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Adventures in Learning INC FY2024 filing

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Manhasset, NY501(c)(3)Since 2001Education EIN 30-0032941Revenue $1.5M in FY2024Latest return filed Jul 15, 2026

On file with the IRSadventures-in-learning.orgManhasset, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$144K 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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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
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
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$144K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.5 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 19 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$859K
FY2021$976K
FY2022$849K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$832K
FY2021$741K
FY2022$809K
FY2023$968K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +13%
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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 FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.1M Management & general 17% · $234K Fundraising 6% · $81K

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; $144K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Diana Holden
Exec Dir
$144,358Pt VII · Sec A
Kurt Kiess
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Jeffrey
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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

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

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2 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Assistance to individuals during Covid-19 pandemic.

$19Kprogram 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
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$126K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$61K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$26K
The New York Community TrustFY2024$20K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$14K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$9K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$260K
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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$234K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$400K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$143K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$23K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$165K
Investment incomeLn 3$84K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$46K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$103K
SavingsLn 2$297K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$400K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
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
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$23K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$426K$365K$343K$419K$351K
Given inLn 1b$23K$13K$13K$8K$5K
SpentLn 1d–1f$42K$31K$32K$25K$16K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$400K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$365K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$180K$180K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$154K$46K$62K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$729K$616K$110K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$90K$67K$18K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$0$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$0$19K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$7K$4K$639
Office expensesLn 13$7K$0$7K$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$2K$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K$109K$4K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$234K$81K

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
FY2024 ViewingFiled 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
FY2021Filed 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,522,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,411,241$1,422,106
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,421$83,721
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,219$16,346
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,438,881$1,522,173
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,256$179,555
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $689,566$973,288
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $250,741$227,260
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $967,563$1,380,103
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $471,318$142,070
Part VI · Governance 18 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
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 $1,522,173 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,075 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$165,000
VIII-1e Government grants$143,326
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,113,780
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$22,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,422,106
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,119$38,119
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,602$45,602
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,271$4,271
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $100,067$1,522,173
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,380,103 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $179,555$179,555
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,184 · Management $61,579 · Fundraising $46,184$153,947
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $616,290 · Management $110,188 · Fundraising $2,873$729,351
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,492 · Management $18,000 · Fundraising $4,498$89,990
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,616 · Fundraising $0$4,616
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $19,000 · Fundraising $0$19,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,021 · Management $3,862 · Fundraising $639$11,522
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,235 · Fundraising $0$7,235
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,654 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,654
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,619 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,619
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,266 · Management $4,902 · Fundraising $0$7,168
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,584 · Management $4,227 · Fundraising $26,635$139,446
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,065,665 · Management $233,609 · Fundraising $80,829$1,380,103
Part X · Balance sheet $1,574,603 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $313,218$103,453
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $704,813$296,628
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$100,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,634$31,773
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $365,293$1,039,449
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,300$3,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,393,258$1,574,603
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,075,478$1,259,718
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $317,780$314,885
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,393,258$1,574,603
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,393,258$1,574,603
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,574,603 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,522,173
XI-2 Total expenses$1,380,103
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$142,070
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,393,258
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$39,275
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,574,603

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