Atchison Child Care Association

Tax-deductible

Atchison, KS501(c)(3)Since 1972EducationEIN 48-0790910Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRS1326 Kansas Ave, 66002-2250 · Atchison, KSTax-exempt since Sep 2019School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To provide a licensed, high quality, educational & affordable Child Care program. To provide children, birth to 12 years old, a safe & secure environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 34 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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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $235K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$84K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
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: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$1.2M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$962K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$673K
FY2021$743K
FY2022$853K
FY2023$934K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$711K
FY2021$936K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $972K Management & general 10% · $105K

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; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Direc
$68,216Pt VII · Sec A
$16,226Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Sowers’s $68K as Executive Direc is at the 13th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carrie Sowers$68,216$71,364$70,313$68,356$66,340$64,948
Frances J Strieby——$18,328$17,951$16,175$20,670
Frances Strieby$16,226$20,638————

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

Offers licensed, affordable childcare for children birth to 12 in a safe environment.

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1 program · $972K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

We provide quality pre-school, child care and after school programs, for approximately 180 children in the atchison, kansas area 258 days per year.

$972Kprogram 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$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$972K
Managementcol C$105K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$566K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$604
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$516K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$566K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 612
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$551K$566K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.8M
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$84K$50K$34K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$569K$560K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$44K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$405$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$3K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$64K$58K$5K
TravelLn 17$0
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$96K$96K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$34K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$104K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$17K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$972K$105K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$103K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.0M$182K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$934K$284K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$853K$283K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $962K$743K$219K$936K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$673K$336K$711K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,179,448 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $268,711$129,788
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $929,287$1,030,353
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $101$604
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,018$18,703
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,216,117$1,179,448
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $688,812$706,239
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $345,327$370,125
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,034,139$1,076,364
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $181,978$103,084
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,179,448 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$15,000
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$104,788
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,788
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,030,353$1,030,353
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $604$604
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$18,703
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,030,957$1,179,448
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,076,364 across 31 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 $50,334 · Management $34,108$84,442
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $559,833 · Management $9,190$569,023
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,600$2,600
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,078 · Management $6,096$50,174
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $405 · Management $1,622$2,027
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,486$2,486
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,575 · Management $10,301$12,876
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $58,482 · Management $5,206$63,688
IX-17 Travel$0
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 $96,008$96,008
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,067 · Management $8,517$42,584
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,136 · Management $18,209$122,345
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,695 · Management $11,416$28,111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $971,699 · Management $104,665 · Fundraising $0$1,076,364
Part X · Balance sheet $1,777,875 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500,808$515,591
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,244$50,345
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,129,063$1,207,455
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $234$4,484
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,680,349$1,777,875
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,003$1,838
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,405$12
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,408$1,850
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,672,941$1,776,025
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,680,349$1,777,875
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,776,025 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,179,448
XI-2 Total expenses$1,076,364
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$103,084
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,672,941
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,776,025

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