To equip families of at risk Preschool children with the skills necessary to achieve school readiness

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$198K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $152K a year · 10% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$198K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $729K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $81K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.3M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $778K Management & general 24% · $261K Fundraising 4% · $43K

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

44 people listed on the 990; $198K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$98,874Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$98,874Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tricia Simpson’s $24K as Executive Director is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lella C Hamiter—$106,146$110,003$74,844$98,874
Tricia Simpson$24,231————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers families with skills to prepare at-risk preschoolers for school success.

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2 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Preschool partners is a preschool for approximately 70 three and four year olds and their parents. We are dedicated to preparing at risk children and their parents for kindergarten in the birmingham city schools. We provide a highly structured learning environment for our students monday through friday during the school year (151 days).

$778Kprogram expense
02

Preschool partners is a preschool for approximately 70 three and four year olds and their parents. We are dedicated to preparing at risk children and their parents for kindergarten in the birmingham city schools. We provide a highly structured learning environment for our students monday through friday during the school year (151 days).

$778Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$778K
Managementcol C$261K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$707K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
44
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$189K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$707K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.4M$77K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.5M$242K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.4M$229K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.2M$92K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$122K$3.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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