For all children to have the opportunity to grow, succeed, and become valuable members of our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $578K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $177K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$114K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
+87% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2021▲ +87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2021▲ +124%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$5.4M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.3M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1987.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $1.0M Management & general 12% · $190K Fundraising 24% · $376K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$83,272Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Virginia Hanson$105,612————
Carrie Gilbertson—$82,174$90,551$83,272$82,520

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

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Empowers children to grow, succeed, and become valuable community members.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

School Based Services

The child advancement project ("cap"), established in 1989, matches nurturing community volunteer mentors who provide support and encouragement to children grades k-12. These cap mentors work one-on-one with children to increase academic and social competency and to enhance opportunities for academic challenge.

$483Kprogram expense
02

Parent Programs

Thrive's parent place program, established in 1997, provides education, information, support, and resources to all parents to support healthy child growth and development and help local families thrive.

$474Kprogram expense
03

Girls for a Change

Girls for a change, established in 1998, inspires girls to create change in themselves, each other, and the world around the. This program offers opportunities for girls grades 8-12 to empower themselves to embrace their future and feel confident in their ability to create and contribute to the world they want.

$48Kprogram expense

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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 2 funders$177K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$190K
Fundraisingcol D$376K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$340K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$74K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$756K
SavingsLn 2$485K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$982K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$414K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 6319
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$1.2M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$894K$982K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$114K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$61K$8K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$945K$630K$76K$238K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$130K$80K$20K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$47K$10K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$7K$755
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$7K$293$7K
Office expensesLn 13$32K$3K$17K$12K
Information technologyLn 14−$2K$15K−$20K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$119K$80K$17K$21K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$28
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$9K$504$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$50K$8K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.0M$190K$376K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$1.9M−$107K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.1M−$420K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$2.0M−$269K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.5M$1.6M$2.9M$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$1.6M$780K$2.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,479,821 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,324,014$4,368,474
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,642$12,651
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,189$25,118
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,868$73,578
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,396,713$4,479,821
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,250,380$1,243,912
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $366,606$327,494
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,616,986$1,571,406
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $779,727$2,908,415
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,479,821 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $232 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$160,268
VIII-1e Government grants$340,299
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,867,907
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,594
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,368,474
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,651$12,651
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,118$25,118
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $73,346$73,346
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,883 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $98,464$4,479,821
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,571,406 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,721 · Management $8,452 · Fundraising $22,996$92,169
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $630,488 · Management $76,414 · Fundraising $237,718$944,620
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $79,734 · Management $19,959 · Fundraising $30,629$130,322
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,430 · Management $10,122 · Fundraising $19,249$76,801
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,568$10,568
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,141$10,141
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,858 · Management $755$7,613
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,704 · Management $293 · Fundraising $6,595$13,592
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,002 · Management $17,494 · Fundraising $11,765$32,261
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,444 · Management −$19,811 · Fundraising $2,367−$2,000
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $80,268 · Management $17,102 · Fundraising $21,382$118,752
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,143 · Fundraising $28$8,171
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,014 · Management $504 · Fundraising $4,144$13,662
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $28,783$28,783
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,099 · Management $1,449 · Fundraising $1,895$10,443
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,975 · Management $8,152 · Fundraising $17,381$75,508
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,004,880 · Management $190,377 · Fundraising $376,149$1,571,406
Part X · Balance sheet $5,499,821 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $458,375$755,706
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $723,209$484,552
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $129,750$1,061,140
X-4 Accounts receivable$7,968
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,566$4,984
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,654$1,789,646
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $893,645$981,938
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $194,220$413,887
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,479,893$5,499,821
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,117$59,171
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $35,915$54,516
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $73,032$113,687
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,355,943$1,662,380
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,050,918$3,723,754
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,406,861$5,386,134
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,479,893$5,499,821
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,386,134 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,479,821
XI-2 Total expenses$1,571,406
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,908,415
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,406,861
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$70,858
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,386,134

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