Committed to excellence in providing children with a learning environment and experience that is uniquely designed for their growth and development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$119K 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 8% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$357K
+117% vs prior year
Spent
$320K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$38K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$357K
FY2021▲ +117%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$164K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$540K
Expenses
$320K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$320K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$523K
Net assets
$38K
FY2021▲ ×102
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$368
FY2021$38K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$17K

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: FY2023. IRS ruling in May 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $320K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lead Teacher
$31,616Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Teacher
$20,804Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Teacher
$13,823Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Assistant
$12,244Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Assistant
$9,932Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Teacher
$9,817Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Assistant
$8,580Pt VII · Sec A
Teacher Assistant
$4,900Pt VII · Sec A

Chandra Nelson’s $70K as Director is at the 61st 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Chandra Nelson$70,043$38,400—
Kimberly Nelson——$31,616
Jasmine Cooke——$20,804
Valerie Peterson——$13,823
Najira Brown——$12,244
Kadeja Davis——$9,932
Precious Snipes——$9,817
Nalleli Rostro——$8,580

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 15aNo

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2 programs · $320K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Committed to excellence in providing children with a learning environment and experience that is uniquely designed for their growth and development

$320Kprogram expense
02

Committed to excellence in providing children with a learning environment and experience that is uniquely designed for their growth and development

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$357K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$261K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Money outPt IX
$320K
Ln 25
Programscol B$320K
Owns and owesPt X
$38K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$96K
Government grantsLn 1e$96K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$261K
Total revenueLn 12$357K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$38K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$338$38K
Total assetsLn 16$338$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$338$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$38K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$119K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$68K$68K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$320K$320K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $540K$523K$17K$17K 990 PDF
FY2022 $509K$456K$53K$53K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $357K$320K$38K$38K 990 PDF
FY2020 $164K$368 990 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $357,323 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$96,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $164,477$261,323
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $164,477$357,323
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$154,700
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$165,034
I-18 Total expenses$319,734
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $164,477$37,589
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $357,323 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$96,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$96,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $261,323$261,323
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $261,323$357,323
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $319,734 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,216$119,216
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,548$30,548
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,936$4,936
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,525$3,525
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,356$7,356
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,977$67,977
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,164$2,164
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,936$3,936
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,759$14,759
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,224$16,224
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $49,093$49,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $319,734 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$319,734
Part X · Balance sheet $37,589 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $338$37,589
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $338$37,589
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $338$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$37,589
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $338$37,589
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,589 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$357,323
XI-2 Total expenses$319,734
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,589
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,589

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