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Little Imaginations INC

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Hoover, AL501(c)(3)Since 2016EducationEIN 81-4881305Revenue $351K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbluffparkpreschool.com733 Valley St, 35226-1245 · Hoover, ALTax-exempt since Jun 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To embrace each child as a unique and special gift from god, to encourage each child to grow emotionally, socially, physically, intellectually, and spiritually through a thoughtfully designed curriculum, implemented by dedicated and qualified teachers, to embark each child on a lifelong love of learning, rooted in christian environment, nurtured by a caring, committed staff, to provide a learning experience that will allow children to make meaningful connections inside the classroom that will foster learning in the outside world, and to consistently meet the highest educational standards in order to prepare students for their elementary school years and beyond.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 15% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$351K
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$278K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$131K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$351K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$175K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$351K
Expenses
$278K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$252K
FY2025$278K
Net assets
$131K
FY2025▲ +125%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$40K
FY2024$58K
FY2025$131K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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% · $278K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kim Starling
Chair, Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Smith
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Battles
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kayley Ward
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jolene Bernhardt
Nonvoting Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Thomas
Nonvoting Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Provides daycare and preschool for children aged six months to four years.

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1 program · $278K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Little imaginations, inc. Provides a preschool program for ages six months to four years. It operates as a mission of bluff park united methodist church. In 2025, the preschool served 83 children.

$278Kprogram 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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2021$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$351K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$351K
Money outPt IX
$278K
Ln 25
Programscol B$278K
Owns and owesPt X
$131K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K
Total assetsLn 16$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$351K
Total revenueLn 12$351K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$131K
Total assetsLn 16$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$131K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 60
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$58K$131K
Total assetsLn 16$58K$131K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$58K$131K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$225K$225K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$278K$278K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $351K$278K$73K$131K 990 PDF
FY2024 $270K$252K$18K$58K 990 PDF
FY2023 $175K$40K 990 PDF
FY2022 $161K$103K 990 PDF
FY2021 $188K$121K 990 PDF
FY2020 $166K$73K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $351,306 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,000$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $255,450$351,306
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $270,450$351,306
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 $226,419$244,338
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,047$34,079
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $252,466$278,417
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,984$72,889
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $351,306 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $351,306$351,306
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $351,306 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$351,306
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $278,417 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $225,062$225,062
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,058$2,058
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,218$17,218
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,198$1,198
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,297$7,297
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,116$11,116
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,468$14,468
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $278,417 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$278,417
Part X · Balance sheet $131,040 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,894$130,783
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $257$257
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,151$131,040
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,151$131,040
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,151$131,040
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $131,040 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$351,306
XI-2 Total expenses$278,417
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,151
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$131,040

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

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