Dedicated to mastering excellence in education and love for others. Strives to maintain a positive, loving and caring, diverse learning environment for children infants to 5 years of age.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$64K
to officers and key staff · 54% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 54% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $36K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$125K
Spent
$118K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$125K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$264K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$325K
Expenses
$118K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$118K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$312K
Net assets
$0
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$47K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$60K
FY2024$73K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2017.

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% · $118K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Child Care Worker
$17,098Pt VII · Sec A
Child Care Worker
$15,035Pt VII · Sec A
Child Care Worker
$12,024Pt VII · Sec A
Child Care Worker
$6,124Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$5,517Pt VII · Sec A
Child Care Worker
$3,525Pt VII · Sec A
Child Care Worker
$1,760Pt VII · Sec A
Child Care Worker
$1,325Pt VII · Sec A

Sierra E Resnover’s $45K as Director is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sierra E Resnover$45,013$51,166$57,374$2,477$6,124
Glenda Quinn—$23,266$39,144$5,416—
Anita Holloway$27,236$33,434$28,602$235—
Maria Brown$22,137$797———
Wendi Newhouse$16,371$20,763$21,051$6,381—
Devetrica C Quinn—$643$1,353$20,541$15,035
Melony D Moore$11,152$4,375$17,646$10,746$5,517
Cherie Walker———$8,418$17,098

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

Programs and updates

Nurtures young children with a positive, loving, and diverse learning environment.

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1 program · $118K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Dedicated to mastering excellence in education, love for others and success in all we do, all while maintaining a positive loving and caring diverse learning environment for children infants to 5 years of age.

$118Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$36K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$125K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Money outPt IX
$118K
Ln 25
Programscol B$118K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$99K
Total revenueLn 12$125K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
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 FY20End FY20
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$64K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$390$390$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$0$0
InterestLn 20$7K$7K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$631$631$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$118K$118K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $325K$312K$13K$73K 990 PDF
FY2023 $220K$243K−$23K$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 $494K$385K$109K$89K 990 PDF
FY2021 $264K$239K$24K$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $125K$118K$7K$0 990 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $124,747 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$25,500
I-9 Program service revenue$99,247
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$124,747
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$68,687
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$48,954
I-18 Total expenses$117,641
I-19 Revenue less expenses$7,106
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $124,747 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$99,247
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $99,247 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$124,747
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $117,641 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,806 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$63,806
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,881 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,881
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,248 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,248
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $390 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$390
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,800
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,712 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,712
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $631 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$631
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,173 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,173
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,641 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$117,641
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$124,747
XI-2 Total expenses$117,641
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,106
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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