Tandem, Partners in Early Learning is a bay area nonprofit working at the intersection of social justice and Early childhood education. We work alongside school districts, Early childhood education agencies and community-based organizations to co-create equitable, high-quality Early Learning experiences. We envision a just society where children thrive. We are collaboratively developing an ecosystem that supports children wherever they go: in their homes, schools, child care, libraries, health centers, parks, and more. By partnering with adults across children's lives, we deliver impactful Early Learning experiences that meet community priorities and address systemic barriers to opportunity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 28 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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FY2025 · 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
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 $508K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$489K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
20
named funders · $1.1M
Looks good: 20 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$889K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▼ -50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$941K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Sep 2010.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.6M Management & general 11% · $369K Fundraising 10% · $342K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $489K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Executive Director
$156,500Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Finance and Admin
$115,558Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Development
$112,569Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Programs
$104,715Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member-Resigned 12.20.24
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member-Resigned 8.29.24
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Savitha Moorthy’s $156K as President/Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Savitha Moorthy$156,500$150,000$136,875$130,320$116,458$75,833
Deirdre Ashby$115,558$111,250$94,686$85,566$76,248—
Margaret Daoud-Gray$112,569$101,618$106,126———
Maya Gutierrez$104,715—————

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

Partners with communities to create equitable, high-quality early learning experiences for children.

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2 programs · $2.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Storycycles, our school-to-home book-sharing program, provides families with the access they need to high-quality children's books. Our multilingual books are age- and culturally-appropriate, and are sent home with children on a weekly basis from schools, family child care centers, and other tandem partner sites throughout san francisco…

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Early Learning Everywhere

Focuses on supporting children who are not enrolled in preschool by partnering with community organizations to provide high-quality learning experiences for children and caregivers. Ele programs include: caregiver & family support professional workshops, literacy champions, give me 5, social-emotional learning and trauma-informed care…

$1.0Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$436K
Investment incomeLn 3$98K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$369K
Fundraisingcol D$342K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$596K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$889K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$857K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$436K
Investment incomeLn 3$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$70K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$596K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$596K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$712K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$889K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 615
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$596K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$889K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$310K$241K$35K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.2M$144K$193K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$18K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$170K$132K$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$142K$110K$16K$16K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$174K$55K$110K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$55K$44K$5K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$160K$114K$21K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50K$34K$14K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$13K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$663K$659K$540$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$2.6M$369K$342K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$3.3M−$490K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.6M$2.9M$2.7M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$2.7M$339K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.0M$166K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.7M$189K$941K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$1.6M$115K$396K 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 $2,819,257 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,153,305$2,214,966
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $370,328$435,698
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,196$98,478
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $67,504$70,115
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,607,333$2,819,257
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 $1,938,900$2,158,888
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$30,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $939,070$1,120,639
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,877,970$3,309,527
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,729,363−$490,270
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $2,819,257 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$857,366
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,357,600
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,765
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,214,966
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $435,698$435,698
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $98,478$98,478
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $70,115$70,115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $435,698 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $168,593$2,819,257
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,309,527 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $240,965 · Management $34,978 · Fundraising $33,953$309,896
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,176,806 · Management $143,980 · Fundraising $192,729$1,513,515
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,260 · Management $2,651 · Fundraising $2,573$23,484
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $132,499 · Management $19,233 · Fundraising $18,670$170,402
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $110,097 · Management $15,981 · Fundraising $15,513$141,591
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $30,000$30,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $55,142 · Management $110,438 · Fundraising $8,210$173,790
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,863 · Management $4,936 · Fundraising $6,697$55,496
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $114,490 · Management $20,639 · Fundraising $24,994$160,123
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $34,232 · Management $14,333 · Fundraising $1,490$50,055
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,289 · Management $1,715 · Fundraising $2,776$17,780
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $658,518 · Management $540 · Fundraising $4,337$663,395
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,598,161 · Management $369,424 · Fundraising $341,942$3,309,527
Part X · Balance sheet $4,574,861 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,447,297$596,146
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,094,447$1,080,132
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $27,889$59,485
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,143$30,013
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,753,021$2,097,407
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $871,823$711,678
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,220,620$4,574,861
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $165,858$162,142
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,500$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $876,236$726,963
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,044,594$889,105
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,446,026$2,295,756
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,730,000$1,390,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,176,026$3,685,756
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,220,620$4,574,861
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,685,756 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,819,257
XI-2 Total expenses$3,309,527
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$490,270
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,176,026
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,685,756

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