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Offers free after-school arts and writing programs for children aged eight to eleven. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $523K in revenue, $480K in expenses, and $754K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Palm Desert, CA
Website
toolsfortomorrow.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$523KFY2025
Expenses
$480K
Net assets
$754K
People
14
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  33-0889045 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Palm Desert, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers free after-school arts and writing programs for children aged eight to eleven.
Leadership
Andrea Hecht · Executive Director · $92K
Money in and out
$523K revenue, $480K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$523K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$480K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$754K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $43K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.21
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
19.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -54% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$523K
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses
$480K
FY2025▲ +1%
Total assets
$778K
FY2025▲ +7%
Total liabilities
$24K
FY2025▲ +20%
Total revenue
$523K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$480K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$754K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$43K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$778K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $326K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provides a free after school art literacy program integrating writing, art, music and drama for children ages eight to eleven in the Coachella Valley.

$326Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTools for Tomorrow INC
EINHdr · item D33-0889045
Principal addressHdr · item CPalm Desert, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jtoolsfortomorrow.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$92,074Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$46,973Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Visionaries Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Hecht’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Andrea Hecht$92,074$92,864$87,413$59,799$55,874
Emily Culhan$46,973$20,167
David Hirsch$35,462$34,244$33,025

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$348K · 67%
Program service revenue$154K · 29%
Investment income$50K · 10%
Contributions & grants67%$348K
Program service revenue29%$154K
Investment income10%$50K
— government grantsLn 1e$11K
Total revenueLn 12$523K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.21
Program services68%$326K
Management & general11%$51K
Fundraising21%$103K
Total functional expensesLn 25$480K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$167K
Total assetsLn 16$778K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$24K
Total net assetsLn 32$754K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $747K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $480K · Less non-cash grants $10K · Cash operating expenses/yr $470K
19.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $326K · Total expenses $480K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $51K · Total expenses $480K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $103K · Total expenses $480K
21%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $86K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $356K
$0.24 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $348K · Total revenue $523K
67%
Government reliance
Government grants $11K · Total revenue $523K
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $154K · Total revenue $523K
29%
Investment reliance
Investment income $50K · Total revenue $523K
+10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $154K · Total expenses $480K
32%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $523K · Prior year $576K
-9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $251K · FY2024 $523K
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $754K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $523K · Expenses $480K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $778K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $754K · Total assets $778K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $580K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $778K
74%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrea Hecht · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $92K · Total expenses $480K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $319K · Total expenses $480K
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 30%
Revenue growth -9%
Legal fee ratio <0.01%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$523K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$576K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$435K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$321K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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