Language Tree INC

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The mission of the Language Tree is to provide a safe, stable, academically challenging Language immersion program for 2-6 years olds. Our focus is to provide a stimulating education experience, which promotes each childs social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. Our goal is to enhance the childrens desire to be life- long learners.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-4578911) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 24 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
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 surplus $17K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
87% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
5.9 mo
of spending, in cash
5.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $257
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Liabilities are 1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$578K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$667K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$343K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$578K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$481K
FY2021$559K
FY2022$610K
FY2023$578K
FY2024$636K
FY2025$578K
Expenses
$667K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$418K
FY2021$434K
FY2022$516K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$705K
FY2025$667K
Net assets
$343K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$306K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$501K
FY2024$432K
FY2025$343K

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 2014.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $583K Management & general 12% · $78K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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; $58K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$58,108Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Elam’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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
Leslie Elam$58,108$20,832————
Natalia Prats———$42,450$40,800$40,800
Mindy Mantlo——$30,588———

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

Provides early childhood education through language immersion programs.

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1 program · $583K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Early childhood education, serving 78 students

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-4578911) · Dispute this line
$583Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$257

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$578K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$556K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Money outPt IX
$667K
Ln 25
Programscol B$583K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$343K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$330K
Total assetsLn 16$347K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$556K
Total revenueLn 12$578K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$330K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$330K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Total assetsLn 16$347K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$343K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$414K$330K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$432K$347K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500$5K
Net assetsLn 32$432K$343K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$58K$23K$29K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$340K$340K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$0$11K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$0$10K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$29K$2K$467
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$0$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$20K$0$20K$0
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$72K$72K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$92K$92K$198$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$0$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$667K$583K$78K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 17, 2026 $578K$667K−$89K$343K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2025 $636K$705K−$69K$432K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 5, 2024 $578K$602K−$24K$501K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 10, 2023 $610K$516K$94K$525K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $559K$434K$125K$431K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021 $481K$418K$63K$306K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments E · Schools G · Fundraising O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $577,952 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $55,699$27,275
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $587,169$556,239
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$6,828−$5,562
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $636,040$577,952
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $507,395$450,997
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $197,930$216,330
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $705,325$667,327
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,285−$89,375
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $577,952 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$27,275
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,275
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$556,239
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$5,562−$5,562
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $556,239 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$5,562$577,952
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $667,327 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $23,243 · Management $29,054 · Fundraising $5,811$58,108
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $339,722 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$339,722
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $10,976 · Fundraising $0$10,976
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $10,214 · Fundraising $0$10,214
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,175 · Management $2,335 · Fundraising $467$31,977
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $0$3,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,670 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,670
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $19,877 · Fundraising $0$19,877
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,684 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,684
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,793 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$71,793
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,592 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,592
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,389 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,389
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,019 · Management $198 · Fundraising $0$92,217
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,108 · Fundraising $0$2,108
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $583,287 · Management $77,762 · Fundraising $6,278$667,327
Part X · Balance sheet $347,266 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $413,821$330,228
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,630$17,038
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $432,451$347,266
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $500$4,690
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $500$4,690
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $431,951$342,576
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,951$342,576
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $432,451$347,266
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $342,576 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$577,952
XI-2 Total expenses$667,327
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$89,375
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,951
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$342,576

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

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