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Child's First INC FY2020 filing

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Janesville, WI501(c)(3)Since 2016Human ServicesEIN 81-4617064Revenue $584K in FY2020

On file with the IRSchildsfirstjvl.com612 N Randall Ave, 53545-1958 · Janesville, WITax-exempt since Jun 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Child's first's mission is to provide a safe, nurturing atmosphere where all children can learn through play in a christian environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$57K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$584K
Spent
$606K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$584K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$584K
FY2021$842K
FY2022$871K
FY2023$867K
FY2024$854K
FY2025$927K
Expenses
$606K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$606K
FY2021$728K
FY2022$812K
FY2023$803K
FY2024$814K
FY2025$808K
Net assets
$102K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$375K
FY2025$494K

From the FY2020 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 Jun 2017.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $491K Management & general 19% · $115K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Malgosia Bennett
Executive Director
$56,551Pt VII · Sec A
Kathy Richards
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Gallup
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Goike
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samantha Zbigniewicz’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 39th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Malgosia Bennett———$36,907$55,875$56,551
Samantha Mulderink—$36,204$53,290$47,724——
Samantha Zbigniewicz$50,959$43,507————

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

Provides child care to meet community needs.

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1 program · $491K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Child's first offers a high quality, safe and nurturing learning environment for families who work or are looking for a jump start to their child's education. We still averaged 75 kids but were only open 205 days because we were closed for the safer at home order back in march 2020. We held one parent mother's day drive by event.

$491Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Theodore W Batterman Family Foundation INCFY2021$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$584K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$495K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Money outPt IX
$606K
Ln 25
Programscol B$491K
Managementcol C$115K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$50
Total revenueLn 12$584K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$102K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K$77K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$118K$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$111K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$376K$346K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$37K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$14K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$25K$2K
TravelLn 17$839$755$84
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$86
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$606K$491K$115K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $927K$808K$119K$494K 990 PDF
FY2024 $854K$814K$40K$375K 990 PDF
FY2023 $867K$803K$64K$335K 990 PDF
FY2022 $871K$812K$59K$271K 990 PDF
FY2021 $842K$728K$114K$212K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $584K$606K−$22K$102K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $583,516 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,256$88,774
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $664,220$494,692
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $149$50
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $675,625$583,516
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $521,014$509,440
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $132,242$96,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $653,256$605,776
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,369−$22,260
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $583,516 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $701 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$87,117
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,657
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$88,774
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $493,991$493,991
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50$50
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $494,692 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50$583,516
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $605,776 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $60,245$60,245
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $346,245 · Management $29,310$375,555
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,650$27,650
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,792 · Management $9,198$45,990
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,100$1,100
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,227$1,227
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,725 · Management $9,874$23,599
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,023 · Management $1,929$26,952
IX-17 TravelPrograms $755 · Management $84$839
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,848 · Management $86$4,934
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,065$3,065
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,568 · Management $1,567$3,135
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,485$31,485
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $491,156 · Management $114,620 · Fundraising $0$605,776
Part X · Balance sheet $116,614 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,911$29,364
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $58,165$47,636
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,905$13,596
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,904$26,018
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,885$116,614
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,086$14,933
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,086$14,933
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $110,799$101,681
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $110,799$101,681
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,885$116,614
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,681 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$583,516
XI-2 Total expenses$605,776
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,260
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$110,799
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$13,142
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,681

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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