501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$44K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $42K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
60% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 60% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$329K
Spent
$282K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$49K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$329K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$329K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$719K
FY2024$661K
FY2025$734K
Expenses
$282K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$282K
FY2022$400K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$584K
FY2025$644K
Net assets
$49K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$49K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$328K
FY2024$405K
FY2025$496K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 2019.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $267K Management & general 5% · $15K Fundraising 0% · $35

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

7 people listed on the 990; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$43,923Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secret
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Stone’s $45K as Executive Director is at the 36th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sarah Stone$45,386$47,980$48,000$45,000$43,923

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects children with nature through play-based learning and supports educators in doing the same.

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1 program · $267K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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We were able to remain open with covid protocols in place. We did not allow parent volunteering in class, but we were able to hire an intern, another teacher, and a start-up consultant. We served 25% more children this year than in the previous year.

$267Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$42K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $32K · 2022–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$31,743

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$329K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$303K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Money outPt IX
$282K
Ln 25
Programscol B$267K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$35
Owns and owesPt X
$49K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Government grantsLn 1e$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$303K
Total revenueLn 12$329K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$49K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6153
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K$120K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$118K$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$2K$49K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$150K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$588$398$190
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$6K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$111$3K$35
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
InterestLn 20$12$12
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$322$322
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$12K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K−$3
Total functional expensesLn 25$282K$267K$15K$35

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $734K$644K$90K$496K 990 PDF
FY2024 $661K$584K$77K$405K 990 PDF
FY2023 $719K$494K$225K$328K 990 PDF
FY2022 $454K$400K$54K$103K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $329K$282K$47K$49K 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 $329,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,230$25,967
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $113,106$303,288
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $496$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $123,832$329,255
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $856$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $89,127$206,926
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,574$75,507
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $132,557$282,433
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,725$46,822
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $329,255 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,735
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,232
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,967
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $303,288$303,288
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $303,288$329,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $282,433 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,000$48,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $149,949$149,949
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,977$8,977
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $398 · Management $190$588
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,562$2,562
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,742 · Management $1,221$6,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $111 · Management $2,550 · Fundraising $35$2,696
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,623 · Management $3,845$5,468
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,434$1,434
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,320$28,320
IX-20 InterestManagement $12$12
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $322$322
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,509$9,509
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,263 · Management $2,902$15,165
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,471 · Management −$3$2,468
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $267,363 · Management $15,035 · Fundraising $35$282,433
Part X · Balance sheet $121,220 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $114,735$119,823
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,719$1,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $118,496$121,220
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $928$2,409
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $54,718$27,625
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $60,586$42,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $116,232$72,134
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,264$49,086
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $118,496$121,220
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $49,086 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$329,255
XI-2 Total expenses$282,433
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,822
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,264
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$49,086

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