Gingerbread House Early Learning Center

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Alamosa, CO501(c)(3)Since 1987Human ServicesEIN 84-0632629Revenue $1.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRS318 Girault Ave, 81101-2370 · Alamosa, COTax-exempt since May 1975School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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The Gingerbread House is dedicated to the concept that "Learning is fun" by enabling children to expand their imaginations, their abilities, and their horizons through creative teaching. The goal of the Center is to instill good attitudes in children about Learning, thereby helping them to move on to other educational opportunities with courage and excitement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $44K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$63K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
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Revenue
$1.1M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$664K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$946K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$853K
FY2021$812K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$664K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$737K
FY2025$664K

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 May 1975.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $1.1M Management & general 5% · $56K

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; $63K 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
Executive Dir.
$63,379Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emma Duran’s $63K as Executive Dir. is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Vanessa Martinez———$64,634$64,634
Emma Duran$63,379$59,621$58,710——

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

Programs and updates

Inspires children's learning and imagination through creative, fun teaching methods.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization is a state licensed childcare facility which serves approximately 105 children five days a week all year around. We are dedicated to providing low cost, high quality childcare and preschool services to the community.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$664K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$664K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$473K
Other assetsLn 15$73K
Total assetsLn 16$664K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$664K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 550
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$118K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$495K$473K
Total assetsLn 16$744K$664K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$0
Net assetsLn 32$737K$664K
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$70K$70K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$739K$723K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$22K$440
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$75K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$450$450
TravelLn 17$678$678
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$976
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$121K$121K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.1M$56K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M−$13K$664K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.2M−$210K$737K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.4M−$285K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$165K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$812K$319K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $946K$853K$93K$1.1M 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 $1,111,022 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $72,510$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $927,547$1,120,792
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,138−$9,770
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,007,195$1,111,022
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $994,195$908,607
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $223,071$215,285
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,217,266$1,123,892
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$210,071−$12,870
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,111,022 across 8 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 $1,120,792$1,120,792
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,278$3,278
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$13,048−$13,048
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,107,744 · Excluded from tax $3,278$1,111,022
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,123,892 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 staffPrograms $69,810$69,810
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $723,159 · Management $16,183$739,342
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,571 · Management $440$22,011
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,639 · Management $2,805$77,444
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,369$2,369
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,146$9,146
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,400$2,400
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $23,530$23,530
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,818$10,818
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $450$450
IX-17 TravelPrograms $678$678
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,000 · Management $976$2,976
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,324$22,324
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,799$11,799
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,451$121,451
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,094 · Management $250$7,344
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,068,193 · Management $55,699 · Fundraising $0$1,123,892
Part X · Balance sheet $664,029 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,814$118,136
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 $494,570$473,158
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $213,794$72,735
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $744,178$664,029
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,050$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $737,128$664,029
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $737,128$664,029
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $744,178$664,029
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $664,029 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,111,022
XI-2 Total expenses$1,123,892
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,870
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$737,128
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$60,477
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$248
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$664,029

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