Ctk Homeschool Group

Tax-deductible

Ypsilanti, MI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 81-2926894

Our mission is to provide an excellent education for our children, as well as to encourage a flourishing community for our kids to grow up in and for our parents to be supported in. IT is for this reason that we include adult education events every semester, as well as potlucks and social gatherings. Our sincere hope is that we can help each other, both children and adults, to grow and learn together.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$21K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $107K a year · 20% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$21K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 85% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$56K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$642K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$503K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$740K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$642K
FY2025▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$475K
FY2022$533K
FY2023$555K
FY2024$605K
FY2025$642K
Expenses
$503K
FY2025▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$395K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$429K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$513K
FY2025$503K
Net assets
$740K
FY2025▲ +24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$499K
FY2024$595K
FY2025$740K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2018.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $451K Management & general 10% · $52K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $21K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$20,400Pt VII · Sec A
$1,070Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Vanderveen’s $20K as Treasurer is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Vanderveen$20,400——
Kathleen Vander Veen——$18,027
Kathleen Vanderveen—$10,737—
Caty Sumerton——$4,834
Dominic Perrotta$1,070——

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

Educates children and adults, fostering a supportive community through events and gatherings.

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1 program service account for $451K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide educational, social, and group support to over 300 home-schooled children. Our mission is to provide an excellent education for our children and to encourage a flourishing community for our kids to grow up in and for our parent to be supported in.

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$642K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$642K
Money outPt IX
$503K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$740K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$796K
Total assetsLn 16$796K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$642K
Total revenueLn 12$642K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$686K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$796K
Total assetsLn 16$796K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$740K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$645K$796K
Total assetsLn 16$645K$796K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$595K$740K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$474K$439K$35K$0
All other expensesLn 24e−$8K$10K−$18K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$503K$451K$52K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $642K$503K$139K$740K 990 PDF
FY2024 $605K$513K$93K$595K 990 PDF
FY2023 $555K$417K$138K$499K 990 PDF
FY2022 $533K$429K$104K$420K 990 PDF
FY2021 $475K$367K$108K$315K 990 PDF
FY2020 $452K$395K$57K$239K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $642,258 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $642,258 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$642,258
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $642,258 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$642,258
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $502,891 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,000$4,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,771$1,771
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $28,984$28,984
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,256$2,256
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $439,183 · Management $35,040 · Fundraising $0$474,223
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,983 · Management −$18,326 · Fundraising $0−$8,343
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,937 · Management $51,954 · Fundraising $0$502,891
Part X · Balance sheet $795,727 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $535,253$685,658
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $110,069$110,069
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $645,322$795,727
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $50,674$55,841
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,674$55,841
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $594,648$739,886
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $594,648$739,886
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $645,322$795,727
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $739,886 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$642,258
XI-2 Total expenses$502,891
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$139,367
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$594,648
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5,871
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$739,886

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

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