The Golden Triangle Learning Center FY2020 filing

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The Center provides quality childcare in the Golden Triangle neighborhood near downtown denver and creates a Learning environment in which each child can experience the value of love, acceptance, sharing and caring.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1069931) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $42K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
91% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.2 mo
of spending, in cash
1.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$324K
62% of total assets
Liabilities are 62% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
5 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$854K
Spent
$990K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$202K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$854K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$854K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$990K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$990K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$202K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$317K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$175K
FY2025$87K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 Dec 1989.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $901K Management & general 9% · $88K Fundraising 0% · $102

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

6 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$71,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Littrell’s $99K as Executive Di is at the 34th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Littrell$99,000$98,000$86,012$84,800$77,200$71,500

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

Programs and updates

Offers quality childcare and a loving learning environment for children in Denver's Golden Triangle.

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1 program · $901K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

The center provides daily child care for the general public limited to a maximum of 70 children. Approximately 48,000 labor hours are spent in the supervision and general custodial care of these children.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 84-1069931) · Dispute this line
$901Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$854K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$838K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$990K
Ln 25
Programscol B$901K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$102
Owns and owesPt X
$202K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$324K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$838K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$854K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$98K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$428K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$324K
Net assetsLn 32$202K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$98K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$465K$428K
Total assetsLn 16$475K$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$138K$324K
Net assetsLn 32$337K$202K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$98K$88K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$446K$401K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$38K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$117$117
Office expensesLn 13$75K$74K$912
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K$547
OccupancyLn 16$188K$169K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$8K$930
InterestLn 20$8K$7K$856
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$35K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$48K$290
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$10K$656$102
Total functional expensesLn 25$990K$901K$88K$102

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 18, 2026 $1.4M$1.5M−$88K$87K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 12, 2025 $1.4M$1.4M−$39K$175K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2024 $1.2M$1.3M−$104K$213K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 8, 2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$72K$317K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 19, 2022 $1.2M$1.0M$187K$390K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 11, 2021 $854K$990K−$135K$202K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $854,488 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,132$16,819
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,044,012$837,668
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,049,146$854,488
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $617,604$585,988
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $382,250$403,622
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $999,854$989,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,292−$135,122
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $854,488 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,819
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,819
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $837,668$837,668
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $837,668 · Excluded from tax $1$854,488
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $989,610 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $88,084 · Management $9,787$97,871
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $401,495 · Management $44,611$446,106
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,810 · Management $4,201$42,011
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,255 · Management $1,169$5,424
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $117$117
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $74,421 · Management $912$75,333
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,931 · Management $547$5,478
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $169,486 · Management $18,830$188,316
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,367 · Management $930$9,297
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,756 · Management $856$7,612
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,711 · Management $3,857$38,568
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,743 · Management $1,416$14,159
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,263 · Management $290$48,553
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,007 · Management $656 · Fundraising $102$10,765
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $901,446 · Management $88,062 · Fundraising $102$989,610
Part X · Balance sheet $526,293 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,708$67,770
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,898$30,376
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $464,787$428,147
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $475,393$526,293
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$17,211
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $138,007$306,818
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $138,007$324,029
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $337,386$202,264
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $337,386$202,264
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $475,393$526,293
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $202,264 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$854,488
XI-2 Total expenses$989,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$135,122
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$337,386
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$202,264

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

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