Childrenz Center FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)EducationEIN 83-2844152Revenue $270K in FY2020

On file with the IRS1335 W Fargo Ave, 60626-1864 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since May 2023Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Child care services and educational services for pre school children

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 19% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$54K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$270K
Spent
$178K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$103K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$270K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2022$299K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$299K
Expenses
$178K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$232K
Net assets
$103K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$103K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$158K

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 May 2023.

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% · $178K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$30,700Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$23,250Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paula Davis’s $66K as President is at the 58th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Paula Davis$66,200$41,100$30,700
Jodi Max$57,800$33,900$23,250

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

Programs and updates

Provides childcare and preschool education for young children.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide educational and day care services to young children

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$270K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$270K
Money outPt IX
$178K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Owns and owesPt X
$103K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$270K
Total revenueLn 12$270K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$103K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$14K$108K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$12K$103K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$74K$74K
Legal feesLn 11b$173$173
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$36K$36K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$178K$178K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $299K$232K$67K$158K 990 PDF
FY2023 $300K$272K$27K$91K 990 PDF
FY2022 $299K$267K$32K$63K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 Viewing $270K$178K$92K$103K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $269,650 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $142,505$269,650
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $142,505$269,650
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $76,571$127,561
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,086$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,296$50,474
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $130,953$178,035
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,552$91,615
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $269,650 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $269,650$269,650
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $269,650 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$269,650
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $178,035 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,950$53,950
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,611$73,611
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $173$173
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,406$1,406
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,004$2,004
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,217$4,217
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,300$36,300
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,374$6,374
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $178,035 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$178,035
Part X · Balance sheet $107,567 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,693$41,742
X-4 Accounts receivable$65,825
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,693$107,567
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,141$4,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,141$4,400
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,552$103,167
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,693$107,567
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $103,167 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$269,650
XI-2 Total expenses$178,035
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,615
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,552
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$103,167

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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