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Kalamazoo County Ready 4s FY2021 filing

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Kalamazoo, MI501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 27-3342489Revenue $1.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRSkcready4s.org241 E Michigan Ave Suite 135, 49007-3909 · Kalamazoo, MITax-exempt since Jul 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Kc Ready 4s provides support to licensed pre-kindergarten providers in reaching standards of high quality under michigan's great start to quality system, and to encourage and support the importance of high-quality pre- kindergarten, offers tuition support to qualifying families based on income and family size.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $653K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$78K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2025$6.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Jul 2012.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.0M Management & general 14% · $174K Fundraising 7% · $96K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$78,313Pt VII · Sec A
Regena Nelson
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joanna Dales
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Bartik
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Namita Sharma
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sherria Vansparrentak’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 9th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kristyn Buhl-Lepisto$45,803$98,940$92,702$92,208$78,313
Sherria Vansparrentak$65,310————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports licensed pre-kindergarten providers to achieve high-quality standards and offers tuition aid to qualifying families.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To support high-quality learning environments, KC ready 4s accomplished the following during the 2020-21 school year: provided tuition assistance for 4-YEAR-OLDS and 3-YEAR-OLDS who were enrolled in a program that was rated at 4 or 5 stars under michigan's great start to quality improvement system; conducted a kindergarten readiness…

$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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
The Ronda E Stryker and William D Johnston FoundationFY2024$1.1M
Kalamazoo Community FoundationFY2024$219K
Irving S Gilmore FoundationFY2024$100K
United Way of South Central MiFY2024$62K
Monroe-Brown FoundationFY2024$25K
Marvin and Rosalie Okun FoundationFY2024$25K
Dorothy U Dalton Foundation INCFY2024$20K
Harold and Grace Upjohn FoundationFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 13 funders$1.6M
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $3.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$824,727
Unitemized GrantFY2023$674,537
Unitemized GrantFY2022$648,424
Unitemized GrantFY2021$685,785
Unitemized GrantFY2020$632,900

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$174K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$53K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 670
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$633K$633K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$101K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$313K$157K$114K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$52K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$21K$10K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$904
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K$768
OccupancyLn 16$37K$21K$12K$4K
TravelLn 17$359$359
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$18K$1K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$4K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$174K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.8M−$454K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.6M−$309K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.7M$1.4M$4.3M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.4M−$138K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$112K$2.9M 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 $1,174,197 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,097,402$1,163,772
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,278$7,093
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,190$3,332
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,115,870$1,174,197
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,010,627$632,900
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $477,807$507,317
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,125$146,274
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,667,559$1,286,491
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$551,689−$112,294
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,174,197 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$8,361
VIII-1e Government grants$80,002
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,075,409
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,163,772
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,093$7,093
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,332$3,332
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $10,425$1,174,197
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,286,491 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $632,900$632,900
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $101,300$101,300
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,140 · Management $113,782 · Fundraising $42,425$313,347
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,098 · Management $4,028 · Fundraising $1,726$57,852
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,473 · Management $9,695 · Fundraising $3,650$34,818
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,136$16,136
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,108 · Fundraising $904$3,012
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,701 · Management $1,776 · Fundraising $768$7,245
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,178 · Management $12,331 · Fundraising $3,724$37,233
IX-17 TravelPrograms $359$359
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,751 · Management $1,751$3,502
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,295$1,295
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,015$6,015
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,410 · Management $1,456 · Fundraising $42,519$62,385
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,643 · Management $5,449$9,092
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,017,061 · Management $173,714 · Fundraising $95,716$1,286,491
Part X · Balance sheet $2,875,696 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $178,666$56,736
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,171,105$2,324,165
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $658,829$437,234
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,144$4,313
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,197$53,248
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,053,036$2,875,696
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,935$14,840
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $92,937$14,840
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $565,299$925,186
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,394,800$1,935,670
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,960,099$2,860,856
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,053,036$2,875,696
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,860,856 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,174,197
XI-2 Total expenses$1,286,491
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$112,294
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,960,099
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,051
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,860,856

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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