Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2022.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
19 people listed on the 990.
Alison Heron’s $20K as CEO is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community 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.
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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 15aNo
Programs and updates
Certifies child life specialists, ensuring they meet program standards for practice.
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Certification
The child life certification program fosters uniform standards of practice and ethical conduct among child life specialists, while enhancing the status and credibility of the profession. To achieve the certified child life specialist credential, each candidate must satisfy all educational and experiential requirements established by the…
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By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $156K | $398K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $228K | $403K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $450 | $122K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $227K | $281K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $242K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $50K | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $4K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $23K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $130K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $142K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $86K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $4K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $6K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $264 | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $6K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $694K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $800K | $694K | $106K | $281K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $765K | $537K | $227K | $227K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $799,911 across 3 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $694,393 across 11 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $402,594 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $280,954 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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