Fremont Community School FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1986EIN 91-1341402Revenue $866K in FY2021

On file with the IRSfremontcommunityschool.org3530 Interlake Ave N, 98103-8916 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Dec 1986School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Our mission is to provide an inclusive community for children which nurtures friendships and kindness, builds confidence and independence, and cultivates curiosity and wonder through play and exploration of the natural world in a joy-filled home away from home.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K 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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FY2021 · 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 $7K a year · under 1% 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
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.9M
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$866K
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$614K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$977K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$866K
FY2021▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$538K
FY2021$866K
FY2022$649K
FY2023$941K
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$614K
FY2021▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$657K
FY2021$614K
FY2022$896K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$977K
FY2021▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$723K
FY2021$977K
FY2022$730K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$415K
FY2025$914K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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 Dec 1986.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $394K Management & general 36% · $220K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director of Ed.
$50,107Pt VII · Sec A
School Admin.
$43,431Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres/Pres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/VP
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tara Katz$100,547$100,064$77,258$63,374$50,107$58,451
Teresa Donovan—$83,200$75,182$63,716$43,431$68,568
Jeneane Kruchoski$60,879—————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Nurtures young children's curiosity, friendship, and wonder through play and nature.

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1 program · $394K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Fremont Community School's (FCS) objective is to provide early childhood education and childcare to families in nature and play-based environment to ensure social-emotional development appropriate for this age level. FCS serves up to 40 children ages 2 1/2 through 5 in its morning preschool program.

$394Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $27K · 2022–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,136
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,193

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$866K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$658K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Investment incomeLn 3$337
Money outPt IX
$614K
Ln 25
Programscol B$394K
Managementcol C$220K
Owns and owesPt X
$977K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Government grantsLn 1e$186K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$658K
Investment incomeLn 3$337
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$866K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$216K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$227K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$62
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$977K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$413K$227K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$1.9M
Net assetsLn 32$723K$977K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$152K$29K$123K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$205K$183K$22K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$784
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$17K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$20K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$306$306
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$973$778$195
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$19K$5K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$497$398$99
InterestLn 20$77K$62K$15K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$24K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$10K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$138$138
Total functional expensesLn 25$614K$394K$220K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.6M$2.1M$499K$914K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.1M−$80K$415K 990 PDF
FY2023 $941K$1.2M−$265K$465K 990 PDF
FY2022 $649K$896K−$247K$730K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $866K$614K$252K$977K 990 PDF
FY2020 $538K$657K−$119K$723K 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 I · Summary $865,942 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $61,103$207,658
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $475,969$657,947
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $853$337
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $138$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $538,063$865,942
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,440$20,106
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $418,364$410,716
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $234,521$183,003
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $657,325$613,825
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$119,262$252,117
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $865,942 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$185,670
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,988
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,575
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$207,658
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $657,947$657,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $337$337
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $657,947 · Excluded from tax $337$865,942
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $613,825 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,106$20,106
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,140 · Management $123,305$152,445
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,168 · Management $22,011$205,179
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,523 · Management $784$3,307
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,680 · Management $8,071$24,751
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,002 · Management $5,032$25,034
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,126$25,126
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $306$306
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,442 · Management $1,365$6,807
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $778 · Management $195$973
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,951 · Management $4,738$23,689
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $398 · Management $99$497
IX-20 InterestPrograms $61,882 · Management $15,471$77,353
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,390 · Management $6,098$30,488
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,976$5,976
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,227 · Management $1,423$11,650
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $138$138
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $394,131 · Management $219,694 · Fundraising $0$613,825
Part X · Balance sheet $2,909,155 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,146$11,606
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $411,803$215,520
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,300$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,537$5,820
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,390,015$2,659,237
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $19,458$16,910
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $267$62
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,833,526$2,909,155
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,825$24,601
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $92,887$93,114
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,110,547$1,932,469
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $698,630$958,998
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,349$17,688
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $722,979$976,686
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,833,526$2,909,155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $976,686 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$865,942
XI-2 Total expenses$613,825
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$252,117
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$722,979
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$1,590
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$976,686

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