Let Mi Kids Learn

Okemos, MIUnknown exempt organizationSince 2021EIN 87-3203200

To serve as a ballot question committee to promote legislation amending the Michigan Income Tax Act and adopting the Student Opportunity Scholarship Act.

43¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $0 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
43%
of spending
Concern: 43% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
5
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$6.8M
+109% vs prior year
Spent
$12K
To programs
43%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$6.8M
FY2023▲ +109%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$6.8M
Expenses
$12K
FY2023▼ -100%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$416K
FY2022$11.4M
FY2023$12K
Net assets
$0
FY2023▲ +100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022−$6.8M
FY2023$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending March 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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

Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 43% · $5K Management & general 57% · $7K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$3,350Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Mary Doster$3,350$13,040

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for amending Michigan's income tax and adopting a student scholarship act.

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1 program service account for $5K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Circulated petitions to amend the Michigan State Income Tax Act and adopt the Student Opportunity Scholarship Act.

$5Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2022–2022

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Money outPt IX
$12K
Ln 25
Programscol B$5K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$6.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$406K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$406K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.2M$0
Net assetsLn 32−$6.8M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12K$5K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $6.8M$12K$6.8M$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$11.4M−$8.1M−$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$416K$1.3M$1.3M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,830,434 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,830,434
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,830,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,830,434
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,830,434
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,507 across 3 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,240$3,240
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,350$3,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,917$4,917
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,917 · Management $6,590 · Fundraising $0$11,507
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $406,073$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $406,073$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $7,225,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,225,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$6,818,927$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $406,073$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,830,434
XI-2 Total expenses$11,507
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,818,927
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$6,818,927
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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

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