A 1 Learning Connections FY2023 filing

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Knoxville, TN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 27-2109144Revenue $387K in FY2023

On file with the IRSa1leaningconnections.com209 Canton Hollow Rd, 37934-3006 · Knoxville, TNTax-exempt since Jan 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empowering students of today to triumph in the world of tomorrow through tutoring and enrichment programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$253K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$253K
to officers and key staff · 59% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 59% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$387K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$427K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$41K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$387K
FY2023▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$311K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$193K
Expenses
$427K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$389K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$427K
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$41K
FY2023▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$41K
FY2024$48K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2014.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $412K Management & general 3% · $13K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $253K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$253,360Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laschinski Emerson’s $105K as Executive Director is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laschinski Emerson$105,228$253,360$173,390$162,678$105,675

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

Provides tutoring and enrichment to help students succeed in the future.

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1 program · $412K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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A1 Learning Connections has established strong relationships with local community organizations, schools, churches, parents, teachers, and students to meet the academic needs of our students. A1 Learning Connections has highly qualified professionals ready and willing to facilitate year-round learning for K-12 students.

$412Kprogram 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 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$387K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Investment incomeLn 3$83
Money outPt IX
$427K
Ln 25
Programscol B$412K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$41K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Government grantsLn 1e$115K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$83
Total revenueLn 12$387K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$41K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$80K$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$186$17K
Net assetsLn 32$80K$41K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$253K$249K$4K$725
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K$30$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K$51$11
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$103K$100K$200$2K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$8K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$804$804
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$38
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$6K$861
InterestLn 20$236$236
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$934$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$427K$412K$13K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $193K$48K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $387K$427K−$40K$41K 990 PDF
FY2022 $423K$418K$5K$80K 990 PDF
FY2021 $443K$389K$55K$88K 990 PDF
FY2020 $311K$266K$45K$29K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $387,481 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $423,287$387,398
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $69$83
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $423,356$387,481
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 $189,572$271,749
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $228,677$155,386
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $418,249$427,135
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,107−$39,654
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $387,481 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$114,971
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$272,427
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$387,398
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $83 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$83
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $83 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$387,481
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $427,135 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $249,135 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $725$253,360
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,752 · Management $30 · Fundraising $0$4,782
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,545 · Management $51 · Fundraising $11$13,607
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,760$14,760
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $100,335 · Management $200 · Fundraising $2,120$102,655
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,998 · Management $4,590$12,588
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $804$804
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,507$1,507
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,177 · Management $38$7,215
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,063 · Management $861$6,924
IX-20 InterestManagement $236$236
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,463 · Management $2,216$5,679
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,084 · Management $934 · Fundraising $0$3,018
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $411,623 · Management $12,656 · Fundraising $2,856$427,135
Part X · Balance sheet $58,285 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,112$51,229
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,432$7,056
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $79,544$58,285
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$186$6,305
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,889
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$186$17,194
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $79,730$41,091
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $79,730$41,091
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $79,544$58,285
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $41,091 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$387,481
XI-2 Total expenses$427,135
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,654
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$79,730
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,015
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$41,091

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