Adventures in Learning INC FY2021 filing

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The Organization helps underpriviledged children by providing specialized instruction in homework skills, early reading, health education, foreign language, computer skills, field trips, and arts and crafts to children in grades K through six.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K 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
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 $113K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $260K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$976K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$741K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$923K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$976K
FY2021▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$859K
FY2021$976K
FY2022$849K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$741K
FY2021▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$832K
FY2021$741K
FY2022$809K
FY2023$968K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$923K
FY2021▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$618K
FY2021$923K
FY2022$888K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Mar 2002.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $591K Management & general 11% · $81K Fundraising 9% · $68K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $89K 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
Exec Dir
$89,077Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diana Holden’s $149K as Exec Dir is at the 63rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Diana Holden$149,071$144,358$101,769$93,769$89,077$80,000
Johnathan Landau$77,056—————

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

Teaches underprivileged children K-6 skills like reading, computers, and arts.

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2 programs · $591K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide After-School Homework, Enrichment Early Childhood Reading, and Summer programs.

$506Kprogram expense
02

Assistance to individuals during Covid-19 pandemic.

$86Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $858K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$175,853
Unitemized GrantFY2023$161,009
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,546
Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,756
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$108,099
Unitemized GrantFY2021$23,539
Unitemized GrantFY2020$85,792
Unitemized GrantFY2020$66,612
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$186,276
Unitemized GrantFY2019$2,700

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$976K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$930K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$741K
Ln 25
Programscol B$591K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$923K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$465K
Total assetsLn 16$923K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$930K
Government grantsLn 1e$72K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$26K
Total revenueLn 12$976K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$415K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$465K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$419K
Total assetsLn 16$923K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$923K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$419K$351K$326K$341K$319K
Given inLn 1b$8K$5K$2K$6K$1K
SpentLn 1d–1f$25K$16K$19K$21K$14K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$300K$465K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$351K$419K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K$40K
Total assetsLn 16$689K$923K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$0
Net assetsLn 32$618K$923K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$154K$154K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$46K$9K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$279K$219K$49K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$24K$6K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$0$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$0$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$3K$2K$578
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$8K$3K$409
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$97K$82K$0$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$741K$591K$81K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2026 $1.1M$1.3M−$237K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 $1.5M$1.4M$142K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2024 $1.4M$968K$471K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2023 $849K$809K$41K$888K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2022 $976K$741K$235K$923K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2021 $859K$832K$26K$618K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $976,077 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $839,195$930,094
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,767$34,285
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,652$11,698
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $858,614$976,077
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $188,976$154,404
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $481,631$403,545
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $161,853$183,357
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $832,460$741,306
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,154$234,771
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $976,077 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11,112 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$71,819
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$858,275
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,314
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$930,094
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,909$7,909
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,376$26,376
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $586$586
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,983$976,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $741,306 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $154,404$154,404
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,500 · Management $9,100 · Fundraising $36,400$91,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $218,642 · Management $49,253 · Fundraising $10,740$278,635
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,619 · Management $5,692 · Fundraising $4,599$33,910
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,228 · Fundraising $0$5,228
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,500 · Fundraising $0$5,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,970 · Management $1,677 · Fundraising $578$5,225
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,981 · Fundraising $1,067$3,048
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,532 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$38,532
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,221 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,221
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,076 · Management $3,025 · Fundraising $409$11,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,399 · Management $0 · Fundraising $14,694$97,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $591,363 · Management $81,456 · Fundraising $68,487$741,306
Part X · Balance sheet $923,212 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,569$49,885
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $267,570$415,212
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $38,730$39,508
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $350,622$418,607
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $689,491$923,212
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $71,819$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,819$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $504,412$556,549
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $113,260$366,663
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $617,672$923,212
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $689,491$923,212
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $923,212 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$976,077
XI-2 Total expenses$741,306
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$234,771
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$617,672
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$52,769
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$18,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$923,212

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