Provide childcare to children, infants through age 5, and latchkey services to children ages 5-12. Services will include infant/toddler classes, preschool, Pre-k, as well as before and after school care to provide support to the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$428K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$890K
+96% vs prior year
Spent
$778K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$294K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$890K
FY2022▲ +96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$533K
FY2021$455K
FY2022$890K
FY2023$908K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$778K
FY2022▲ +81%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$429K
FY2022$778K
FY2023$924K
FY2024$970K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$294K
FY2022▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$182K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$278K
FY2024$477K
FY2025$524K

From the FY2022 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 Mar 2020.

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Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $421K Management & general 46% · $357K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$18,200Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Veronica Floyd’s $81K as President is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Veronica Floyd$81,000$78,000$78,000$75,000$53,500
Nikita Livingston$18,900$18,200$18,200$18,200$18,200

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 15aYes

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1 program · $421K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provide childcare and facilities to children, infants through age 5, and latchkey services to children ages 5-12. Services will include infant/toddler classes, preschool, Pre-k, as well as before and after school care to provide support to the community.

$421Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$890K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$850K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Money outPt IX
$778K
Ln 25
Programscol B$421K
Managementcol C$357K
Owns and owesPt X
$294K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$722K
LiabilitiesLn 26$428K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$850K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$890K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$630K
Other assetsLn 15$60K
Total assetsLn 16$722K
LiabilitiesLn 26$428K
Net assetsLn 32$294K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K$24K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$615K$630K
Total assetsLn 16$642K$722K
LiabilitiesLn 26$460K$428K
Net assetsLn 32$182K$294K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$93K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$229K$229K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$25K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$650$650
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$87K$87K
TravelLn 17$208$208
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$231K$32K$198K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$30K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$778K$421K$357K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.1M$47K$524K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$970K$199K$477K 990 PDF
FY2023 $908K$924K−$16K$278K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $890K$778K$112K$294K 990 PDF
FY2021 $455K$429K$26K$182K 990 PDF
FY2020 $533K$370K$162K$156K 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
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Part I · Summary $889,677 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $454,748$849,677
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$40,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $454,748$889,677
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $276,131$356,165
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,479$421,737
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $428,610$777,902
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,138$111,775
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $889,677 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $849,677$849,677
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $40,000$40,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $889,677$889,677
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $777,902 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $93,200$93,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $229,204$229,204
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,736 · Management $9,025$33,761
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $650$650
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,960$3,960
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,034$3,034
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,298$14,298
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $86,661$86,661
IX-17 TravelManagement $208$208
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $13,441$13,441
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $22,982$22,982
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,879$9,879
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,467 · Management $198,210$230,677
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30,398 · Management $5,549$35,947
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $420,798 · Management $357,104 · Fundraising $0$777,902
Part X · Balance sheet $721,903 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,951$23,754
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $615,457$629,995
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $8,360$7,740
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,397$60,414
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $642,165$721,903
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $459,757$427,720
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $182,408$294,183
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $182,408$294,183
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $642,165$721,903
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $294,183 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$889,677
XI-2 Total expenses$777,902
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$111,775
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$182,408
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$294,183

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