A Child's Notebook envisions a world where all children have access to a quality education. To make that vision a reality, we partner with local communities across Southeast Asia to improve student learning and success. We believe that talent exists in every person and every community-but the opportunity to realize that talent is not equally shared. Education is the most powerful lever for unlocking human potential, breaking cycles of poverty, reducing inequality, and building a thriving future for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ 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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FY2022 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $64K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$274K
+66% vs prior year
Spent
$227K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$232K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$274K
FY2022▲ +66%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$165K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$287K
FY2025$433K
Expenses
$227K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$227K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$307K
Net assets
$232K
FY2022▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$186K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$198K
FY2025$324K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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 2018.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $205K Management & general 6% · $13K Fundraising 4% · $9K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Justine Miley’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 68th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Justine Miley$76,148$33,541
Barbara Green—$38,525

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

Provides scholarships, enrichment programs, and school facilities to children in Southeast Asia.

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1 program · $205K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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School Construction and Scholarships

serving over 3500 individuals by building schools and providing scholarships for afterschool programs.

$205Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$274K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Money outPt IX
$227K
Ln 25
Programscol B$205K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$232K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$98K
Total revenueLn 12$274K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$232K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$232K
Total assetsLn 16$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$232K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$185K$232K
Total assetsLn 16$186K$232K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$186K$232K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$198K$198K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$7K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$320$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K$205K$13K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $433K$307K$126K$324K 990 PDF
FY2024 $287K$288K−$465$198K 990 PDF
FY2023 $222K$259K−$37K$196K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $274K$227K$47K$232K 990 PDF
FY2021 $165K$186K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $274,406 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $154,800$275,730
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,120−$1,324
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $164,920$274,406
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,839$197,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $84,215$29,956
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $86,054$227,456
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,866$46,950
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $274,406 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$98,500
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,230
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$275,730
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,324−$1,324
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,324$274,406
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $227,456 across 5 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $197,500$197,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,450$2,450
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,250 · Fundraising $9,275$16,525
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $320 · Management $3,232$3,552
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,429 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $205,249 · Management $12,932 · Fundraising $9,275$227,456
Part X · Balance sheet $232,319 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $185,369$232,319
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $185,502$232,319
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $185,502$232,319
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $185,502$232,319
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $185,502$232,319
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $232,319 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$274,406
XI-2 Total expenses$227,456
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,950
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$185,502
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−$133
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$232,319

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