Most significant activity: to develop and administer programs which educate children and youth from their infancy to high school.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$31K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $151K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
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
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$612K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$581K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$612K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$962K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$929K
FY2023$666K
FY2024$612K
Expenses
$581K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$769K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$747K
FY2023$763K
FY2024$581K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2011.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $321K Management & general 45% · $260K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$31,056Pt VII · Sec A

Maja Rasheed’s $31K as President is at the 24th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maja Rasheed$31,056$23,353$20,094$19,205$20,390

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates children and youth from infancy through high school with diverse programs.

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1 program · $321K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Organization Pursued Its Core Objective

providing childcare to infants and youth up to 18 - in all year, African centered, non-traditional intimate setting.

$321Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$612K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$612K
Money outPt IX
$581K
Ln 25
Programscol B$321K
Managementcol C$260K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$612K
Government grantsLn 1e$332K
Total revenueLn 12$612K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
SavingsLn 2$972K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$399K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$415K$399K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$31K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$238K$147K$92K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$17K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$375$231$144
Office expensesLn 13$26K$16K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$37K$23K
TravelLn 17$9K$5K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$10K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$16K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$69K$43K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$5K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$581K$321K$260K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $612K$581K$31K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $666K$763K−$97K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $929K$747K$182K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$579K$446K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $962K$769K$193K$1.0M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $611,824 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $665,630$611,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $665,630$611,824
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $495,665$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$297,348
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $267,409$283,863
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $763,074$581,211
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$97,444$30,613
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $611,824 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$332,436
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$279,388
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$611,824
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$611,824
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $581,211 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $31,056$31,056
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $146,664 · Management $91,698$238,362
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $27,930$27,930
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,540 · Management $10,342$26,882
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $231 · Management $144$375
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,970 · Management $9,985$25,955
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,917 · Management $23,080$59,997
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,272 · Management $3,296$8,568
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,711 · Management $6,072$15,783
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,573 · Management $9,736$25,309
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,440 · Management $43,415$112,855
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,008 · Management $3,131$8,139
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $321,326 · Management $259,885 · Fundraising $0$581,211
Part X · Balance sheet $1,475,562 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,661$104,015
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $975,057$972,152
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $415,178$399,395
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,538,897$1,475,562
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,538,897$1,475,562
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,538,897$1,475,562
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,538,897$1,475,562
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,475,562 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$611,824
XI-2 Total expenses$581,211
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,613
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,538,897
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$93,948
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,475,562

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