To operate a kindergarten for five year olds and a grade one through eight elementary School.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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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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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $57K a year · 4% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $68K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$507K
112% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 112% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$809K
+864% vs prior year
Spent
$905K
To programs
75%
Net assets
−$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$809K
FY2022▲ +864%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2022$809K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$905K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$905K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
−$56K
FY2022▼ -167%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2022−$56K
FY2023−$244K
FY2024−$254K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2020.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $674K Management & general 24% · $217K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
School Director
$45,017Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
$42,333Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant School Director
$40,781Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman & Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Whitten’s $96K as Assistant Head of School is at the 29th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Cynthia Whitten$96,037$84,941$40,781
Kimberly Mishkin$85,154$67,277—
Kim Mishkin——$45,017
Catherine Han$17,038$38,710$42,333

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Operates a K-8 school, STEAM summer camp, and high school innovation camp.

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3 programs · $674K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Education

HLS is a progressive, project-based learning k-8 school that is located in hastings-on-hudson, new york. Mixed-age classrooms give children the opportunity to aspire and lead over the years. Small, skill-based groups ensure that every child masters foundational skills such as math, reading, and writing at their right pace.

$586Kprogram expense
02

Summer Camp

HLS has an outdoor summer day camp for grades kindergarten through five. Children split their days tinkering, making, and connecting with nature. With the freedom to fail, the time to persevere, and constraints to breed creativity and foster problem-solving, kids learn to trust themselves and their curiosity at camp hudson.

$71Kprogram expense
03

After School

After school at HLS consists of two sub-programs: after care and after school. During after care, students have access to a number of activities, toys, games, books, and crafts that they can freely choose from. Students also have time to eat snacks, work on homework, and play outside.

$18Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$68K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$809K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$677K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$905K
Ln 25
Programscol B$674K
Managementcol C$217K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
−$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$451K
LiabilitiesLn 26$507K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$50K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$677K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$809K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K
Other assetsLn 15$231K
Total assetsLn 16$451K
LiabilitiesLn 26$507K
Net assetsLn 32−$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$49K
Total assetsLn 16$42K$451K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$507K
Net assetsLn 32$39K−$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$26K$100K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$396K$388K$7K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$34K$262
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$30K$7K$230
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$109K$88K$20K$679
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$5K$17K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$944$32
OccupancyLn 16$86K$70K$16K$535
TravelLn 17$307$307
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$2K$8K$19
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$905K$674K$217K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.3M$2.2M$113K−$254K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$188K−$244K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $809K$905K−$96K−$56K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $84K$84K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $809,042 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,210$127,744
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$676,717
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$4,581
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,210$809,042
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 $0$595,825
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,846$308,766
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $52,846$904,591
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$44,636−$95,549
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $809,042 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,581 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,744
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$49,774
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$127,744
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $676,717$676,717
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $676,717 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,581$809,042
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $904,591 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $25,626 · Management $100,388 · Fundraising $2,117$128,131
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $388,129 · Management $6,905 · Fundraising $1,059$396,093
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,974 · Fundraising $262$34,236
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,956 · Management $7,179 · Fundraising $230$37,365
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,254$19,254
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,740$6,740
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,448 · Management $19,900 · Fundraising $679$109,027
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,018$2,018
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,657 · Management $17,322 · Fundraising $6,643$28,622
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,192 · Management $944 · Fundraising $32$5,168
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,661 · Management $15,672 · Fundraising $535$85,868
IX-17 TravelManagement $307$307
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $14,184$14,184
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,441 · Management $7,767 · Fundraising $19$10,227
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,351 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,351
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $674,435 · Management $216,562 · Fundraising $13,594$904,591
Part X · Balance sheet $450,838 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,814$57,349
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$103,281
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$9,362
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$49,386
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$231,460
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,814$450,838
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,500$16,950
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$257,729
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$232,394
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,500$507,073
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $39,314−$56,235
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,314−$56,235
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,814$450,838
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$56,235 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$809,042
XI-2 Total expenses$904,591
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$95,549
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,314
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$56,235

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