La Petite Ecole

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The mission of La Petite Ecole is to educate young children in a foreign language to make them better citizens of tomorrow's world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$142K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$142K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
8.1 mo
of spending, in cash
8.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $31
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$653K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$685K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$482K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$653K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$467K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$527K
FY2024$687K
FY2025$653K
Expenses
$685K
FY2025▲ +5%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$345K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$655K
FY2025$685K
Net assets
$482K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$352K
FY2022$424K
FY2023$482K
FY2024$514K
FY2025$482K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2006.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $685K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $142K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$96,650Pt VII · Sec A
$24,194Pt VII · Sec A
Admin. Coord
$21,542Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joelle Quoirin’s $97K as Principal is at the 82nd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Joelle Quoirin$96,650$62,800$51,570$48,440$68,748
Katrina Wymore$24,194————
Janet Russell$21,542$14,079$10,190$8,132$10,598
Pam McAllister—$3,207$2,760$2,555$2,484

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches young children a foreign language to foster global citizenship.

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1 program · $685K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education of young children in a foreign language.

$685Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$653K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$619K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$685K
Ln 25
Programscol B$685K
Owns and owesPt X
$482K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$460K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51
Fees for servicesLn 2g$619K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$653K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$428K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$460K
Accounts receivableLn 4$922
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$482K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K$460K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$516K$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$514K$482K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$514K$514K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$39K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$532$532
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$74K$74K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$314$314
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$685K$685K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 $653K$685K−$32K$482K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2025 $687K$655K$32K$514K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 26, 2024 $527K$469K$58K$482K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 18, 2022 $454K$381K$72K$424K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 1, 2021 $467K$345K$122K$352K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $653,177 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $575$51
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $653,247$618,940
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,105$23,149
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,723$11,037
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $686,650$653,177
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $527,326$558,320
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,439$126,742
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $654,765$685,062
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,885−$31,885
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $653,177 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $618,940$618,940
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,149$23,149
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,037$11,037
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $618,940 · Excluded from tax $34,186$653,177
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $685,062 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $513,657$513,657
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,643$5,643
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,020$39,020
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,460$4,460
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,523$1,523
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,694$4,694
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $532$532
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,987$2,987
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,067$5,067
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,121$74,121
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $314$314
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,219$6,219
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,185$9,185
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,718$15,718
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,922$1,922
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $685,062 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$685,062
Part X · Balance sheet $487,421 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,873$32,132
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $454,843$427,989
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,573$922
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $32,597$26,378
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $515,886$487,421
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,696$5,116
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,696$5,116
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $514,190$482,305
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $514,190$482,305
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $515,886$487,421
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $482,305 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$653,177
XI-2 Total expenses$685,062
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,885
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$514,190
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$482,305

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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