Provides learning kits to children facing difficult circumstances, fostering activity, learning, and discovery.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $497K in revenue, $249K in expenses, and $373K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$497K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$249K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$373K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $248K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
69%
18%
13%
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
30.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +277% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+50%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +298% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$497K
FY2025▲ +185%
$497K$249K$0
FY2021FY2025
Expenses
$249K
FY2025▲ +14%
$267K$133K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total assets
$374K
FY2025▲ +192%
$374K$187K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2025▼ -24%
$2K$1K$0
FY2021FY2025
Total revenue
$497K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$249K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$373K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$248K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$374K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $173K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01
Individual and community-level outcomes demonstrating lasting impact:active discovery programming continues to create meaningful, measurable outcomes for youth PARTICIPANTS.A previously shy 4TH-GRADE student in jacksonville discovered confidence and belonging through participation in a kit activity involving drumsticks.
$138Kprogram expense
02
Launch of new program partnership in chicago with scalable growth potential:in 2025, active discovery successfully launched a new pilot program in chicago in partnership with the big shoulders fund, an organization that supports more than 100 title I schools serving underserved communities in the chicago AREA.THE program began with…
$23Kprogram expense
03
Expansion and cost-sharing growth with northeast florida boys & girls clubs:one of our most significant accomplishments in 2025 was the continued expansion and deepening impact of our partnership with the boys & girls clubs of northeast florida. When active discovery first began working with this region, there were 35 club sites.
Mary Ann Sprague-Denison’s $50K as Executive Director
is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1985 $100K–1M youth development 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
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.
Individual Mary Ann Sprague-Denison · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $249K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $54K · Total expenses $249K
22%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
69%
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Overhead ratio
18%
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Fundraising cost ratio
7%
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Revenue growth
185%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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