness for all children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 203 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 $100K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$177K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$753K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.8M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$9.8M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$666K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.8M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.3M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$9.8M
Expenses
$9.8M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.2M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$9.8M
Net assets
$666K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$525K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$677K
FY2024$666K

From the FY2024 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 2010.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $9.3M Management & general 5% · $537K Fundraising 0% · $327

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

10 people listed on the 990; $177K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$108,820Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Manager
$68,306Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson of Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra Ham’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 43rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Debra Ham$108,820$118,665$114,651$111,106$95,413
Christelle Khater$68,306$79,704———
Angela Fadlovich——$58,592$60,657$50,940

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

Connects early learning partners to promote community awareness and advocacy for all children.

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2 programs · $9.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Esd 112

The organization contracts with educational service district 112 (esd 112) to perform early care and education personnel services. The organization employs the early care and educational personnel that work in esd's child care programs and receives cost reimbursement revenue related to the direct employee expenses in addition to an…

$8.6Mprogram expense
02

Our Goals Are

1) early learning opportunities: all our children have accessible, affordable, and universally available childcare and early learning OPPORTUNITIES.2) advancing equity: all our children have equitable opportunities for SUCCESS.3) school SUCCESS/KINDERGARTEN readiness: all our children are ready for school and schools are ready to provide…

$676Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $168K · 2020–2023
Educational Service District 112FY2023$97,833
Educational Service District 112FY2022$39,961
Educational Service District 112FY2021$14,636
Educational Service District 112FY2020$15,511

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$207K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$9.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.3M
Managementcol C$537K
Fundraisingcol D$327
Owns and owesPt X
$666K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$542K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$753K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$9.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$542K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$542K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$756K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$753K
Net assetsLn 32$666K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5203
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K$542K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$682K$753K
Net assetsLn 32$677K$666K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$188K$15K$173K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.0M$5.9M$47K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$541$541
Other employee benefitsLn 9$801K$782K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.8M$1.7M$111K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$52K$19K$33K
InsuranceLn 23$727$727
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$874K$776K$98K$327
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.8M$9.3M$537K$327

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $9.8M$9.8M−$11K$666K 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.5M$9.4M$117K$677K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.5M$7.5M$35K$560K 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.1M$5.8M$319K$525K 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.3M$6.2M$43K$206K 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 $9,789,032 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $171,680$206,784
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,342,265$9,556,947
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54$25,301
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,513,999$9,789,032
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $806,241$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,286,447$8,811,694
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $304,696$988,448
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,397,384$9,800,142
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,615−$11,110
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $9,789,032 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$206,784
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$206,784
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,556,947$9,556,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,301$25,301
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,556,947 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,301$9,789,032
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,800,142 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,037 · Management $172,811$187,848
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,939,518 · Management $46,508$5,986,026
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $541$541
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $781,615 · Management $19,568$801,183
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,724,921 · Management $111,175$1,836,096
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,937$30,937
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $19,916$19,916
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,627$6,627
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,741 · Management $33,021$51,762
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $727$727
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $776,197 · Management $97,637 · Fundraising $327$874,161
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,318$4,318
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,263,197 · Management $536,618 · Fundraising $327$9,800,142
Part X · Balance sheet $1,418,888 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $360,522$541,868
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $185,282$98,645
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $62,156$21,877
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $210,955$756,498
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,359,293$1,418,888
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $379,829$528,064
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $302,496$224,966
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $682,325$753,030
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $550,520$560,509
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $126,448$105,349
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $676,968$665,858
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,359,293$1,418,888
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $665,858 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,789,032
XI-2 Total expenses$9,800,142
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,110
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$676,968
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$665,858

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