To provide high quality preschool education and daycare.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$29K 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$29K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 15 voting members
Concern: none of 15 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$239K
Spent
$261K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$99K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$239K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$343K
FY2024$379K
FY2025$359K
Expenses
$261K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$217K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$317K
FY2025$353K
Net assets
$99K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$513K
FY2025$519K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending July 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1965.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $236K Management & general 10% · $25K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $29K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$29,396Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Ralston Stark$44,100$42,000$41,582——
Sandy Glacet——$29,802$30,640$29,396

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers quality preschool education and daycare services.

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1 program · $236K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Provide high quality preshcool education and daycare

$236Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$239K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Programscol B$236K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$99K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$182K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$239K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$137K
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$99K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$143K$167K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$121K$99K
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$29K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$157K$157K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$447$447
Advertising and promotionLn 12$70$70
Office expensesLn 13$974$974
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$24K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$7K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K$236K$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $359K$353K$6K$519K 990 PDF
FY2024 $379K$317K$62K$513K 990 PDF
FY2023 $343K$330K$12K$361K 990 PDF
FY2022 $376K$217K$159K$349K 990 PDF
FY2021 $218K$127K$92K$190K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $239K$261K−$22K$99K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $239,381 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,758$54,955
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $283,575$181,845
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,774$2,579
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $309,109$239,381
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,810$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,109$202,081
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,192$59,416
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $268,111$261,497
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,998−$22,116
Part VI · Governance 0 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $239,381 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,955
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,955
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $181,845$181,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2$2
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$2,579
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $181,847$239,381
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,497 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 $29,396$29,396
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,355$157,355
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,330$15,330
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,817$5,817
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $447$447
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $70$70
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $974$974
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,045 · Management $2,522$4,567
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,924 · Management $5,820$29,744
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,466 · Management $10,331$17,797
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $236,033 · Management $25,464 · Fundraising $0$261,497
Part X · Balance sheet $166,699 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,069$136,691
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,006$30,008
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,689$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $142,764$166,699
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $21,807$11,859
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,807$67,859
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $96,780$24,177
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,177$74,663
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $120,957$98,840
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $142,764$166,699
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,840 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$239,381
XI-2 Total expenses$261,497
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,116
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$120,957
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$98,840

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