The mission of Pre-K Learning Academy INC id to educate young children today by giving them the tools they need for a successful tomorrow.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
101%
of spending
Looks good: 101% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$158K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$666K
Spent
$458K
To programs
101%
Net assets
$363K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$666K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$666K
FY2022$833K
FY2023$816K
FY2024$828K
FY2025$758K
Expenses
$458K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$458K
FY2022$735K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$793K
FY2025$874K
Net assets
$363K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$363K
FY2022$485K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$544K
FY2025$428K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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Where the money goes

101 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 101% · $464K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Vice President
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Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
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Arbendetta Van’s $100K as President is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Arbendette Van—$101,021$110,728
Arbendetta Van$100,000——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips children with skills for a successful future.

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2 programs · $922K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Give children the tools they need to prepare the for tomorrow.

$464Kprogram expense
02

Give children the tools they need to prepare the for tomorrow.

$458Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$666K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$666K
Money outPt IX
$458K
Ln 25
Programscol B$464K
Owns and owesPt X
$363K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$366K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$158K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$666K
Government grantsLn 1e$101K
Total revenueLn 12$666K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$366K
Total assetsLn 16$520K
LiabilitiesLn 26$158K
Net assetsLn 32$363K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $758K$874K−$116K$428K 990 PDF
FY2024 $828K$793K$36K$544K 990 PDF
FY2023 $816K$794K$23K$508K 990 PDF
FY2022 $833K$735K$98K$485K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $666K$458K$207K$363K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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

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