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.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
$45K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.8 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
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$305K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$277K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$343K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$305K
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$238K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$502K
Expenses
$277K
FY2023▲ +87%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$90K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$388K
FY2025$591K
Net assets
$343K
FY2023▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$199K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$193K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $250K Management & general 10% · $27K

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; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President/Ex. Director
$45,200Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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1 program · $250K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$250Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$305K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Money outPt IX
$277K
Ln 25
Programscol B$250K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$343K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$343K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Government grantsLn 1e$264K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Total revenueLn 12$305K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$343K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$343K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$343K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$315K$343K
Total assetsLn 16$315K$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$315K$343K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$117K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$11K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$23K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$50K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$277K$250K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 5, 2025 $502K$591K−$89K$193K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 10, 2024 $327K$388K−$61K$282K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $305K$277K$28K$343K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 26, 2022 $264K$148K$116K$315K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 22, 2021 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $304,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $264,475$285,686
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$19,155
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $264,475$304,841
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 $103,571$162,541
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,772$114,558
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $148,343$277,099
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,132$27,742
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $304,841 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$263,645
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,041
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$285,686
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,155$19,155
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,155 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$304,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,099 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,200$45,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $117,341$117,341
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,250 · Management $5,197$16,447
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,874$4,874
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,051 · Management $5,763$28,814
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,561 · Management $2,374$5,935
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,041 · Management $8,447$58,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $250,444 · Management $26,655 · Fundraising $0$277,099
Part X · Balance sheet $342,534 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $314,792$342,534
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $314,792$342,534
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $314,792$342,534
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $314,792$342,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $314,792$342,534
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $342,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$304,841
XI-2 Total expenses$277,099
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,742
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$314,792
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$342,534

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

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