Day One Early Learning Community INC

Tax-deductible

Poughkeepsie, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 83-4360367Revenue $3.7M in FY2025

On file with the IRSdayoneearlylearning.org70 Hooker Ave, 12601-4612 · Poughkeepsie, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2020School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To create a model teaching and Early Learning Community where families, educators and future teachers collaborate to nurture every childs potential, from Day One.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $169K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$207K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $292K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$938K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% 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
$3.7M
+117% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$934K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +117%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$475K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$216K
FY2022$681K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$934K
FY2025▲ ×63
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$337K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$15K
FY2025$934K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $1.9M Management & general 28% · $796K Fundraising 4% · $115K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $207K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Early
$116,716Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$90,680Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Riess’s $117K as Chief Early is at the 43rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Julie Riess$116,716$116,475$117,007$58,195—
Madeline Henriquez$90,680————
Satara Brown————$22,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Nurture children's potential by fostering collaboration between families, educators, and future teachers.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Teacher Apprentice Program (tap)

The teacher apprenticeship program (tap) is an intensive, full time eleven week apprenticeship program for teachers interested in teaching in early childhood classrooms. In order to build high quality early childhood education classrooms, we know that teachers benefit from hands-on learning experiences with mentor teachers and sustained…

$1.9Mprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$567K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$796K
Fundraisingcol D$115K
Owns and owesPt X
$934K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$457K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$938K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$567K
Investment incomeLn 3$97
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$457K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$457K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K
Other assetsLn 15$662K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$938K
Net assetsLn 32$934K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K$457K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K$102K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$938K
Net assetsLn 32$15K$934K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$223K$152K$63K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$774K$322K$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$181K$126K$48K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$132K$91K$35K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$81K$81K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$471K$288K$135K$49K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$35K$8K$27K$529
Office expensesLn 13$136K$108K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$230K$226K$4K
TravelLn 17$15K$4K$10K$594
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$120K$89K$28K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$1.9M$796K$115K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.7M$2.8M$919K$934K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.9M−$189K$15K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$77K$204K 990 PDF
FY2022 $616K$681K−$66K$271K 990 PDF
FY2021 $475K$216K$259K$337K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,729,954 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,258,269$3,102,080
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $457,225$567,387
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $124$97
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,237$60,390
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,719,855$3,729,954
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,111,672$1,673,440
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $796,940$1,137,275
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,908,612$2,810,715
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$188,757$919,239
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $3,729,954 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,227,776
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$874,304
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,102,080
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $567,387$567,387
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $97$97
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $60,390$60,390
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $627,777 · Excluded from tax $97$3,729,954
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,810,715 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $152,102 · Management $62,960 · Fundraising $8,109$223,171
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $774,179 · Management $322,249 · Fundraising $40,859$1,137,287
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $125,508 · Management $48,416 · Fundraising $7,516$181,440
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $90,991 · Management $35,102 · Fundraising $5,449$131,542
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $80,613$80,613
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $287,543 · Management $134,735 · Fundraising $49,186$471,464
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,515 · Management $27,396 · Fundraising $529$35,440
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $108,255 · Management $28,181$136,436
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $226,069 · Management $4,004$230,073
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,236 · Management $10,058 · Fundraising $594$14,888
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,322$12,322
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $29,244$29,244
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,254 · Management $2,028$7,282
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,126 · Management $28,116 · Fundraising $2,271$119,513
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,900,022 · Management $796,180 · Fundraising $114,513$2,810,715
Part X · Balance sheet $1,871,682 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $82,186$457,467
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $161,752$618,575
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,436$32,122
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $102,283$101,871
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $781,371$661,647
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,141,028$1,871,682
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $116,618$79,534
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $817,214$703,013
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,126,132$937,547
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$53,580$913,304
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,476$20,831
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,896$934,135
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,141,028$1,871,682
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $934,135 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,729,954
XI-2 Total expenses$2,810,715
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$919,239
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,896
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$934,135

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