Discovery's mission is to provide high quality education and care for young children and their families by nurturing all areas of development in an enriched learning environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
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 $77K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$159K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$708K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$674K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$621K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$708K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$416K
FY2021$756K
FY2022$803K
FY2023$687K
FY2024$708K
FY2025$850K
Expenses
$674K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$462K
FY2021$510K
FY2022$673K
FY2023$647K
FY2024$674K
FY2025$794K
Net assets
$621K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$482K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$689K
FY2024$621K
FY2025$780K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Mar 1980.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $575K Management & general 14% · $95K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$50,887Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy Deschene$52,350$50,887$43,980$42,510$42,510—
Gabi Maul$50,625—————
Maria Moehle—————$46,447
Heather Mayheu———$44,752$44,752$34,870
Mycah Auville—————$16,664

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 15aNo

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1 program · $575K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

To provide high quality education and care for young children and their families by nuturing the whole spectrum of development to include social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth in an enriched learning enviroment.

$575Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$708K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$371K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$674K
Ln 25
Programscol B$575K
Managementcol C$95K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$621K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K
Total assetsLn 16$781K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$371K
Government grantsLn 1e$292K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$708K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$247K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$247K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$534K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$781K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
Net assetsLn 32$621K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K$247K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$514K$534K
Total assetsLn 16$859K$781K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K$159K
Net assetsLn 32$689K$621K
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 current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$48K$3K$255
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$370K$350K$19K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K$768$77
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$33K$2K$173
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K$155
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$825$825
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$5K$12K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$9K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$101K$98K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$66$390
Total functional expensesLn 25$674K$575K$95K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $850K$794K$56K$780K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $708K$674K$34K$621K 990 PDF
FY2023 $687K$647K$40K$689K 990 PDF
FY2022 $803K$673K$130K$612K 990 PDF
FY2021 $756K$510K$247K$482K 990 PDF
FY2020 $416K$462K−$46K$236K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $708,098 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $319,409$370,803
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $364,305$330,043
I-10 Investment income$7,252
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,439$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $687,153$708,098
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $474,622$471,349
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $172,699$202,408
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $647,321$673,757
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,832$34,341
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $708,098 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$292,361
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$78,442
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$370,803
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $330,043$330,043
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,252$7,252
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 $330,043 · Excluded from tax $7,252$708,098
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $673,757 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 current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,088 · Management $2,544 · Fundraising $255$50,887
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $350,070 · Management $18,522 · Fundraising $1,852$370,444
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,518 · Management $768 · Fundraising $77$15,363
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,749 · Management $1,733 · Fundraising $173$34,655
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,595 · Management $155$7,750
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $825$825
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,673 · Management $5,674$11,347
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,192 · Management $12,115$17,307
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,698$8,698
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $37,040$37,040
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,973 · Management $5,415 · Fundraising $1,083$15,471
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,227 · Management $2,423$100,650
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,864 · Management $66 · Fundraising $390$3,320
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $574,774 · Management $95,153 · Fundraising $3,830$673,757
Part X · Balance sheet $780,576 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $344,944$246,897
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $514,150$533,679
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 $859,094$780,576
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $169,714$159,417
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $689,380$596,159
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $689,380$621,159
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $859,094$780,576
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $621,159 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$708,098
XI-2 Total expenses$673,757
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,341
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$689,380
XI-7 Investment expenses−$102,562
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$621,159

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