Enriching the lives of students age 3-7 by providing educational services performed by qualified teaching staff and daycare providers.

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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$487K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$443K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$431K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$487K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$430K
FY2023$487K
FY2024$399K
FY2025$418K
Expenses
$443K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$331K
FY2022$400K
FY2023$443K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$419K
Net assets
$431K
FY2023▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$392K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1972.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $443K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Shelly McFate’s $55K as Director is at the 46th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Shelly McFate$54,560$53,269

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $443K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Enriching the lives of students age 3-7 by providing educational services performed by qualified teaching staff and daycare providers.

$443Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$487K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$311K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$171K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$443K
Ln 25
Programscol B$443K
Owns and owesPt X
$431K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$171K
Government grantsLn 1e$161K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$311K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$487K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$221K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$233K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$188K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$431K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K$233K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$137K$188K
Total assetsLn 16$374K$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$369K$431K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$288K$288K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$148$148
Office expensesLn 13$24K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$443K$443K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $418K$419K−$769$392K 990 PDF
FY2024 $399K$440K−$42K$393K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $487K$443K$44K$431K 990 PDF
FY2022 $430K$400K$31K$369K 990 PDF
FY2021 $417K$331K$86K$338K 990 PDF
FY2020 $323K$353K−$31K$252K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $486,743 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $156,498$170,528
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $270,021$311,404
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $365$1,109
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,452$3,702
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $430,336$486,743
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $328,214$315,746
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71,315$126,889
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $399,529$442,635
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,807$44,108
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $486,743 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $915 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$161,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,528
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$170,528
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $311,404$311,404
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,109$1,109
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$2,787
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $313,428$486,743
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $442,635 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $287,573$287,573
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,100$1,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,073$27,073
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,510$2,510
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,672$3,672
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $148$148
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,858$23,858
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,819$2,819
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,174$12,174
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,080$2,080
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,109$5,109
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,264$60,264
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,921$6,921
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,334$7,334
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $442,635 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$442,635
Part X · Balance sheet $436,262 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$11,932
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $237,397$221,466
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $241$14,918
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $136,740$187,946
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $374,378$436,262
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$5,315
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,679$5,315
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $368,699$430,947
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $368,699$430,947
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $374,378$436,262
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $430,947 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$486,743
XI-2 Total expenses$442,635
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,108
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$368,699
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$18,140
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$430,947

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