Lyons Valley Preschool pledges to passionately provide children a safe learning environment that utilizes the Montessori philosophy nurturing the whole child through the senses and discover.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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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FY2020 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 64% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 64% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
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
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Revenue
$130K
Spent
$200K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$55K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$130K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$210K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$258K
FY2025$298K
Expenses
$200K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$201K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$252K
FY2025$265K
Net assets
$55K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$147K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $200K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of School
$45,964Pt VII · Sec A
$33,174Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher's Aide
$23,088Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher's Aide
$22,469Pt VII · Sec A
$3,694Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Santesteban’s $56K as Head of School is at the 48th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Heather Santesteban$56,402$45,964
Athena Toriello Dubois—$33,174
Courtney Platt$30,107$23,088
Cayenne Townes$28,156—
Cayenne Towns—$22,469
Jeanine Albiges$20,874$3,694
Samantha Harris$962—

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

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

Programs and updates

Nurtures children's whole development through Montessori-based sensory learning in a safe environment.

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1 program · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The School serves aproximately 30 families per year providing Montessori style preschool and childcare services. In addition, the school provides summer camp opportunities. Families continue to rate the quality of services offered as excellant. The community supports fundraising efforts including the building of a new playground.

$200Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$130K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Money outPt IX
$200K
Ln 25
Programscol B$200K
Owns and owesPt X
$55K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$60
Fees for servicesLn 2g$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Total revenueLn 12$130K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K
Total assetsLn 16$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$55K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$43K$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$84K$65K
Total assetsLn 16$127K$95K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$124K$55K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$128K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$172$172$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$576$576$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$161$161$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$200K$200K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $298K$265K$33K$147K 990 PDF
FY2024 $258K$252K$6K$114K 990 PDF
FY2023 $231K$226K$6K$108K 990 PDF
FY2022 $216K$215K$2K$103K 990 PDF
FY2021 $210K$201K$9K$101K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $130K$200K−$69K$55K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $130,460 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,142$4,980
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $202,492$125,460
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,511$20
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $212,123$130,460
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $158,642$138,630
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $57,353$61,299
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $215,995$199,929
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,872−$69,469
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $130,460 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $125,460 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$60
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,920
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,980
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$20
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $125,480 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$130,460
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $199,929 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $128,389 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$128,389
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $172 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$172
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,069 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,069
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,440 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,440
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,388 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,388
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $576 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$576
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $161 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$161
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,412 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,412
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,807 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$21,807
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,284 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,284
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,329 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,329
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,902 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,902
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $199,929 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$199,929
Part X · Balance sheet $95,002 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,703$3,703
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,256$26,671
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $83,912$64,628
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $126,871$95,002
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,849$2,954
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$37,495
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,849$40,449
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $124,022$54,553
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $126,871$95,002
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $54,553 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$130,460
XI-2 Total expenses$199,929
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$69,469
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$124,022
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$54,553

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