Hancock Nursery School provides a developmentally and age appropriate preschool experience for the whole child.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3 volunteers and 20 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $84
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$373K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$369K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$469K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$373K
FY2025▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$552K
FY2023$607K
FY2024$560K
FY2025$373K
Expenses
$369K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$410K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$518K
FY2025$369K
Net assets
$469K
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$109K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$299K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$465K
FY2025$469K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $269K Management & general 27% · $98K 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

9 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$54,991Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Comm Mbr at
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Comm Mbr at
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Commi
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Rep
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Comm Mbr at
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Vitti’s $55K as Executive Di is at the 46th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Cindy Fisette——$62,026—$51,333
Cynthia Fisette—$60,326—$54,430—
Cynthia Vitti$54,991————
Christine Speciale————$27,373
Colleen Gavrielides————$24,620
Holly Ippolito——$19,260$20,048—
Jessica Porter——$19,179——
Sara Sheikh——$12,770——

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

Offers a preschool experience that nurtures the whole child's development.

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1 program · $269K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Hancock nursery school provides a developmentally and age appropriate preschool experience for the whole child.

$269Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$84

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$373K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$353K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$272
Money outPt IX
$369K
Ln 25
Programscol B$269K
Managementcol C$98K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$469K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$489K
Total assetsLn 16$544K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20K
Government grantsLn 1e$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$353K
Investment incomeLn 3$272
Total revenueLn 12$373K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$425K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$489K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$38K
Total assetsLn 16$544K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$469K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$554K$489K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$651K$544K
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$465K$469K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$11K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$171K$147K$24K$250
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$6K$3K$10
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$969$2
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$15K$7K$24
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$200
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$96
Office expensesLn 13$11K$3K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$58K$58K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$4K$953
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$993$993
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$369K$269K$98K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $373K$369K$4K$469K 990 PDF
FY2024 $560K$518K$43K$465K 990 PDF
FY2023 $607K$484K$123K$422K 990 PDF
FY2022 $552K$415K$137K$299K 990 PDF
FY2021 $378K$325K$53K$162K 990 PDF
FY2020 $358K$410K−$52K$109K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $372,688 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $82,496$19,557
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $477,260$352,859
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $298$272
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $560,054$372,688
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $390,042$262,513
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,506$106,252
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $517,548$368,765
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,506$3,923
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $372,688 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,757
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$19,557
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $352,859$352,859
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $272$272
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $352,859 · Excluded from tax $272$372,688
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $368,765 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,250 · Management $45,000$56,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $146,987 · Management $24,108 · Fundraising $250$171,345
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,420 · Management $2,529 · Fundraising $10$8,959
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,807 · Management $969 · Fundraising $2$3,778
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,422 · Management $6,735 · Fundraising $24$22,181
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,125$2,125
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,220 · Management $200$3,420
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,821 · Fundraising $96$2,917
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,289 · Management $7,662$10,951
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,815$2,815
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,661$57,661
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,078 · Fundraising $953$5,031
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $993$993
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,522$8,522
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,817$6,817
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $269,294 · Management $98,136 · Fundraising $1,335$368,765
Part X · Balance sheet $544,226 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,837$63,872
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $406,656$424,733
X-4 Accounts receivable$606
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,222$10,111
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,734$6,461
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $82,599$38,443
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $651,160$544,226
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,379$7,969
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $55,171$28,112
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $82,791$39,403
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $186,341$75,484
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $464,819$468,742
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $464,819$468,742
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $651,160$544,226
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $468,742 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$372,688
XI-2 Total expenses$368,765
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,923
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$464,819
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$468,742

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