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Grin & Grow Ltd FY2021 filing

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Waterloo, IA501(c)(3)Since 1979EducationEIN 42-1135299Revenue $854K in FY2021

On file with the IRSgrowingmindsearlylearningcenter.org608 W 4th St, 50702-1502 · Waterloo, IATax-exempt since Jan 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide a safe, nurturing, quality early childhood program to a diverse population regardless of income.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 10% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
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
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $90K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$91K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$854K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$507K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$580K
By yearFY2020–FY2026
Revenue
$854K
FY2021▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$658K
FY2021$854K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$772K
FY2024$610K
FY2025$631K
FY2026$642K
Expenses
$507K
FY2021▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$365K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$591K
FY2023$782K
FY2024$706K
FY2025$677K
FY2026$663K
Net assets
$580K
FY2021▲ +503%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$467K
FY2025$421K
FY2026$400K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Jan 1980.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $389K Management & general 23% · $117K Fundraising 0% · $519

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

14 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ed Gruenwald
Executive Di
$45,400Pt VII · Sec A
Nick Bailey
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jill Barta
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ron Flory
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Girsch
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Constance Grimm
Board Vice-C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carl Hartson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ed Gruenwald’s $43K as Executive Di is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ed Gruenwald$42,587$47,355$50,891$38,169$46,564$45,400
Melissa Ellis——————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers safe, nurturing early childhood programs to diverse children, regardless of income.

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1 program · $389K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Education, care and various activities were provided to 17,396 units of service for infant, preschool and schoolage children.

$389Kprogram 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
Cedar Valley United WayFY2024$65K
Pauline R Barrett Charitable FoundationFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$90K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$854K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$798K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$507K
Ln 25
Programscol B$389K
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$519
Owns and owesPt X
$580K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$539K
Total assetsLn 16$671K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$798K
Government grantsLn 1e$334K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$109
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$854K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$539K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$539K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Total assetsLn 16$671K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
Net assetsLn 32$580K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K$539K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$408K$671K
LiabilitiesLn 26$312K$91K
Net assetsLn 32$96K$580K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$14K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$24K$7K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$293K$251K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$29K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$610$91$519
Office expensesLn 13$13K$4K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$80$80
InterestLn 20$408$408
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K$131
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$50K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$6K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$507K$389K$117K$519

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $642K$663K−$20K$400K 990 PDF
FY2025 $631K$677K−$46K$421K 990 PDF
FY2024 $610K$706K−$97K$467K 990 PDF
FY2023 $772K$782K−$10K$594K 990 PDF
FY2022 $623K$591K$32K$574K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $854K$507K$347K$580K 990 PDF
FY2020 $658K$365K$293K$96K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $853,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $556,537$797,502
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,693$53,372
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27$109
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,194$2,904
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $658,451$853,887
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $261,852$401,121
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,211$105,506
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $365,063$506,627
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $293,388$347,260
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $853,887 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$333,744
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$463,758
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$797,502
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $53,372$53,372
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $109$109
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,904$2,904
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,276 · Excluded from tax $109$853,887
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $506,627 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,620 · Management $31,780$45,400
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $7,144 · Management $16,669$23,813
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $250,777 · Management $42,064$292,841
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,729$6,729
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,104 · Management $3,234$32,338
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,880$8,880
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $91 · Fundraising $519$610
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,806 · Management $9,543$13,349
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $80$80
IX-20 InterestPrograms $408$408
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,139$4,139
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,351 · Management $131$8,482
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,106 · Management $7,904$58,010
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,065 · Management $5,483$11,548
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $389,220 · Management $116,888 · Fundraising $519$506,627
Part X · Balance sheet $670,703 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $275,885$538,584
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $118,865$123,013
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,851$1,851
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,394$7,255
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $407,995$670,703
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $117,437$68,088
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $100,745$22,817
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $311,909$90,905
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $71,200$554,912
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,886$24,886
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $96,086$579,798
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $407,995$670,703
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $579,798 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$853,887
XI-2 Total expenses$506,627
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$347,260
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$96,086
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$136,452
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$579,798

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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