Learning with Meaning INC FY2021 filing

Missoula, MTUnknown exempt organization EIN 47-2846496Revenue $470K in FY2021Latest return filed Sep 12, 2025

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It is the mission of Learning with Meaning, Inc to create a community-based learning environment, respectful of all individuals and individual learning styles, inclusive of all family compositions, and without any religious affiliation.

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$26K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $37K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $68
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$470K
Spent
$482K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$69K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$470K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$470K
FY2022$698K
FY2023$634K
FY2024$415K
FY2025$137K
Expenses
$482K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$482K
FY2022$749K
FY2023$585K
FY2024$533K
FY2025$190K
Net assets
$69K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$69K
FY2022−$8K
FY2023$71K
FY2024−$36K
FY2025−$156K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $423K Management & general 12% · $59K

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; $26K 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 Di
$25,925Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Rep.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Rep
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Mike Anderson$42,768—
Annie Graham—$25,925

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

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1 program · $423K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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We are a community of learners, offering several experiential learning programs for kids and adults. Endvr is our program for homeschoolers, offering classes and resources for students from kindergarten through 8TH grade. Aspire is an independent school for grades 6-12 with a focus on experiential and self directed learning.

$423Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$68
Grants paid · 2 grants · $115K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$43,100
Unitemized GrantFY2023$72,252

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$470K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$482K
Ln 25
Programscol B$423K
Managementcol C$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$69K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Government grantsLn 1e$81K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$470K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Accounts receivableLn 4$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$69K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$99K$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$81K$69K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$80K$80K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$227K$206K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$481
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$29K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$875$875
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$442$1K
Information technologyLn 14$787$787
OccupancyLn 16$42K$37K$5K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$121
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$521
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$39K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K$384
Total functional expensesLn 25$482K$423K$59K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 12, 2025 $137K$190K−$53K−$156K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 20, 2025 $415K$533K−$118K−$36K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 9, 2024 $634K$585K$49K$71K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 25, 2023 $698K$749K−$51K−$8K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 14, 2022 $470K$482K−$12K$69K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $469,697 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $149,336$153,176
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $226,290$316,519
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$2
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $375,628$469,697
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,780$79,904
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,513$289,144
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,459$112,724
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $314,752$481,772
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,876−$12,075
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $469,697 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$81,352
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,824
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$153,176
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $316,519$316,519
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $316,519 · Excluded from tax $2$469,697
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $481,772 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $79,904$79,904
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $25,925$25,925
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $206,248 · Management $20,800$227,048
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,323 · Management $481$4,804
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,021 · Management $2,346$31,367
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $875$875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,269$7,269
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,386$3,386
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $442 · Management $1,480$1,922
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $787$787
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,523 · Management $5,058$41,581
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,094 · Management $121$1,215
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,673$4,673
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,691 · Management $521$5,212
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,725 · Management $1,173$39,898
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,522 · Management $384$5,906
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $422,608 · Management $59,164 · Fundraising $0$481,772
Part X · Balance sheet $74,227 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,585$15,781
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,029$19,679
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,941$38,767
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $98,555$74,227
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,822$5,569
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,822$5,569
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $80,733$68,658
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,733$68,658
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $98,555$74,227
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $68,658 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$469,697
XI-2 Total expenses$481,772
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,075
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,733
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$68,658

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