Little Giants Learning Center

Tax-deductible

Commerce City, CO501(c)(3)Since 2003Human ServicesEIN 81-0624112Revenue $939K in FY2025

On file with the IRSlittlegiantslearningcenter.org7420 Newport St, 80022-1652 · Commerce City, COTax-exempt since Jul 2004Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our mission is to serve the community by providing the best quality care in a safe environment, whereby each child is enriched with experiences that are conductive to their social-emotional, physical, cultural, and cognitive development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 19 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 $17K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$35K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 77% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $58K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% 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
$939K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$910K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$317K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$939K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$695K
FY2021$649K
FY2022$644K
FY2023$805K
FY2024$803K
FY2025$939K
Expenses
$910K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$595K
FY2021$640K
FY2022$728K
FY2023$766K
FY2024$794K
FY2025$910K
Net assets
$317K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$316K
FY2021$325K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$317K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2004.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $865K Management & general 2% · $18K Fundraising 3% · $27K

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; $35K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$35,430Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Osorio’s $35K as Executive Dir. is at the 23rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Osorio$35,430$39,723$39,338$55,134$60,084—
Maria Esguerra—————$47,988

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 child care for low-income families in Commerce City, Colorado.

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3 programs · $865K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Child Care Services

Little Giants Learning Center provides high-quality early childhood education and care for children in our community. Approximately 98% of our enrolled students receive subsidized care through the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP) and the State of Colorados Universal Preschool Program.

$744Kprogram expense
02

Tuition Assistance Program

For families who earn above the CCCAP income threshold or whose children are ineligible for CCCAP due to citizenship requirements, Little Giants offers a Tuition Assistance Program. This program provides partial discounts to help bridge the affordability gap for working families who do not qualify for state-funded assistance but still…

$91Kprogram expense
03

Summer Program

The Little Giants Summer Program offers a variety of enriching experiences for children during the summer months. Designed to promote continued learning and engagement outside the traditional school year, the program includes hands-on educational activities, creative projects, field trips, and community outings.

$30Kprogram 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 2 funders$58K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$939K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$838K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$910K
Ln 25
Programscol B$865K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$317K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$262K
Total assetsLn 16$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$94K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$838K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$506
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$939K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$221K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$262K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44K
Other assetsLn 15$39K
Total assetsLn 16$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$317K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K$262K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$295K$361K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$288K$317K
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$35K$34K$709$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$508K$482K$10K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$36K$757$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$47K$998$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$7K$155$233
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$92$137
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$124$185
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$39$60
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$148K$140K$3K$4K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$161$241
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$5K$4K$41$62
InsuranceLn 23$26K$24K$511$767
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$55K$1K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$14K$297$445
Total functional expensesLn 25$910K$865K$18K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $939K$910K$29K$317K 990 PDF
FY2024 $803K$794K$9K$288K 990 PDF
FY2023 $805K$766K$39K$279K 990 PDF
FY2022 $644K$728K−$84K$241K 990 PDF
FY2021 $649K$640K$9K$325K 990 PDF
FY2020 $695K$595K$99K$316K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $938,855 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $87,810$94,440
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $712,544$838,034
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,690$5,875
I-11 Other revenue$506
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $803,044$938,855
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $578,432$631,051
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $216,051$278,820
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $794,483$909,871
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,561$28,984
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $938,855 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$94,440
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$94,440
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $838,034$838,034
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,875$5,875
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$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $506$506
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $838,034 · Excluded from tax $6,381$938,855
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $909,871 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 $33,658 · Management $709 · Fundraising $1,063$35,430
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $482,496 · Management $10,157 · Fundraising $15,236$507,889
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,960 · Management $757 · Fundraising $1,136$37,853
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,385 · Management $998 · Fundraising $1,496$49,879
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,368 · Management $155 · Fundraising $233$7,756
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,348 · Management $92 · Fundraising $137$4,577
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,881 · Management $124 · Fundraising $185$6,190
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,873 · Management $39 · Fundraising $60$1,972
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $140,420 · Management $2,955 · Fundraising $4,435$147,810
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,648 · Management $161 · Fundraising $241$8,050
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 amortizationPrograms $4,410 · Management $41 · Fundraising $62$4,513
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,286 · Management $511 · Fundraising $767$25,564
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,672 · Management $1,152 · Fundraising $1,726$57,550
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,096 · Management $297 · Fundraising $445$14,838
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $864,501 · Management $18,148 · Fundraising $27,222$909,871
Part X · Balance sheet $360,710 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,934$41,725
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $204,737$220,613
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,065$15,307
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,160$43,917
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$39,148
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $294,896$360,710
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,162$34,434
X-25 Other liabilities$9,558
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,162$43,992
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $287,734$316,718
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $287,734$316,718
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $294,896$360,710
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $316,718 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$938,855
XI-2 Total expenses$909,871
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,984
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$287,734
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$316,718

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

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