Childrens Outing Assn FY2021 filing

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Children's Outing association/coa youth & family centers (coa) helps milwaukee children, teens, and families reach their greatest potential through a continuum of educational recreational and social work programs offered through its riverwest and goldin community centers, seven community learning centers and at coa's rural camp facility. As a multicultural agency, coa values diversity and cooperation and promotes personal growth and positive social interaction.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 39-0806339) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$185K 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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 0.2% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$185K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
4.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $77K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
8% of total assets
Liabilities are 8% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
36
of 36 voting members
36 of 36 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$7.7M
Spent
$6.8M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$14.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$7.0M
Expenses
$6.8M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2025$6.7M
Net assets
$14.8M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$14.8M
FY2022$15.1M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$13.6M
FY2025$12.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · 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 Apr 1942.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $5.7M Management & general 11% · $741K Fundraising 6% · $421K

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

38 people listed on the 990; $185K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director (part Year)
$176,151Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (part Year)
$9,231Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Thomas Schneider————$176,151
Charlotte Cannon-Sain$73,400$156,923$163,584$158,752$9,231

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

Empowers Milwaukee youth and families with educational, recreational, and social programs for personal growth.

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3 programs · $4.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Early Childhood Development

Coa youth and family centers offers nationally accredited childcare programs for children ages 6 weeks through 6 years. All programs are multicultural and nonsectarian, and fees are determined based on family income.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 39-0806339) · Dispute this line
$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Youth Development Programs

Coa's commitment to the community involves a wide variety of services for area youth ages 4 through 17(18 if still in high school). Activities include after-school, summer and weekend programming; special groups for elementary school-aged children, preteens and teens; athletics and field trips; and educational opportunities including…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 39-0806339) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Community Development

Coa youth and family centers is a valuable part of the neighborhood and the community it serves. The agency partners with the hunger task force and the marquette university college of nursing to provide pediatric and family care (at the coa goldin center), offers adult basic education, and provides facility rentals of the riverwest…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 39-0806339) · Dispute this line
$924Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$77K

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Mar 2025 · $807K federal money spent
Twenty-First Century Community Learning CentersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.287 · Through Milwaukee Public School District$518K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction$118K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Milwaukee$60K
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction$55K
Summer Food Service Program for ChildrenDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.559 · Through Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction$37K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Mar 2024 · $1.2M federal money spent
Twenty-First Century Community Learning CentersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.287 · Through Milwaukee Public Schools$539K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Direct and through Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development$218K
Education Stabilization FundDepartment of Education · ALN 84.425 · Through Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction$185K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction$124K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Milwaukee$60K

Plus 2 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Mar 2023 · $933K federal money spent
Twenty-First Century Community Learning CentersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.287 · Through Milwaukee Public Schools$508K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction$126K
Immunization Cooperative AgreementsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.268 · Through Wisconsin Department of Health Services$100K
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.027 · Through Hunger Task Force$60K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Milwaukee$60K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Mar 2020 · $929K federal money spent
Twenty-First Century Community Learning CentersDepartment of Education · ALN 84.287 · Through Milwaukee Public Schools$531K
Child and Adult Care Food ProgramDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.558 · Through Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction$168K
Teenage Pregnancy Prevention ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.297 · Through United Way$86K
Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.218 · Through City of Milwaukee$60K
Summer Food Service Program for ChildrenDepartment of Agriculture · ALN 10.559 · Through Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction$55K

Plus 3 smaller programs.

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$352K
Money outPt IX
$6.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$741K
Fundraisingcol D$421K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
38
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a36
IndependentVI 1b36
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$491K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$352K
Other incomeLn 4–11$160K
Gains on assetsLn 7$140K
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$1.2M
Accounts receivableLn 4$70K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.2M
Total assetsLn 16$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$14.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5255
VolunteersI 662
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$45K
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$25K
Share of the $6.4M endowmentSch D 1g0.40%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$6.4M$4.8M$5.3M$5.2M$5.0M
AddedLn 1b$13K$37K$20K$21K$30K
SpentLn 1d–1f$115K$231K$174K$304K$364K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.1M$7.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.0M$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$12.7M$16.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$232K$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$12.5M$14.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$195K$195K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.1M$3.4M$379K$258K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$21K$192$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$408K$353K$26K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$362K$318K$20K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$22K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$347K$234K$101K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$2K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$272K$268K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$23K$377$2K
OccupancyLn 16$438K$426K$4K$8K
TravelLn 17$69K$68K$415$495
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$651$651
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$19K$17K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$325K$322K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$154K$3K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$875
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.8M$5.7M$741K$421K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 23, 2025 $7.0M$6.7M$313K$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2024 $6.1M$7.6M−$1.5M$13.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 24, 2023 $7.1M$7.5M−$390K$14.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 27, 2022 $8.1M$7.3M$756K$15.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2021 $7.7M$6.8M$842K$14.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,682,899 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,510,292$4,376,838
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,997,042$2,793,370
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $418,191$352,198
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $297,865$160,493
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,223,390$7,682,899
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 $5,476,759$5,072,750
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,178,368$1,768,305
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,655,127$6,841,055
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $568,263$841,844
Part VI · Governance 36 of 36 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body36
VI-1b Independent voting members36
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,682,899 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$577,266
VIII-1e Government grants$491,229
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,308,343
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$45,158
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,376,838
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,793,370$2,793,370
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $211,772$211,772
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $140,426$140,426
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $123,378$123,378
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $37,115$37,115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,793,370 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $512,691$7,682,899
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,841,055 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $195,445$195,445
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,447,684 · Management $378,903 · Fundraising $258,324$4,084,911
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,922 · Management $192 · Fundraising $1,876$22,990
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $352,512 · Management $26,266 · Fundraising $28,807$407,585
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $318,278 · Management $19,652 · Fundraising $23,889$361,819
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,266 · Management $7,952$30,218
IX-11f Investment management feesFundraising $25,253$25,253
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $234,073 · Management $100,591 · Fundraising $12,688$347,352
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,434 · Fundraising $10,404$12,838
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $268,398 · Management $1,400 · Fundraising $2,626$272,424
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,808 · Management $377 · Fundraising $1,526$24,711
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $426,419 · Management $3,572 · Fundraising $8,468$438,459
IX-17 TravelPrograms $67,768 · Management $415 · Fundraising $495$68,678
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $651$651
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $17,149 · Management $2,346$19,495
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $321,945 · Fundraising $3,385$325,330
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $153,697 · Management $2,555 · Fundraising $43,448$199,700
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,321 · Management $875$3,196
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,679,325 · Management $740,541 · Fundraising $421,189$6,841,055
Part X · Balance sheet $16,125,777 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $889,044$1,594,492
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $333,099$1,183,191
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,232,754$1,163,732
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $68,835$69,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $61,828$94,245
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,045,693$4,865,972
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,097,820$7,154,445
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,729,073$16,125,777
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $210,765$327,977
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,567$800
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$973,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,950$10,710
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $232,282$1,312,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,704,596$7,205,178
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,792,195$7,608,112
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,496,791$14,813,290
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,729,073$16,125,777
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,813,290 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,682,899
XI-2 Total expenses$6,841,055
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$841,844
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,496,791
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,474,655
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,813,290

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