The Learning Community INC

Fort Wayne, INUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-2625575Revenue $449K in FY2025Latest return filed Feb 13, 2026

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The Learning Community, INC. Provides early education and childcare for children ages 6 weeks through 12 years in the Community. We serve as an academic laboratory for faculty and students in the fields of early childhood education, psychology and other related fields.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2625575) · Dispute this line
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $38K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$200K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
7 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$449K
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$474K
To programs
83%
Net assets
−$200K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$449K
FY2025▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$811K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$725K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$449K
Expenses
$474K
FY2025▼ -55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$883K
FY2021$995K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$474K
Net assets
−$200K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$43K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$177K
FY2023−$166K
FY2024−$175K
FY2025−$200K

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $393K Management & general 17% · $81K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Dir/Administ
$61,285Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brad Hand$61,285$79,310$93,730$93,730$91,583$90,250

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

Offers early education and childcare, serving as an academic lab for related fields.

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1 program · $393K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Early education and childcare for children ages 6 weeks through 12 years. Academic laboratory for faculty and students in the fields of early childhood education, psychology and other related fields.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-2625575) · Dispute this line
$393Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$449K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$331K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Money outPt IX
$474K
Ln 25
Programscol B$393K
Managementcol C$81K
Owns and owesPt X
−$200K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$331K
Investment incomeLn 3$40K
Gains on assetsLn 7$40K
Total revenueLn 12$449K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K
Net assetsLn 32−$200K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Total assetsLn 16$69K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$244K$200K
Net assetsLn 32−$175K−$200K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$315K$254K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$21K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$73K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$15K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K$393K$81K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 13, 2026 $449K$474K−$24K−$200K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 24, 2025 $1.0M$1.0M−$9K−$175K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2024 $725K$1.1M−$343K−$166K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2023 $1.0M$1.1M−$49K$177K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 1, 2022 $1.3M$995K$270K$226K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $811K$883K−$72K−$43K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $449,283 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $85,188$77,906
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $955,318$331,058
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$2,960$40,319
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,037,546$449,283
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $816,110$341,158
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,633$132,557
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,046,743$473,715
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,197−$24,432
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $449,283 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$37,617
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$77,906
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $331,058$331,058
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31$31
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $40,288$40,288
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $371,346 · Excluded from tax $31$449,283
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $473,715 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $253,621 · Management $61,285$314,906
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,474 · Management $4,778$26,252
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,600$2,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,428$4,428
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $7,579$7,579
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,927$9,927
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,260$1,260
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,352$4,352
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,366$11,366
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $73,229$73,229
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,316 · Management $2,500$17,816
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $393,145 · Management $80,570 · Fundraising $0$473,715
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 6 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $68,798$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $223,841$199,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $243,866$199,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$175,068−$199,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$175,068−$199,500
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $68,798$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$199,500 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$449,283
XI-2 Total expenses$473,715
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,432
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$175,068
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$199,500

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

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