Blossom School INC

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Clearwater, FL501(c)(3)Since 2003EducationEIN 42-1589773Revenue $670K in FY2025

On file with the IRSblossomschool.org14088 Icot Blvd, 33760-3701 · Clearwater, FLTax-exempt since Jan 2004School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Blossom's mission is to develop and provide a successful educational environment for students and families of students who are deaf, hard of hearing, coda (children of deaf adults) and hearing siblings and prepare them for a lifetime of success in the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $152 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$29K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $375K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$670K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$665K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$51K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$670K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$566K
FY2021$651K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$632K
FY2024$645K
FY2025$670K
Expenses
$665K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$649K
FY2021$592K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$643K
FY2024$650K
FY2025$665K
Net assets
$51K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$31K
FY2021$29K
FY2022$61K
FY2023$51K
FY2024$46K
FY2025$51K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2004.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $600K Management & general 9% · $63K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $29K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$28,844Pt VII · Sec A
Pres./Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Rutenberg’s $29K as Executive Dir. is at the 21st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julie Rutenberg$28,844$26,688$24,260$22,054$21,000$21,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students and families for community success.

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1 program · $600K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Blossom montessori school for the deaf provides innovative educational opportunities to children (ages 3 through 12) who are deaf, hard of hearing, hearing siblings, and children of deaf adults.

$600Kprogram 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$375K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$670K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$656K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Money outPt IX
$665K
Ln 25
Programscol B$600K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$51K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$51K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$656K
Government grantsLn 1e$139K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Total revenueLn 12$670K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$707
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$51K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$51K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 61
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$8K
Total assetsLn 16$46K$51K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$46K$51K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$29K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$296K$281K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$55K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$24K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$76$76
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$23K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$170
OccupancyLn 16$78K$74K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$761$761
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$426
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$75K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$61K$56K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$665K$600K$63K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $670K$665K$5K$51K 990 PDF
FY2024 $645K$650K−$5K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 $632K$643K−$11K$51K 990 PDF
FY2022 $619K$587K$33K$61K 990 PDF
FY2021 $651K$592K$59K$29K 990 PDF
FY2020 $566K$649K−$83K−$31K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $670,323 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $628,953$655,752
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,627$14,571
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $645,580$670,323
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 $393,625$408,355
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $256,680$256,722
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $650,305$665,077
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,725$5,246
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $670,323 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,108
VIII-1e Government grants$138,753
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$515,891
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$655,752
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,571$14,571
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,571 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$670,323
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $665,077 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $28,844$28,844
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $281,450 · Management $14,813$296,263
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,417 · Management $2,916$58,333
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,669 · Management $1,246$24,915
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $76$76
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,020 · Management $1,211$24,231
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,228 · Management $170$3,398
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $74,095 · Management $3,900$77,995
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $761$761
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,098 · Management $426$8,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,632 · Management $1,622$76,254
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $55,931 · Management $3,440 · Fundraising $2,112$61,483
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $600,301 · Management $62,664 · Fundraising $2,112$665,077
Part X · Balance sheet $51,134 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,387$35,946
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $707$707
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$7,688
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,794$6,793
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,888$51,134
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $45,888$51,134
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,888$51,134
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,888$51,134
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $51,134 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$670,323
XI-2 Total expenses$665,077
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,246
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,888
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$51,134

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

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