Hudsons 1st Class Academy

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Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 45-2915272Revenue $168K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1712 3rd Ave W, 35208-4208 · Birmingham, ALTax-exempt since Nov 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Hudson First Class Academy s primary focus is to advocate for underserved children who reside in the Birmingham Alabama community to receive access to adequate and affordable early education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers.
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 19% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$168K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$41K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$127K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$168K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$141K
FY2020$82K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$182K
FY2025$168K
Expenses
$41K
FY2025▼ -48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$285K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$79K
FY2025$41K
Net assets
$127K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$46K
FY2020$55K
FY2022−$51K
FY2023−$2K
FY2024$103K
FY2025$127K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2019.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $40K Management & general 3% · $1K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Child Care Specialist
$20,032Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsay Marshall’s $20K as Child Care Specialist is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Lindsay Marshall$20,032$20,032

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

Advocates for underserved children to access affordable early education in Birmingham, Alabama.

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1 program · $194K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Our mission is to be recognized as a staple in the Birmingham Alabama Community where underserved children can gain access to adequate and affordable early childhood education and child day care services.

$194Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$168K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$168K
Money outPt IX
$41K
Ln 25
Programscol B$40K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$127K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$168K
Total revenueLn 12$168K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
InvestmentsLn 11–13$168K
Total assetsLn 16$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$127K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
InvestmentsLn 11–13$182K$168K
Total assetsLn 16$182K$168K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K$41K
Net assetsLn 32$103K$127K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12$658$658
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$41K$40K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $168K$41K$127K$127K 990 PDF
FY2024 $182K$79K$103K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023 $351K$353K−$2K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2022 $234K$285K−$51K−$51K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $82K$55K 990 PDF
FY2019 $141K$46K 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 $168,336 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $182,296$168,336
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $182,296$168,336
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,158$41,345
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $79,158$41,345
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $103,138$126,991
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $168,336 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $168,336$168,336
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $168,336$168,336
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $41,345 across 5 lines filed
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $658$658
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,418 · Management $1,401$4,819
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,221$1,221
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,647$16,647
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,000$18,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $39,944 · Management $1,401 · Fundraising $0$41,345
Part X · Balance sheet $168,336 assets, 7 lines filed
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $182,296$168,336
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $182,296$168,336
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $79,158$41,345
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $79,158$41,345
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $103,138$126,991
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $103,138$126,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $182,296$168,336
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $126,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$168,336
XI-2 Total expenses$41,345
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$126,991
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$103,138
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$103,138
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$126,991

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

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