Partner's for Children FY2020 filing

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Educational child care

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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FY2020 · 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 $45K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$455K
Spent
$412K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$455K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$441K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$572K
FY2024$382K
Expenses
$412K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$412K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$368K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$411K
Net assets
$0
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$235K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$380K
FY2024$377K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 1989.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $406K Management & general 1% · $5K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$36,904Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$32,196Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Representative
$22,602Pt VII · Sec A
$8,545Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Community
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Fuell’s $41K as Director is at the 32nd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Fuell$40,845$40,204$37,104$35,854$32,196
Velma Tamasese$38,938$38,028$34,667$33,343$36,904
Kimberly L Hall$33,302$32,585———
Bertha G Miller$22,768————
Kim Hall————$22,602
Summer H Hall$21,504————
Lucinda Massey Dalton$20,204$8,927———
Angela Banks$18,899————

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

Partner's for Children is an education nonprofit based in Knoxville, TN.

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1 program · $406K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Partner's for children provides educational and developmental skills to children of low and middle income parents. Approximately 40 to 75 children are served by the preschool program. Scholarships are given.

$406Kprogram 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$13K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$455K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Money outPt IX
$412K
Ln 25
Programscol B$406K
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$387K
Government grantsLn 1e$378K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$34
Total revenueLn 12$455K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$124K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$0
Net assetsLn 32$121K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$100K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$213K$213K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$34K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$166$0$166$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25$25$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K$580$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$280$280$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$968$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$412K$406K$5K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 23, 2025 $382K$411K−$29K$377K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $572K$431K$141K$380K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $376K$368K$8K$238K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $441K$378K$63K$235K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2021 $455K$412K$42K$0 990 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
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Part I · Summary $454,561 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $220,723$386,787
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $225,958$67,740
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$34
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $446,694$454,561
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,440$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $328,702$346,942
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $66,312$65,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $400,454$412,138
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,240$42,423
Part VI · Governance 9 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $454,561 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $67,740 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,293
VIII-1e Government grants$377,724
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,770
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$386,787
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$34
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $67,774 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$454,561
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $412,138 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,247 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$100,247
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $212,761 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$212,761
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,934 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,934
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $166 · Fundraising $0$166
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,521 · Fundraising $0$1,521
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,757 · Fundraising $1,238$2,995
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,586 · Management $580 · Fundraising $0$16,166
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $280 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$280
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,046 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,046
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,984 · Management $968 · Fundraising $0$4,952
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,045 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$36,045
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $405,908 · Management $4,992 · Fundraising $1,238$412,138
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 5 lines filed
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $123,813$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,761$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $121,052$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $123,813$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$454,561
XI-2 Total expenses$412,138
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,423
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$121,052
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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