Chrestomathy INC

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Chrestomathy is a specialized, therapeutic day service and employment development program providing 40 years of service excellence to adults with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-1527943) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$149K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $43K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$149K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.5 mo
of spending, in cash
4.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$474K
19% of total assets
Liabilities are 19% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
2 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$4.6M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$4.4M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.6M
Expenses
$4.4M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.4M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1988.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $3.8M Management & general 14% · $606K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $149K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$148,675Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda L Moore’s $149K as President is at the 72nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda L Moore$148,675$141,110$137,639———
Linda Moore———$140,281$134,162$139,507
Robyn Wade———$94,457$88,461$100,928

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

Provides therapeutic day services and employment training for adults with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities.

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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A specialized, therapeutic day service and employment development program providing 40 years of service excellence to adults with intellectual and neurdevelopmental disabilities.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-1527943) · Dispute this line
$3.8Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Money outPt IX
$4.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$606K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$474K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$72K
Gains on assetsLn 7$27K
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$338K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Accounts receivableLn 4$344K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$282K
Other assetsLn 15$205K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$474K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5130
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K$282K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K$474K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$149K$121K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.2M$353K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$811$541
Other employee benefitsLn 9$340K$204K$136K
Payroll taxesLn 10$212K$180K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$20K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$568K$568K
InterestLn 20$783$783
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$63K$63K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$410K$401K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$25K$67
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.4M$3.8M$606K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 22, 2026 $4.6M$4.4M$214K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 19, 2025 $4.3M$4.2M$152K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 30, 2024 $3.8M$4.3M−$512K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 18, 2023 $3.9M$4.2M−$367K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 2, 2022 $4.3M$3.7M$521K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 2, 2021 $3.9M$4.1M−$266K$1.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments L · Interested persons O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $4,638,018 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,825$54,289
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,267,123$4,511,307
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,128$72,422
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,305,076$4,638,018
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 $3,017,408$3,243,828
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,136,025$1,180,221
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,153,433$4,424,049
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $151,643$213,969
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $4,638,018 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,511,307$4,511,307
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45,775$45,775
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $26,647$26,647
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,537,954 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,775$4,638,018
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,424,049 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $120,953 · Management $27,722$148,675
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,189,386 · Management $352,919$2,542,305
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $811 · Management $541$1,352
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $203,883 · Management $135,923$339,806
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $179,936 · Management $31,754$211,690
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,286$40,286
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,006 · Management $7,540$27,546
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,653$17,653
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $567,829$567,829
IX-20 InterestPrograms $783$783
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $63,390$63,390
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,405$27,405
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $400,690 · Management $9,157$409,847
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,415 · Management $67$25,482
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,818,140 · Management $605,909 · Fundraising $0$4,424,049
Part X · Balance sheet $2,552,534 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,275,910$1,321,664
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $325,029$338,100
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $325,001$343,521
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $45,108$62,283
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $126,381$282,417
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $418,632$204,549
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,516,061$2,552,534
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45,410$62,022
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $605,837$411,729
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $651,247$473,751
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,864,814$2,078,783
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,864,814$2,078,783
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,516,061$2,552,534
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,078,783 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,638,018
XI-2 Total expenses$4,424,049
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$213,969
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,864,814
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,078,783

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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