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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 8% 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
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
$95K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $24K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$457K
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$531K
Spent
$546K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$279K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$531K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$761K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$546K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$546K
FY2021$640K
FY2023$914K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$279K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$279K
FY2021$400K
FY2023$754K
FY2024$739K
FY2025$808K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Jan 2015.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $490K Management & general 8% · $42K Fundraising 3% · $14K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of School
$94,510Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Theodore Timpson’s $136K as Head of School is at the 56th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Theodore Timpson$136,000$121,914$116,962$86,527$94,510

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Transforms children's learning into an engaging and memorable experience.

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1 program · $490K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Provided full day elementry program of study and after-school programs to children age 4-11

$490Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$24K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$531K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$451K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$546K
Ln 25
Programscol B$490K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$279K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$731K
Total assetsLn 16$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$457K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$451K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$531K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$460K
SavingsLn 2$271K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$731K
Total assetsLn 16$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$457K
Net assetsLn 32$279K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$511K$731K
Total assetsLn 16$520K$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$226K$457K
Net assetsLn 32$294K$279K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$99K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$219K$219K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$28K$371
Management feesLn 11a$56K$56K
Accounting feesLn 11c$850$850
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$567$567
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$581$581
OccupancyLn 16$49K$47K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$11K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$302$302
Total functional expensesLn 25$546K$490K$42K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.1M$66K$808K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.0M−$13K$739K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$914K$223K$754K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $761K$640K$121K$400K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $531K$546K−$15K$279K 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
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Part I · Summary $530,939 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $77,533$77,533
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $450,260$451,318
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,088$2,088
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,058$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $530,939$530,939
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $381,783$405,066
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $89,389$140,760
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $471,172$545,826
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,767−$14,887
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $530,939 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$77,533
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$77,533
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $451,318$451,318
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,088$2,088
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $453,406 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$530,939
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $545,826 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,455 · Management $29,055$128,510
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $218,653$218,653
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,373$29,373
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,159 · Management $371$28,530
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $55,567$55,567
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $850$850
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $567$567
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $14,276$14,276
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $581$581
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,203 · Management $1,802$49,005
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,479$3,479
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,928 · Management $5,205$16,133
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $302$302
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $489,640 · Management $41,910 · Fundraising $14,276$545,826
Part X · Balance sheet $736,741 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $291,911$460,008
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $218,982$271,033
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,755$5,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $520,416$736,741
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,208$1,848
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $188,972$326,127
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$71,869
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $35,032$57,580
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $226,212$457,424
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $294,204$279,317
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $294,204$279,317
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $520,416$736,741
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $279,317 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$530,939
XI-2 Total expenses$545,826
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$14,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$294,204
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$279,317

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