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Montessori Intergenerational Learning Communities

Tax-deductible

Denver, CO501(c)(3)EducationEIN 84-2128897

Our mission is to create intentional intergenerational montessori learning communities where children and aging adults, including those with memory loss, can work side by side, building a new paradigm between the generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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
$72K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $169K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$242K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$138K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$264K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$242K
FY2024▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$198K
FY2024$215K
FY2024$242K
Expenses
$138K
FY2024▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$140K
FY2024$138K
Net assets
$264K
FY2024▲ +65%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$85K
FY2024$160K
FY2024$264K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMontessori Intergenerational Learning Communities
EINHdr · item D84-2128897
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2019
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CDenver, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B28)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.earlychildhoodservicecorps.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.05
Program services68%$94K
Management & general27%$38K
Fundraising5%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$138K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
68%
of spending reaches programs▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
11.5mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
+43%
as % of revenue, this year▲ +23% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$270K
FY2024▲ +66%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$162K
FY2024$270K
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2024▲ +169%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$2K
FY2024$6K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$104K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$270K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$133K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$264K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$236K · 97%
Program service revenue$5K · 2%
Investment income$1K · 1%
Contributions & grants97%$236K
Program service revenue2%$5K
Investment income1%$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$181K
Total revenueLn 12$242K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2024 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $133K · Operating expenses/yr $138K
11.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $94K · Total expenses $138K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $38K · Total expenses $138K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $138K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $127K
$0.07 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $236K · Total revenue $242K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $181K · Total revenue $242K
75%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5K · Total revenue $242K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $242K
+0.6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5K · Total expenses $138K
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $242K · Prior year $215K
+12%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $264K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $242K · Expenses $138K
+43%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $270K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $264K · Total assets $270K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $270K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lisa Armao · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $138K
52%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $77K · Total expenses $138K
56%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 68%——
Spent on management, % of spending 27%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 3%——
Revenue growth 12%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 7%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$72,229Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathy Burks
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sheila Wolfe
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Armao’s $72K as CEO is at the 64th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023
Lisa Armao$72,229$60,835$20,625

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 3Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 3Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Connects children and elders, including those with memory loss, in shared learning and community.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $94K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The early childhood service corps program recruits, trains, and deploys older adults to serve in the early childhood field in the state of colorado.

$94Kprogram expense

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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
Early Milestones ColoradoFY2023$79K
Nextfifty InitiativeFY2023$50K
Daniels FundFY2023$40K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$169K
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 $215K$140K+9% 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K— 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $242,078 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$181,089
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,550
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$235,639
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,099
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,340$1,340
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,099 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,340$242,078
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $137,949 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,072 · Management $15,072 · Fundraising $3,349$33,493
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,552 · Management $10,745 · Fundraising $963$32,260
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,197 · Management $2,317 · Fundraising $387$5,901
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,864 · Management $2,075 · Fundraising $347$5,286
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,793 · Management $4,793 · Fundraising $0$9,586
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,305 · Management $0 · Fundraising $738$11,043
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $494 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$494
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,363 · Management $2,741 · Fundraising $576$6,680
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,052 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,052
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,154 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,154
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $93,846 · Management $37,743 · Fundraising $6,360$137,949
Part X · Balance sheet $269,820 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $162,063$132,583
X-4 Accounts receivable$137,237
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $162,063$269,820
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,143$5,771
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,143$5,771
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $159,920$126,812
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$137,237
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $159,920$264,049
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $162,063$269,820
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $264,049 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$242,078
XI-2 Total expenses$137,949
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,129
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$159,920
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$264,049

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