Providing quality child care to low income families

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $48K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$74K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$707K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$561K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$781K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$707K
FY2021▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$560K
FY2021$707K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$552K
Expenses
$561K
FY2021-0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$564K
FY2021$561K
FY2023$628K
FY2024$654K
Net assets
$781K
FY2021▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$635K
FY2021$781K
FY2023$595K
FY2024$492K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1973.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $495K Management & general 7% · $39K Fundraising 5% · $27K

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; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$52,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy Powell’s $56K as Executive Director is at the 45th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2020
Kathy Powell$56,484$52,000

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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Programs and updates

Offers affordable, quality childcare to low-income families.

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1 program · $499K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Providing quality child care to low income families

$499Kprogram 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 · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$707K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Other incomeLn 4–11$321K
Money outPt IX
$561K
Ln 25
Programscol B$495K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$781K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Other incomeLn 4–11$321K
Total revenueLn 12$707K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$854K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
Net assetsLn 32$781K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $552K$654K−$102K$492K 990 PDF
FY2023 $464K$628K−$164K$595K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $707K$561K$146K$781K 990 PDF
FY2020 $560K$564K−$3K$635K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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