Educational & daycare services or children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$49K 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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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$49K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$250K
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$229K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$13K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$250K
FY2021▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$444K
FY2025$421K
Expenses
$229K
FY2021▲ +66%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$399K
FY2024$383K
FY2025$348K
Net assets
$13K
FY2021▲ +78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$13K
FY2022$16K
FY2023$35K
FY2024$35K
FY2025$87K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2012.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $175K Management & general 24% · $54K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cooboard Member
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chairperson
$7,200Pt VII · Sec A
Ceoco-Chairperson
$2,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Lisa Miller$54,000$54,000$40,000
Cynthia Shannon$7,200$6,900$7,200
Tawanda Shannon-Vernon$2,660$3,500$2,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides educational and daycare services for children.

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1 program · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Assisted the extended communities working parents & guardians by providing childcare & educational services for their children. Community education resource.

$175Kprogram 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$25K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$250K
Money outPt IX
$229K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$13K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$250K
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$13K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$868$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$7K$13K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$7K$13K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$187K$140K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$11K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$16K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$300$300
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K$175K$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $421K$348K$73K$87K 990 PDF
FY2024 $444K$383K$60K$35K 990 PDF
FY2023 $433K$399K$34K$35K 990 PDF
FY2022 $366K$306K$60K$16K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $250K$229K$21K$13K 990 PDF
FY2020 $160K$138K$23K$7K 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 $250,203 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,700$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $130,749$250,203
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $160,449$250,203
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $125,756$202,019
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,148$27,125
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $137,904$229,144
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,545$21,059
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,203 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $250,203$250,203
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $250,203 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$250,203
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $229,144 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $139,797 · Management $47,200$186,997
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,267 · Management $3,755$15,022
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,433 · Management $1,011$2,444
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,063 · Management $2,000$18,063
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,970$1,970
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $300$300
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,148$1,148
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,200$3,200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,178 · Management $53,966 · Fundraising $0$229,144
Part X · Balance sheet $12,789 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $868$6,489
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,300$6,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,168$12,789
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,168$12,789
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,168$12,789
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,168$12,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,789 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,203
XI-2 Total expenses$229,144
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,059
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,168
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$15,438
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,789

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