Stella Learning Center INC FY2021 filing

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Houma, LA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-2504472Revenue $680K in FY2021

On file with the IRS310 S Hollywood Rd, 70360-2703 · Houma, LATax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To improve the lives of individuals with autism and related disabilities through the provision of high quality, accessible educational programs designed to enhance the individuals' opportunities to achieve their full potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $465K a year · 71% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$49K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $24
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$680K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$147K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$213K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$680K
FY2021▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$551K
FY2021$680K
FY2022$808K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$569K
Expenses
$147K
FY2021▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$170K
Net assets
$213K
FY2021▲ +101%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$161K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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% · $132K Management & general 10% · $15K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$49,308Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daisy Alviar’s $59K as Executive Director is at the 51st 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daisy Alviar$58,757$59,017$62,815$49,308$40,784

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 accessible education to help people with autism reach their full potential.

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1 program · $132K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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To improve the lives of individuals with autism and related disabilities.

$132Kprogram 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$24

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$680K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$570K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Money outPt IX
$147K
Ln 25
Programscol B$132K
Managementcol C$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$213K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K
Total assetsLn 16$249K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Government grantsLn 1e$106K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$570K
Total revenueLn 12$680K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
SavingsLn 2$139K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$209K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$249K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$213K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 61
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$209K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$119K$249K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$106K$213K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$13K$0$13K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$79K$79K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$520$520$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$608$608$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$238$238$0$0
InterestLn 20$29$0$29$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$772$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$147K$132K$15K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $569K$170K$399K$161K 990 PDF
FY2023 $653K$252K$401K$233K 990 PDF
FY2022 $808K$166K$642K$272K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $680K$147K$533K$213K 990 PDF
FY2020 $551K$202K$349K$106K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $680,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $101,215$110,081
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $406,454$570,129
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,872$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $550,568$680,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $122,350$98,975
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $79,440$48,391
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $201,790$147,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $348,778$532,844
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $680,210 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$106,076
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,005
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,081
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $503,698 · Excluded from tax $0$570,129
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,431 · Unrelated business $503,698 · Excluded from tax $0$680,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $147,366 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $12,796 · Fundraising $0$12,796
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $78,838 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$78,838
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,696 · Management $1,645 · Fundraising $0$7,341
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,139 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,139
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $520 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$520
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $608 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$608
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,123 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,123
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $238 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$238
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $29 · Fundraising $0$29
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,026 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,026
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,531 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,531
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,095 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,095
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,310 · Management $772 · Fundraising $0$9,082
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $132,124 · Management $15,242 · Fundraising $0$147,366
Part X · Balance sheet $249,386 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,447$69,262
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$139,248
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $585$8,430
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,349$32,446
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,696$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $119,077$249,386
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,787$4,476
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$2,707
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,985$28,933
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,772$36,116
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $106,305$213,270
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $106,305$213,270
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $119,077$249,386
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $213,270 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$680,210
XI-2 Total expenses$147,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$532,844
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$106,305
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$425,879
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$213,270

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