Better Basics INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 63-1106040)

Catherine Goudreau’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2022	FY2021
Catherine Goudreau	$108,277	$63,389	—	—
Kristi Bradford	—	—	$93,143	$87,804

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advance children's literacy through enrichment and intervention programs.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

After-School Programs

21ST century community learning CENTERS21ST century community learning centers serve PRE-K-12TH-GRADE students in fairfield city, tarrant city, and dallas county schools with afterschool and summer academic and enrichment programming. Last year, more than 420 students participated in our 21ST CCLC programs.

$1.4Mprogram expense

02

Our book distribution programs conveyed over 190,000 quality books to children, mostly in underserved NEIGHBORHOODS.DOLLY parton's imagination library distributes free, high-interest, age-appropriate books each month. Last year, more than 15,000 children aged birth through five received books.

$593Kprogram expense

03

Intervention Programs

Reading intervention, math interventionbetter basics reading intervention program provides small-group, data-driven instruction led by certified teachers, helping students strengthen literacy skills and make measurable progress in just 20 weeks.

$537Kprogram expense

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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

Comer FoundationFY2025$20K

Lawrence a Sanders Foundation INCFY2025$10K

Walker Area Community Foundation INCFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$40K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$396K

Other incomeLn 4–11$96K

Money outPt IX

$3.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.5M

Managementcol C$494K

Fundraisingcol D$180K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$474K

Total assetsLn 16$3.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$259K

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a25

IndependentVI 1b24

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$18K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$396K

Investment incomeLn 3$72K

Other incomeLn 4–11$96K

Total revenueLn 12$3.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$267K

SavingsLn 2$207K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$474K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K

Other assetsLn 15$146K

Total assetsLn 16$3.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$259K

Net assetsLn 32$3.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5191

VolunteersI 6690

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$175K	$474K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.9M	$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$47K	$33K
Total assetsLn 16	$3.1M	$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$302K	$259K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.8M	$3.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$108K	$81K	$19K	$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.7M	$1.3M	$301K	$117K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$8K	$6K	$2K	$583
Payroll taxesLn 10	$138K	$104K	$25K	$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$15K		$15K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$30K			$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$29K	$4K	$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K	$74	$4K
Office expensesLn 13	$32K	$26K	$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$162K	$133K	$15K	$15K
TravelLn 17	$22K	$21K	$656
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$31K	$15K	$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$19K	$17K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$20K		$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$872K	$833K	$38K
All other expensesLn 24e	$9K	$2K	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.2M	$2.5M	$494K	$180K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$3.5M	$3.2M	$337K	$3.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$2.6M	$2.6M	$8K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.0M	$2.0M	−$24K	$2.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.7M	$1.7M	−$55K	$2.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$1.4M	$1.3M	$45K	$2.8M	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 $3,509,332 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,057,001$2,945,261

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $345,833$396,167

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58,080$71,640

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $99,915$96,264

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,560,829$3,509,332

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,645,487$1,928,955

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $30,000$30,000

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $877,754$1,212,960

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,553,241$3,171,915

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,588$337,417

Part VI · Governance 24 of 25 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25

VI-1b Independent voting members24

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 $3,509,332 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$187,641

VIII-1e Government grants$2,046,189

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$711,431

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,458

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,945,261

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $396,167$396,167

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $71,640$71,640

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $96,264$96,264

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $396,167 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $167,904$3,509,332

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,171,915 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $81,208 · Management $19,490 · Fundraising $7,579$108,277

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,255,485 · Management $301,316 · Fundraising $117,179$1,673,980

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,248 · Management $1,500 · Fundraising $583$8,331

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $103,775 · Management $24,906 · Fundraising $9,686$138,367

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,680$14,680

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $30,000$30,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,598 · Management $25,052$28,650

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $74 · Management $3,640$3,714

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,087 · Management $6,119$32,206

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $133,227 · Management $14,623 · Fundraising $14,623$162,473

IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,223 · Management $656$21,879

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,074 · Management $15,689$30,763

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,051 · Management $1,686$18,737

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,582$19,582

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $833,347 · Management $38,325$871,672

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,792 · Management $6,812$8,604

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,498,189 · Management $494,076 · Fundraising $179,650$3,171,915

Part X · Balance sheet $3,471,695 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $128,184$267,243

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $46,535$207,074

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $784,210$1,108,593

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $47,450$32,635

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,853,073$1,710,303

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $256,602$145,847

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,116,054$3,471,695

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,586$62,689

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $253,364$196,116

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $301,950$258,805

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,588,191$3,041,640

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $225,913$171,250

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,814,104$3,212,890

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,116,054$3,471,695

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,212,890 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,509,332

XI-2 Total expenses$3,171,915

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$337,417

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,814,104

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$64,920

XI-7 Investment expenses−$3,551

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,212,890

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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