Tools for Tomorrow INC FY2021 filing

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Palm Desert, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 33-0889045Revenue $251K in FY2021

On file with the IRStoolsfortomorrow.org42600 Cook St Ste 202, 92211-5143 · Palm Desert, CATax-exempt since Jun 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide a free after school arts literacy program integrating creative writing, art, music and drama for children iages eight through eleven in the Coachella Valley. Over 900 children served in 2021.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% 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 · 45% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 45% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$251K
Spent
$197K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$455K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$251K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$251K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$576K
FY2025$523K
Expenses
$197K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$197K
FY2022$217K
FY2023$376K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$480K
Net assets
$455K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$455K
FY2022$547K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$709K
FY2025$754K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2000.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $163K Management & general 12% · $24K Fundraising 5% · $9K

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

7 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
Operations Manager
$55,874Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$33,025Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Hecht’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 80th 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 · 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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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 after-school arts and writing programs for children aged eight to eleven.

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1 program · $163K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provides a free after schools art literacy program integrating writing, art, music and drama for children in grades three through five in Coachella Valley elementary schools.

$163Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$251K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Money outPt IX
$197K
Ln 25
Programscol B$163K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$455K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Government grantsLn 1e$49K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Total revenueLn 12$251K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$244K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$244K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$455K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$212K$244K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$171K$201K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$455K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$394K$455K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$83K$6K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$43K$40K$4K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$788$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$0$4$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$500
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$36$898
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$305$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$9K$5K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$548$168$380$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$0$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$1K$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$9K$0$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$197K$163K$24K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $523K$480K$43K$754K 990 PDF
FY2024 $576K$473K$103K$709K 990 PDF
FY2023 $435K$376K$59K$606K 990 PDF
FY2022 $321K$217K$104K$547K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $251K$197K$54K$455K 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
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Part I · Summary $250,823 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $288,311$187,750
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $103,464$63,073
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $391,775$250,823
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $140,712$143,298
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,873$53,631
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $193,585$196,929
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $198,190$53,894
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,823 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$65,737
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$49,078
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,935
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,731
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$187,750
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,803$62,803
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $270 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$270
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $270 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,803$250,823
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $196,929 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,314 · Management $5,588 · Fundraising $0$88,902
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $39,542 · Management $3,897 · Fundraising $0$43,439
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,169 · Management $788 · Fundraising $0$10,957
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,925 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,925
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,012 · Fundraising $0$2,012
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $4 · Fundraising $3,200$3,204
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,987 · Management $0 · Fundraising $500$3,487
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,451 · Management $36 · Fundraising $898$3,385
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,614 · Management $305 · Fundraising $1,735$3,654
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,210 · Management $5,408 · Fundraising $0$14,618
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $168 · Management $380 · Fundraising $0$548
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $2,014 · Fundraising $0$2,014
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,404 · Management $3,898 · Fundraising $0$5,302
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,593 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,889$11,482
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $163,377 · Management $24,330 · Fundraising $9,222$196,929
Part X · Balance sheet $455,471 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $211,723$244,296
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,584$10,232
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $170,968$200,943
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $394,275$455,471
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $394,275$455,471
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $394,275$455,471
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $394,275$455,471
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $455,471 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,823
XI-2 Total expenses$196,929
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,894
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$394,275
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$31,802
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$24,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$455,471

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