Family Learning Solutions INC

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Silver Spring, MD501(c)(3)EducationEIN 31-1508709Revenue $216K in FY2025

On file with the IRSflsinc.org8804 Sundale Dr, 20910-5040 · Silver Spring, MDTax-exempt since Mar 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To utilize volunteers and professionals to provide counseling, tutoring, group mentoring, expressive arts, and supportive services at no cost to "hard to reach" children and families, where they live, to ensure accessibility for vulnerable youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
556% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 556% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$216K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$210K
To programs
74%
Net assets
−$54K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$216K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$207K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$165K
FY2025$216K
Expenses
$210K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$80K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$210K
Net assets
−$54K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$61K
FY2022−$6K
FY2023−$59K
FY2024−$48K
FY2025−$54K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1997.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $156K Management & general 5% · $12K Fundraising 20% · $43K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founder & Executive Director
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
President of Fls Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori S Melman’s $54K as Founder & Executive Director is at the 45th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lori S Melman$54,000$50,000$48,521$46,953$48,521

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

Offers free counseling, tutoring, and mentoring to vulnerable children and families where they live.

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1 program · $156K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provided mental health counseling, tutoring, educational support and recreational services to k through 12TH grade students that attend schools in montgomery county, MD

$156Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$216K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Programscol B$156K
Managementcol C$12K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
−$54K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Government grantsLn 1e$216K
Total revenueLn 12$216K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32−$54K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$18K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$18K$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K$66K
Net assetsLn 32−$48K−$54K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$22K$5K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$3K$810$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$3K$749$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$4K$967$5K
InterestLn 20$3K$1K$342$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$280$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$122K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K$156K$12K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $216K$210K$6K−$54K 990 PDF
FY2024 $165K$164K$323−$48K 990 PDF
FY2023 $135K$188K−$53K−$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $136K$203K−$67K−$6K 990 PDF
FY2021 $207K$80K$128K$61K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $216,382 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $164,514$216,382
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $164,514$216,382
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $61,508$69,593
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,683$140,710
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $164,191$210,303
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $323$6,079
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $216,382 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$216,382
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$216,382
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$216,382
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $210,303 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,600 · Management $5,400 · Fundraising $27,000$54,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,240 · Management $810 · Fundraising $4,050$8,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,997 · Management $749 · Fundraising $3,747$7,493
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $0$3,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,868 · Management $967 · Fundraising $4,835$9,670
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,368 · Management $342 · Fundraising $1,710$3,420
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,120 · Management $280 · Fundraising $1,400$2,800
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,820 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$121,820
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $156,013 · Management $11,548 · Fundraising $42,742$210,303
Part X · Balance sheet $11,877 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,084$11,877
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,084$11,877
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $66,500$66,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $66,500$66,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$48,416−$54,123
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$48,416−$54,123
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,084$11,877
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$54,123 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$216,382
XI-2 Total expenses$210,303
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,079
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$48,416
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$11,786
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$54,123

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

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