Mountain Sprouts Children's Community

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At mscc, children learn outdoors most of the day, where we explore and build Community. Our programs encourage discovery and collaboration via nature-based, emergent (child-led) curriculum, and all programs accommodate students with diverse needs. Outdoor experiential learning supports the development of curious minds, strong spirits, growing bodies, and caring hearts. In short, we use the natural world as a teacher to help foster attributes we want to see in our Community at large.we accomplish our mission through our four programs: evergreen (a licensed child-care and preschool), willow (a licensed outdoor, nature-based preschool and kindergarten/first grade transitional program), summer camps (week-long camps for preschool through third grade), and seedlings (a toddler program).

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 80-0458263) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 23 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
87% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
9.8 mo
of spending, in cash
9.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.8% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.8% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$517K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$434K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$351K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$517K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$296K
FY2022$423K
FY2022$104K
FY2024$413K
FY2025$517K
Expenses
$434K
FY2025-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$361K
FY2022$56K
FY2024$436K
FY2025$434K
Net assets
$351K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$229K
FY2022$276K
FY2024$268K
FY2025$351K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2011.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $378K Management & general 11% · $49K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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; $72K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hannah Pick’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hannah Pick$72,000$65,201$34,980———
Mia Bretz————$24,602$30,389
Anne Ouwerkerk———$28,900——

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

Teaches children outdoors through nature-based, child-led exploration and community building.

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1 program · $378K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Mountain sprouts provides outdoor education and childcare for children ages 2 to 8 years old.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 80-0458263) · Dispute this line
$378Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$517K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$449K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$434K
Ln 25
Programscol B$378K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$351K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$354K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$449K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$517K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$354K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$354K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$351K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 623
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$274K$354K
Total assetsLn 16$274K$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$268K$351K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$72K$50K$14K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$253K$241K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$10K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$26K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$422
Advertising and promotionLn 12$150$150
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$836$62
OccupancyLn 16$29K$25K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$594$594
Total functional expensesLn 25$434K$378K$49K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 15, 2026 $517K$434K$83K$351K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2024 $413K$436K−$22K$268K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2022 $423K$361K$62K$229K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2022 $296K$151K$145K$167K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 31, 2021 $268K$246K$22K$22K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $517,106 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,655$60,611
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $366,063$448,785
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,382$7,710
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,322$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $413,422$517,106
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,954$4,779
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $372,075$372,870
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,715$56,594
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $435,744$434,243
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,322$82,863
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $517,106 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$9,000
VIII-1e Government grants$25,937
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,674
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$60,611
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $448,785$448,785
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,710$7,710
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $448,785 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,710$517,106
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $434,243 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,779$4,779
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $50,419 · Management $14,405 · Fundraising $7,203$72,027
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $241,183 · Management $12,074$253,257
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,007 · Management $3,336$13,343
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,682 · Management $8,561$34,243
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,266 · Management $422$1,688
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $150$150
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,680 · Management $836 · Fundraising $62$10,578
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,960 · Management $4,200$29,160
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,796 · Management $3,796$7,592
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,124 · Management $1,708$6,832
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $594$594
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $377,640 · Management $49,338 · Fundraising $7,265$434,243
Part X · Balance sheet $353,615 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $274,034$353,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $274,034$353,615
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,971$2,689
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,971$2,689
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $268,063$350,926
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $268,063$350,926
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $274,034$353,615
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $350,926 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$517,106
XI-2 Total expenses$434,243
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,863
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$268,063
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$350,926

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

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