Operate a pre-school and daycare facility.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 37 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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $80K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$389K
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$198K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$967K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$198K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$132K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$198K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.3M Management & general 13% · $198K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Ex
$62,022Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Pro
$27,932Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Opperman’s $62K as Secretary/Ex 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Opperman$62,022$77,767$72,314$65,108—
Lisa Operman————$63,269
Carol Piskorki——$28,479$22,118$31,310
Carol Piskorski$27,932$29,173———
Carlos Griego———$200—

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

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Provides childcare and early education for young children.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our program provides a loving, attentive environment in order to give each child an emotional base, while providing a varied, flexible curriculum with opportunities for large and small muscle development, open-ended art exploration, science, puzzles, blocks, dancing and music, pretend play, and lots of books.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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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 1 funder$80K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Other incomeLn 4–11$324
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$198K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$198K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$389K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$315
Other incomeLn 4–11$324
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$894
SavingsLn 2$222K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$334K
Total assetsLn 16$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$389K
Net assetsLn 32$198K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$684K$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$476K$389K
Net assetsLn 32$208K$198K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$25K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$942K$61K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$11K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$17K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$86K$76K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$417$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$394
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$487
OccupancyLn 16$113K$100K$13K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K$157
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$535$473$62
InsuranceLn 23$23K$21K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$140K$131K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$15K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$198K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.5M$1K$198K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.5M−$119K$208K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$61K$327K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.0M$219K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020 $967K$1.2M−$198K−$132K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,550,187 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $145,866$87,949
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,229,811$1,461,599
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $526$315
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,042$324
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,378,245$1,550,187
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,127,528$1,211,827
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $370,114$337,305
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,497,642$1,549,132
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$119,397$1,055
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,550,187 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$6,614
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,335
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$87,949
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,461,599$1,461,599
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $315$315
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $324$324
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,461,923 · Excluded from tax $315$1,550,187
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,549,132 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,959 · Management $66,258$91,217
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $942,262 · Management $61,121$1,003,383
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,650 · Management $1,402$12,052
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,647 · Management $2,192$18,839
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $76,289 · Management $10,047$86,336
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,254$19,254
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,130$11,130
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,164 · Management $417 · Fundraising $1,242$4,823
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,989 · Management $394$3,383
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,697 · Management $487$4,184
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $99,665 · Management $13,126$112,791
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,195 · Management $157$1,352
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $473 · Management $62$535
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,613 · Management $2,715$23,328
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $131,429 · Management $8,312$139,741
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $15,493 · Management $1,291$16,784
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,349,525 · Management $198,365 · Fundraising $1,242$1,549,132
Part X · Balance sheet $587,063 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,163$894
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $252,628$221,913
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,079$20,076
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$10,169
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $427,116$334,011
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $683,986$587,063
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $32,154$35,331
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,601$18,951
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $427,081$334,471
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $475,836$388,753
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $208,150$198,310
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $208,150$198,310
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $683,986$587,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $198,310 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,550,187
XI-2 Total expenses$1,549,132
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,055
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$208,150
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,895
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$198,310

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