Inspire Me Learning Academy

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The Inspire Me Learning Academy (IMLA) provides childcare services to 70 low income families for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. Services include the provision of breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner for each child.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 17 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$234K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $108K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$885K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$976K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$164K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$885K
FY2023▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$426K
FY2021$749K
FY2022$967K
FY2023$885K
Expenses
$976K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$415K
FY2021$688K
FY2022$888K
FY2023$976K
Net assets
$164K
FY2023▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$72K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$164K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2018-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $768K Management & general 21% · $208K

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; $234K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Director of Operations
$135,577Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Compliance Officer
$94,035Pt VII · Sec A
$4,291Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather L Henning’s $136K as Chief Executive Director of Operations is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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.

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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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Provides childcare and meals for 70 low-income families with young children.

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1 program · $768K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Inspire Me Learning Academy provides childcare services to low income families for children 6 weeks to 12 years old. Services include preschool, before and aftercare, tutoring, and summer enrichment. We provide developmentally appropriate education and growth tracking for all students.

$768Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$108K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$885K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$767K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$117K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$976K
Ln 25
Programscol B$768K
Managementcol C$208K
Owns and owesPt X
$164K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$186K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$117K
Government grantsLn 1e$58K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$767K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$885K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$116K
Total assetsLn 16$186K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$164K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K$70K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$132K$116K
Total assetsLn 16$275K$186K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$255K$164K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$236K$189K$47K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$383K$307K$77K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$45K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$16K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$382$6K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$129K$113K$16K
TravelLn 17$28K$27K$960
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$12K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$59K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$976K$768K$208K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $885K$976K−$91K$164K 990 PDF
FY2022 $967K$888K$78K$255K 990 PDF
FY2021 $749K$688K$60K$72K 990 PDF
FY2020 $426K$415K$11K$12K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $884,965 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $310,142$117,156
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $656,500$766,705
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$1,104
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $966,642$884,965
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $671,211$700,054
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,019$276,251
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $888,230$976,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,412−$91,340
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $884,965 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$57,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,256
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$117,156
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $766,705$766,705
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,104$1,104
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $766,705 · Excluded from tax $1,104$884,965
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $976,305 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $188,722 · Management $47,180$235,902
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $306,510 · Management $76,628$383,138
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $20,520$20,520
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,571 · Management $15,923$60,494
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,253$15,253
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,820 · Management $1,025$16,845
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $382 · Management $5,870$6,252
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,692$4,692
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $113,408 · Management $15,906$129,314
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,226 · Management $960$28,186
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,492 · Management $3,123$15,615
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $58,904 · Management $1,190$60,094
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $768,035 · Management $208,270 · Fundraising $0$976,305
Part X · Balance sheet $186,269 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $124,976$70,039
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $131,844$116,230
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $274,869$186,269
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $425$3,165
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,425$22,165
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $255,444$164,104
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $255,444$164,104
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $274,869$186,269
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,104 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$884,965
XI-2 Total expenses$976,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$91,340
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$255,444
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,104

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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