Greater Expectations Learning Center FY2023 filing

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Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Since 2011Human ServicesEIN 36-4703145

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The Mission of Greater Expectations Learning Center is to provide a safe, nurturing environment where children will be educated through cognitive learning, artistic expression and imaginative play. Our Focus is to provide the necessary tools to promote self- confidence, self-awareness and foster a love of learning.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $166K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$100K
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
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $92K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-26% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$845K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$592K
FY2022$989K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2023 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2012.

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% · $982K Management & general 12% · $130K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/Director
$99,913Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board-Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary S Land’s $95K as Founder/Director is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary S Land$94,653$83,706$99,913$77,751$54,261$77,896

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates children through play, art, and learning, building confidence and a love for discovery.

Provided by the organization

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3 program services account for $765K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

GELC Teaching Staff payroll and taxes. Continues to be rated a 5-star facility servicing the Finneytown community with childcare resources for infant, toddlers and school age children.

$669Kprogram expense
02

Provide nutritious breakfast, lunch and snack on site. GELC receives funding from Ohio Department of Education (CAFP) to offset program service expenses.

$86Kprogram expense
03

Two internally owned buses utilized to provide student transportation to local area schools. Alleviating parents coordinating before and after school pickup requirements.

$10Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$92K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$982K
Managementcol C$130K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$910K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$387K
SavingsLn 2$522K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$910K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 542
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$957K$910K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K$108K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$989K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$100K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$621K$603K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$66K$66K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$43K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$15K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$82K$82K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$26K$26K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$138K$138K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$982K$130K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.4M−$11K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.2M$118K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$17K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.1M$397K$989K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$845K$269K$592K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.1M$207K$324K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $1,128,321 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,081,312 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,081,312
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $22,224 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,224
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $24,785 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$24,785
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,128,321 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,128,321
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,111,186 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $99,913$99,913
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $602,984 · Management $18,115$621,099
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,105$66,105
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,500$11,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,782$42,782
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,064$15,064
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,710$81,710
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $26,117$26,117
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,665$8,665
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $138,231 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$138,231
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $981,658 · Management $129,528 · Fundraising $0$1,111,186
Part X · Balance sheet $1,047,808 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $956,615$387,437
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$522,223
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,303$29,743
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,913$108,405
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,074,831$1,047,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $72,101$35,678
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,703$6,026
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,862$41,704
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $988,969$1,006,104
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $988,969$1,006,104
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,074,831$1,047,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,006,104 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,128,321
XI-2 Total expenses$1,111,186
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,135
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$988,969
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
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$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,006,104

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