Daycare services for children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$71K 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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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
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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 6% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $355K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$784K
×83 vs prior year
Spent
$713K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$784K
FY2023▲ ×83
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$9K
FY2023$784K
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$713K
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$713K
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$59K
FY2023▲ +567%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022−$13K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$145K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2023.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $713K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $71K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$70,942Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CFO Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Hanson’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 19th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Leslie Hanson$82,000$70,942

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

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1 program · $713K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Day Care Services

$713Kprogram 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 3 funders$355K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$784K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Money outPt IX
$713K
Ln 25
Programscol B$713K
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$330K
Government grantsLn 1e$330K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454K
Total revenueLn 12$784K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$134K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$7K$134K
Total assetsLn 16$7K$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$75K
Net assetsLn 32−$13K$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$71K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$490K$490K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$53K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$87K
Total functional expensesLn 25$713K$713K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.6M$1.5M$67K$145K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $784K$713K$72K$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $9K−$13K 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 $784,388 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,474$330,038
I-9 Program service revenue$454,350
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,474$784,388
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$560,811
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $22,099$151,961
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,099$712,772
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,625$71,616
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $784,388 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$330,038
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$330,038
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $454,350$454,350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $454,350 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$784,388
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $712,772 across 5 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,942$70,942
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $489,869$489,869
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,656$52,656
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,441$12,441
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,864$86,864
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $712,772 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$712,772
Part X · Balance sheet $133,690 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,475$133,690
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,475$133,690
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,100$74,699
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$12,625$58,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,475$133,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$784,388
XI-2 Total expenses$712,772
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$71,616
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$12,625
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,991

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