Cairn Hill INC

Lynn, MAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 45-5452706

Cairn Hill, Inc.s mission is to bring the transformative power of the artsusing nature, story, music, and the hands-on approach of Waldorf educationto young learners in urban and multi-ethnic communities.

87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 12 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 9% 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $14
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$231K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$275K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$231K
FY2024▼ -24%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$333K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$231K
Expenses
$275K
FY2024▼ -14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$287K
FY2023$319K
FY2024$275K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$237K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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% · $238K Management & general 13% · $36K Fundraising 0% · $538

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$10,360Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Brings transformative arts and Waldorf education to urban youth.

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1 program service account for $238K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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As an educational collaborative, Cairn Hill, Inc. uses nature, art and story and the hands-on approach of Waldorf education to engage young learners in urban and multicultural settings.Cairn Hill Nature Preschool provides an accessible, high quality preschool experience to children in the Lynn, MA area by blending creative pre-academic…

$238Kprogram expense

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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$14

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$231K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$26
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$238K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$538
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$191K
Investment incomeLn 3$26
Total revenueLn 12$231K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 66
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 FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$257K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$0
Net assetsLn 32$237K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$154K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$4K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$666$666
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$486
OccupancyLn 16$33K$33K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$10K$294$52
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$238K$36K$538

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $231K$275K−$44K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $304K$319K−$15K$237K 990 PDF
FY2022 $333K$287K$46K$252K 990 PDF
FY2021 $319K$234K$85K$205K 990 PDF
FY2020 $297K$235K$62K$121K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $230,593 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$39,508
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$39,508
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $191,059$191,059
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26$26
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $191,059 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26$230,593
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,675 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $153,891$153,891
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,740$6,740
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,428$16,428
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $22,963$22,963
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,661 · Management $2,125$5,786
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $666$666
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,429$1,429
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,045 · Fundraising $486$3,531
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,583$32,583
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsManagement $1,389$1,389
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,938$7,938
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,768 · Management $2,933$5,701
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,284 · Management $294 · Fundraising $52$10,630
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,004 · Management $36,133 · Fundraising $538$274,675
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $256,834$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,894$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $236,940$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $256,834$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$230,593
XI-2 Total expenses$274,675
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,082
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$236,940
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$192,858
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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