Seesaw INC FY2020 filing

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To work with parents, guardians, schools and communities to provide a safe and growing and learning environment for children

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-2397883) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $270K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
70% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4.5 mo
of spending, in cash
4.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $64K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$91K
13% of total assets
Liabilities are 13% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
None of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$620K
Spent
$574K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$609K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$620K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$620K
FY2021$785K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$952K
Expenses
$574K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$574K
FY2021$551K
FY2022$823K
FY2023$899K
FY2024$980K
Net assets
$609K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$609K
FY2021$845K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2011.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $400K Management & general 30% · $174K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shirley Qualls’s $73K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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.

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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 15aNo

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1 program · $400K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Kids Care Program

Operated a daycare program for preschool children and after - school and summer child care programs for school - aged children. Provided scholarships to assist needy families with the cost of child care. Services included meal service in accordance with federally funded child and adult care food program

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 35-2397883) · Dispute this line
$400Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$64K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$620K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$426K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Money outPt IX
$574K
Ln 25
Programscol B$400K
Managementcol C$174K
Owns and owesPt X
$609K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K
Total assetsLn 16$701K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$426K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$620K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$217K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$217K
Accounts receivableLn 4$8K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$461K
Total assetsLn 16$701K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
Net assetsLn 32$609K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K$217K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$521K$461K
Total assetsLn 16$604K$701K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$91K
Net assetsLn 32$563K$609K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$378K$292K$86K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$30K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$18K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$49K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$9K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$574K$400K$174K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 30, 2025 $952K$980K−$28K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 16, 2024 $1.5M$899K$605K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $1.3M$823K$490K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $785K$551K$234K$845K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 16, 2021 $620K$574K$46K$609K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $620,275 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $161,500$426,136
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $433,937$194,139
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,759$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $609,196$620,275
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $451,493$408,048
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $205,353$165,897
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $656,846$573,945
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$47,650$46,330
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $620,275 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$426,136
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$426,136
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $194,139$194,139
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $194,139$620,275
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $573,945 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $292,144 · Management $86,283$378,427
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,621$29,621
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,250$4,250
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,552 · Management $3,219$6,771
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $60,000$60,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,547 · Management $2,338$19,885
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,531 · Management $9,658$58,189
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,789 · Management $8,013$16,802
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $400,184 · Management $173,761 · Fundraising $0$573,945
Part X · Balance sheet $700,664 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,970$216,900
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,956$7,742
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,706$15,171
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $520,851$460,851
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,483$700,664
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,792$2,348
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $37,000$89,045
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,542$91,393
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $562,941$609,271
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $562,941$609,271
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,483$700,664
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $609,271 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$620,275
XI-2 Total expenses$573,945
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,330
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$562,941
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$609,271

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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