Childrens Learning Center INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Lawrence, KS501(c)(3)EducationEIN 48-0765767Revenue $684K in FY2021

On file with the IRS205 N Michigan St, 66044-1036 · Lawrence, KSTax-exempt since 0000School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Provide quality care and education for children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$55K 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 $23K a year · 2% 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
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$684K
Spent
$648K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$572K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$684K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$684K
FY2022$829K
FY2023$981K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$648K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$648K
FY2022$697K
FY2023$904K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$572K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$572K
FY2022$708K
FY2023$785K
FY2024$774K
FY2025$654K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · 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 0000.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $486K Management & general 25% · $162K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $55K 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 Dir
$54,724Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cecelia Courter’s $83K as Executive Dir is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cecelia Courter$83,232$72,654$64,289$63,440$54,724

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

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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

Programs and updates

Offers quality care and education for children.

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1 program · $486K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Education of 500 pre-school age children

$486Kprogram 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$18K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$684K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$620K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$597
Money outPt IX
$648K
Ln 25
Programscol B$486K
Managementcol C$162K
Owns and owesPt X
$572K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$572K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$620K
Investment incomeLn 3$597
Total revenueLn 12$684K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
SavingsLn 2$216K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$333K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$239K
Total assetsLn 16$572K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$572K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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$232K$333K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$239K$239K
Total assetsLn 16$471K$572K
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K$0
Net assetsLn 32$362K$572K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$41K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$410K$307K$102K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$8K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$28K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$398
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$4K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$727
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$18K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$18K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$49K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$7K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$648K$486K$162K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.5M−$120K$654K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M−$11K$774K 990 PDF
FY2023 $981K$904K$76K$785K 990 PDF
FY2022 $829K$697K$133K$708K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $684K$648K$36K$572K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $684,218 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,081$63,681
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $697,856$619,940
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $261$597
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $735,198$684,218
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $551,929$512,042
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,520$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $197,458$135,788
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $752,907$647,830
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,709$36,388
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $684,218 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$34,003
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,678
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,681
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $619,940$619,940
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $597$597
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $619,940 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $597$684,218
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $647,830 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,043 · Management $13,681$54,724
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $307,299 · Management $102,433$409,732
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,916 · Management $2,639$10,555
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,773 · Management $9,258$37,031
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,194 · Management $398$1,592
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,330 · Management $1,443$5,773
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,120 · Management $727$2,847
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,127 · Management $1,042$4,169
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,887 · Management $5,962$23,849
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,544 · Management $5,848$23,392
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,911 · Management $16,299$65,210
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,717 · Management $2,239$8,956
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $485,861 · Management $161,969 · Fundraising $0$647,830
Part X · Balance sheet $572,126 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,367$116,969
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,690$215,801
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $239,356$239,356
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $471,413$572,126
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $109,151$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $362,262$572,126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $362,262$572,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $471,413$572,126
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $572,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$684,218
XI-2 Total expenses$647,830
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,388
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$362,262
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$173,476
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$572,126

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

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