Catching the Dream Learning Center

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Springfield, MI501(c)(3)EducationEIN 84-4855671Revenue $1.3M in FY2023

On file with the IRS765 Upton Ave, 49037-4850 · Springfield, MITax-exempt since Jul 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Catching the Dream Learning Center exists to ensure that our children are intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally ready for kidergarten while preserving their identity, culture, and language

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 12 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $131K a year · 18% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $73K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$128K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+104% vs prior year
Spent
$878K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$496K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +104%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$205K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$1.3M
Expenses
$878K
FY2023▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$207K
FY2022$662K
FY2023$878K
Net assets
$496K
FY2023▲ ×20
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$6
FY2022−$27K
FY2023$496K

From the FY2023 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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $741K Management & general 14% · $124K Fundraising 2% · $13K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helen Pau’s $50K as Assistant Program Director is at the 7th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Helen Pau$50,412$11,408
Lashi Hkawn Mai$49,248$11,520

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

Programs and updates

Prepares young children for kindergarten intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally, preserving their identity, culture, and language.

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1 program · $741K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Family engagement programs to promote positive parenting practices & parent-child relationships, home learning activites & effective teaching strategies, and emphasize child physcial health

$741Kprogram 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$73K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$878K
Ln 25
Programscol B$741K
Managementcol C$124K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$496K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$624K
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$276K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Other assetsLn 15$72K
Total assetsLn 16$624K
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K
Net assetsLn 32$496K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K
Total assetsLn 16$8K$624K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$128K
Net assetsLn 32−$27K$496K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$596K$499K$86K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$44K$7K$878
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$601$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$8K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$74K$67K$8K$0
TravelLn 17$14K$14K$509$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$5K$590$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$569$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$96K$12K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$878K$741K$124K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $1.3M$878K$420K$496K 990 PDF
FY2022 $638K$662K−$25K−$27K 990 PDF
FY2021 $205K$207K−$2K−$6 990 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,298,667 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $618,969$1,298,653
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$14
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,677$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $637,649$1,298,667
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $471,305$647,773
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,924$230,497
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $662,229$878,270
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,580$420,397
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,298,667 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,298,653
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,298,653
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$14
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,298,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $878,270 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $499,493 · Management $85,771 · Fundraising $10,800$596,064
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,553 · Management $7,278 · Fundraising $878$51,709
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,667 · Management $601 · Fundraising $0$3,268
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,151 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,151
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,678 · Management $7,693 · Fundraising $0$9,371
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,581 · Management $1,482 · Fundraising $0$3,063
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,633 · Management $7,646 · Fundraising $0$74,279
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,680 · Management $509 · Fundraising $0$14,189
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,312 · Management $590 · Fundraising $0$5,902
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,120 · Management $569 · Fundraising $0$5,689
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,131 · Management $11,995 · Fundraising $1,643$109,769
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,816 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,816
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $740,815 · Management $124,134 · Fundraising $13,321$878,270
Part X · Balance sheet $623,762 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,702$275,913
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$208,282
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$5,950
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,540
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$55,511
X-15 Other assets$71,566
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,702$623,762
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,024$127,758
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,024$127,758
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$27,322$72,044
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$423,960
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$27,322$496,004
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,702$623,762
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $496,004 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,298,667
XI-2 Total expenses$878,270
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$420,397
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$27,322
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$496,004

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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