Readiness to Learn

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Langley, WA501(c)(3)Since 1996EducationEIN 91-1864751Revenue $680K in FY2025

On file with the IRSreadinesstolearn.orgPo Box 280, 98260-0280 · Langley, WATax-exempt since Apr 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To facilitate the creative efforts of schools, community, and families to develop supports that enrich every child's readiness to learn.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 63% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $266K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$680K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$560K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$221K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$680K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$519K
FY2025$680K
Expenses
$560K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$427K
FY2021$507K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$602K
FY2025$560K
Net assets
$221K
FY2025▲ +120%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$160K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$101K
FY2025$221K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 1998.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $449K Management & general 17% · $93K Fundraising 3% · $18K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Director
$46,027Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cailyn Murray’s $46K as Co-Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps students and families succeed through learning opportunities.

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1 program · $449K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Student and family support including academic coaching, family advocacy, basic need resources and referrals. Clothing and school supplies.

$449Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$680K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$680K
Money outPt IX
$560K
Ln 25
Programscol B$449K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$221K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$251K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$680K
Government grantsLn 1e$56K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$71K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$680K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$100K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$251K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$221K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$152K$251K
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$101K$221K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$122K$122K
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$46K$46K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$237K$195K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$20K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$13K$7K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$984$254
Office expensesLn 13$16K$9K$6K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$317
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$20K$3K$491
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$560K$449K$93K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $680K$560K$121K$221K 990 PDF
FY2024 $519K$602K−$83K$101K 990 PDF
FY2023 $538K$498K$40K$184K 990 PDF
FY2022 $531K$515K$16K$160K 990 PDF
FY2021 $489K$507K−$18K$144K 990 PDF
FY2020 $491K$427K$64K$162K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $680,427 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $518,982$680,427
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $518,982$680,427
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $87,670$121,750
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $340,791$306,800
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $173,683$131,297
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $602,144$559,847
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$83,162$120,580
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $680,427 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$55,891
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$624,536
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$71,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$680,427
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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 revenue$680,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $559,847 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $121,750$121,750
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 $46,027$46,027
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $195,309 · Management $41,222$236,531
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,514 · Management $4,728$24,242
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,560$17,560
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,597 · Management $7,405 · Fundraising $15,965$35,967
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $984 · Fundraising $254$1,238
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,756 · Management $5,942 · Fundraising $1,205$15,903
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,196$23,196
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $8,585$8,585
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,383 · Fundraising $317$4,700
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,369 · Management $3,288 · Fundraising $491$24,148
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $448,502 · Management $93,113 · Fundraising $18,232$559,847
Part X · Balance sheet $250,608 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,807$150,955
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $108,238$99,653
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $152,045$250,608
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,693$9,718
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $40,846$19,907
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $51,539$29,625
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,506$220,983
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $100,506$220,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $152,045$250,608
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$680,427
XI-2 Total expenses$559,847
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,580
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$100,506
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$103
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,983

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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