Sealed with a Kid INC FY2021 filing

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Operate daycare for community

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$99K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$386K
Spent
$337K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$183K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$386K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$386K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$376K
FY2024$308K
FY2025$246K
Expenses
$337K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$337K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$274K
Net assets
$183K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$183K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$245K
FY2025$221K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $311K Management & general 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

6 people listed on the 990; $25K 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
Center Director
$24,604Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sydney Jones’s $13K as Director is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
Sarah Sholty—$33,859$26,361$24,604
Sydney Jones$13,455———

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

Sealed with a Kid INC is a human services nonprofit based in Ida Grove, IA.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Page 2 part iii provide child care services to families in the area.

Pt IX · col B

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 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$386K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$106K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$337K
Ln 25
Programscol B$311K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$183K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$106K
Government grantsLn 1e$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$386K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
SavingsLn 2$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$196K
Total assetsLn 16$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K
Net assetsLn 32$183K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 66
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$42K$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$193K$196K
Total assetsLn 16$244K$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K$99K
Net assetsLn 32$135K$183K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$25K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$92K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$33K
Management feesLn 11a$39K$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$90$90
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$97K$853
Total functional expensesLn 25$337K$311K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $246K$274K−$28K$221K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2024 $308K$275K$32K$245K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2023 $376K$338K$38K$188K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 31, 2022 $321K$354K−$33K$150K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $386K$337K$49K$183K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $385,818 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,721$106,182
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $198,265$265,152
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,499$14,483
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $227,488$385,818
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $133,098$149,610
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,451$187,313
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $210,549$336,923
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,939$48,895
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $385,818 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$62,920
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$32,223
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$106,182
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $265,152$265,152
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $8,100$8,100
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$6,383
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $265,153 · Unrelated business $8,100$385,818
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $336,923 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,604$24,604
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,345$92,345
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,661$32,661
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $39,000$39,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,135$3,135
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,198$1,198
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,075$5,075
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,554$6,554
IX-17 TravelPrograms $90$90
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,035$4,035
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$22,289
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,288$8,288
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,796 · Management $853$97,649
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $310,646 · Management $3,988 · Fundraising $0$336,923
Part X · Balance sheet $282,794 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,990$32,824
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,646$46,394
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,376$7,323
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $192,982$196,253
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $243,994$282,794
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $109,462$99,367
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $134,532$183,427
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $243,994$282,794
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $183,427 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$385,818
XI-2 Total expenses$336,923
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,895
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$134,532
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$183,427

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

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