Exploration Station EIN 47-1735132

Exploration Station

EIN  47-1735132 Public charity (501(c)(3)) High Ridge, MO
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Offers safe, quality, affordable childcare and education for local families.
Leadership
Alison Welch · President · $59K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency

Offers safe, quality, affordable childcare and education for local families. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $941 in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$941
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$212K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs▼ -0.7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
-0.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -102% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-19%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -172% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -25%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +21%
Total assets
$763K
FY2024▲ +98%
Total liabilities
$762K
FY2024▲ +264%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$941
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$212K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$763K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

During FY2023, we provided childcare and education to children ages 6 weeks to 5 years, regardless of income level or abilities, and also planned and hosted safe, family friendly events for our community.

$1.2Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CExploration Station
EINHdr · item D47-1735132
Principal addressHdr · item CHigh Ridge, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theexplorationstation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P33)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$58,880Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$37,830Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alison Welch’s $59K as President is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alison Welch$58,880$47,648$45,500$45,500
Glenray Spencer$37,830$35,080$33,150$33,150

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$999K · 91%
Contributions & grants$105K · 9%
Program service revenue91%$999K
Contributions & grants9%$105K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.00
Program services89%$1.2M
Management & general11%$140K
Fundraising$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$-7K
Total assetsLn 16$763K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$762K
Total net assetsLn 32$941
Months of cash on handcomputed-0.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $-7K · Operating expenses/yr $1.3M
-0.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.2M · Total expenses $1.3M
89%
Management & General
Management & general $140K · Total expenses $1.3M
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $1.3M
0.2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $256K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $105K · Total revenue $1.1M
9%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $999K · Total revenue $1.1M
91%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $999K · Total expenses $1.3M
76%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $1.5M
-25%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $941 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $1.3M
-19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $763K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $941 · Total assets $763K
0.1%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $763K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alison Welch · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $59K · Total expenses $1.3M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $865K · Total expenses $1.3M
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth -25%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$714K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$513K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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