Beginnings Child Care Center FY2024 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1977EIN 91-1040607Revenue $2.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRS1821 15th Ave, 98122-2628 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Apr 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide high quality childcare at a reasonable cost to the general public

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$207K 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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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$207K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $40K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$807K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$969K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$969K
FY2024-0.01%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$846K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$969K
FY2024$969K
FY2025$966K

From the FY2024 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1981.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $2.4M Management & general 4% · $104K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $207K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$104,381Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$102,685Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Summer Bermejo$110,469$102,685$90,172$79,257$71,273—
Molly Howard$109,694$104,381$90,293$80,805$72,066—
Michele Butler-Myles—————$58,252

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers affordable, quality childcare services to the community.

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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Childcare & preschool activities for approximately 80 children at two locations. Funds are set aside to subsidize low income childrens tuition

$2.4Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $49K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,686
Unitemized GrantFY2021$23,679
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,353
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,353

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$969K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$807K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$65K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
SavingsLn 2$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$807K
Net assetsLn 32$969K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$220K$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$811K$807K
Net assetsLn 32$969K$969K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$207K$104K$104K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.3M$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$227K$227K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$133K$133K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$69K$69K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$49K$49K$0$0
InterestLn 20$22K$22K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$35K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$359K$359K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$75K$75K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$2.4M$104K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.7M$2.7M−$3K$966K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.5M$2.5M−$135$969K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.4M−$120K$969K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.1M$132K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.2M$1.7M$550K$846K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.6M−$157K$296K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,509,833 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $87,155$66,980
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,162,148$2,412,309
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,755$5,544
I-11 Other revenue$25,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,265,058$2,509,833
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,688,861$1,871,934
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $695,837$638,034
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,384,698$2,509,968
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$119,640−$135
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,509,833 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$64,980
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$66,980
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,412,309
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,544
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,442,853 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,509,833
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,509,968 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,533 · Management $103,533 · Fundraising $0$207,066
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,305,207 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,305,207
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $227,067 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$227,067
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $132,594 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$132,594
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $69,015 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$69,015
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,077 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,077
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,064 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,064
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $49,461 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$49,461
IX-20 InterestPrograms $22,335 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,335
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,026 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,026
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,473 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,473
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $359,383 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$359,383
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $75,200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$75,200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,406,435 · Management $103,533 · Fundraising $0$2,509,968
Part X · Balance sheet $1,776,010 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,851$26,445
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $199,613$175,559
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,567$40,921
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,543,188$1,519,505
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $14,175$13,580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,780,394$1,776,010
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,035$21,108
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $230,360$241,968
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $811,284$807,035
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $969,110$968,975
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,780,394$1,776,010
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $968,975 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,509,833
XI-2 Total expenses$2,509,968
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$135
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$969,110
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$968,975

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