Million Little is an organization that empowers and supports the healing process of children and their families who have experienced trauma through the power of creativity.incarcerated teens, foster youth, those in poverty and those suffering from violence/adversity are all part of the population that Million Little serves.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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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FY2021 · 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 $28K a year · 9% 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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$238K
Spent
$90K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$199K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$238K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$238K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$502K
Expenses
$90K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$90K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$388K
FY2025$591K
Net assets
$199K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$193K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2015.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $84K Management & general 7% · $7K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $18K 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
President/Executive Director
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ji Ahn’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 56th 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.

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ji Ahn$65,900$54,000—$37,600$18,000
Ji Ahn President Till 1122——$45,200——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports children and families healing from trauma through creative expression.

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1 program · $84K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Million little provides strengths based therapeutic arts programs, youth resources, educational workshops and training for at-risk and system engaged youth, their families and caregivers to support healthy social and emotional development and healing.

$84Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Skb FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$238K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Money outPt IX
$90K
Ln 25
Programscol B$84K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$199K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$238K
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Total revenueLn 12$238K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$199K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$199K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 637
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$199K
Total assetsLn 16$59K$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$0
Net assetsLn 32$51K$199K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$31K
Legal feesLn 11b$765$765
Office expensesLn 13$491$491
OccupancyLn 16$16K$13K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K$396
Total functional expensesLn 25$90K$84K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $502K$591K−$89K$193K 990 PDF
FY2024 $327K$388K−$61K$282K 990 PDF
FY2023 $305K$277K$28K$343K 990 PDF
FY2022 $264K$148K$116K$315K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $238K$90K$148K$199K 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 $237,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $47,051$237,895
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $40,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $363$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $87,414$237,895
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 $52,168$57,212
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,662$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $25,774$33,004
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $80,604$90,216
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,810$147,679
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $237,895 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$87,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$150,595
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$237,895
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$237,895
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $90,216 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,200$26,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $31,012$31,012
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $765$765
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $491$491
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,848 · Management $3,212$16,060
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,671 · Management $1,780$4,451
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,841 · Management $396$11,237
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $83,572 · Management $6,644 · Fundraising $0$90,216
Part X · Balance sheet $198,660 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,981$198,660
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,981$198,660
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $8,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,000$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,981$198,660
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,981$198,660
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,981$198,660
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $198,660 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$237,895
XI-2 Total expenses$90,216
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$147,679
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,981
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$198,660

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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