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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$596K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $111K a year · 3% 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$596K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.7M
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2024▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.3M
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$5.2M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$548K
FY2021$676K
FY2022$756K
FY2023$845K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Oct 2017.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $4.6M Management & general 4% · $198K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $596K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$226,649Pt VII · Sec A
$193,003Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$176,802Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krista Kastriotis’s $262K as Executive Dir. is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Krista Kastriotis$262,201$226,649$206,148$186,149$183,649$176,099
Tiffani Kastriotis$209,362$193,003$157,343$155,313$155,395—
Angela Y Chang$195,655$176,802$141,242$149,242$154,642$143,521
Christine Mays$144,370—————
Eric Dillie—————$122,039
Christina Mays—————$103,903

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $4.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Preschools Key Explorers Preschool & Early Childhood Center recognizes each child as an individual and foster the development of each childs social, emotional, physical, and intellectual potential to empower them to become productive and compassionate global citizens.Key Explorers preschools offer appropriate developmental goals for each…

$3.1Mprogram expense
02

School Operations Support

Group provides oversight support, programmatic support services, staff professional development, supervisory oversight support, and other educational services, including the staff necessary to provide this support so that they operate in a manner consistent with the terms of their charters and agreements with authorizers.

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Other School Related Consulting services Key Educational Group offers a variety of services that school would need. Key Educational Group offers a comprehensive summer program, provides long term subs and instructional aides, resource teachers, provides mentor teachers for new teachers.

$221Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$198K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5159
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$239K$235K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.7M
Net assetsLn 32$845K$1.2M
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$280K$272K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.9M$2.8M$87K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$66K$64K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$97K$94K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$276K$268K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$5K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$9K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$19K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$273K$266K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$196K$194K$2K
TravelLn 17$107K$107K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$478$478
InterestLn 20$35K$35K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$324K$278K$46K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$48K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$109K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$4.6M$198K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.3M$5.2M$19K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $5.1M$4.8M$321K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$3.8M$87K$845K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$2.9M$80K$756K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$2.1M$127K$676K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.4M$33K$548K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,110,721 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $189,590$39,795
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,670,056$5,058,736
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,286$12,190
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,875,947$5,110,721
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,615,175$3,629,204
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,173,398$1,160,077
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,788,573$4,789,281
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $87,374$321,440
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,110,721 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$39,795
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$39,795
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,058,736$5,058,736
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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 eventsExcluded from tax −$2,008−$2,008
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14,198$14,198
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,072,934 · Excluded from tax −$2,008$5,110,721
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,789,281 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 $271,788 · Management $8,336$280,124
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,823,242 · Management $86,593$2,909,835
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $64,323 · Management $1,973$66,296
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $93,882 · Management $2,879$96,761
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $267,969 · Management $8,219$276,188
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,699 · Management $2,924$7,623
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,336 · Management $5,809$15,145
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,900 · Management $6,511$25,411
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $266,048 · Management $7,205$273,253
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $193,708 · Management $1,793$195,501
IX-17 TravelPrograms $106,604$106,604
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $478$478
IX-20 InterestPrograms $35,409$35,409
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $278,415 · Management $45,831$324,246
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $47,515 · Management $7,296$54,811
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,578 · Management $13,018$121,596
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,590,894 · Management $198,387 · Fundraising $0$4,789,281
Part X · Balance sheet $2,911,783 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $239,104$234,933
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $243,560$430,591
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,700$20,886
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,501,235$1,436,653
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $550,587$782,335
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,385$6,385
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,564,571$2,911,783
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $316,363$286,224
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $240,000$120,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $560,409$808,245
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,719,410$1,745,182
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $845,161$1,166,601
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $845,161$1,166,601
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,564,571$2,911,783
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,166,601 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,110,721
XI-2 Total expenses$4,789,281
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$321,440
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$845,161
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,166,601

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