The Kaleidoscope is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, and to offer developmentally appropriate preschool programs for children ages 20 months to kindergarten, which foster childrens overall social, emotional, cognitive and language development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K 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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FY2020 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $83K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$197K
107% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 107% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$383K
Spent
$382K
To programs
78%
Net assets
−$13K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$383K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$383K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$964K
FY2024$819K
FY2025$346K
Expenses
$382K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$664K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2024$862K
FY2025$389K
Net assets
−$13K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$13K
FY2021−$164K
FY2022−$344K
FY2024−$42K
FY2025−$85K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1999.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $299K Management & general 22% · $83K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$68,019Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marypat Soukup’s $63K as President/Treasury is at the 55th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Pat Soukup——$83,043$76,646$68,019
Marypat Soukup$63,064$68,460———

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Provides preschool programs fostering children's social, emotional, cognitive, and language development.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Educational services were provided for 90 students through preschool and kindergarten programs for children ages 20 months through 6 years old.

Pt IX · col B

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 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$383K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$382K
Ln 25
Programscol B$299K
Managementcol C$83K
Owns and owesPt X
−$13K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$299K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$383K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$16K
SavingsLn 2$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$174K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
Net assetsLn 32−$13K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K$174K
Total assetsLn 16$28K$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$197K
Net assetsLn 32−$14K−$13K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$68K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$172K$172K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$16K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$62K
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$382K$299K$83K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $346K$389K−$43K−$85K 990 PDF
FY2024 $819K$862K−$42K−$42K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $964K$1.1M−$180K−$344K 990 PDF
FY2021 $513K$664K−$151K−$164K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $383K$382K$750−$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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $383,131 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,256$83,737
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $131,336$299,393
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $148,592$383,131
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $115,931$268,252
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $48,498$114,129
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $164,429$382,381
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,837$750
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $383,131 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$83,737
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$83,737
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $299,393$299,393
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $299,394$383,131
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $382,381 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $68,019$68,019
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,217$172,217
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,501 · Management $1,750$6,251
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,671 · Management $6,094$21,765
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,530$7,530
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,441$2,441
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,490$2,490
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,430$62,430
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,412$14,412
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,587$22,587
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,239$2,239
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $298,988 · Management $83,393 · Fundraising $0$382,381
Part X · Balance sheet $183,630 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,473; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,614$16,239
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$157,760
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,158$6,158
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $27,845$183,630
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,076$9,876
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $33,516$186,751
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,592$196,627
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$13,747−$12,997
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $27,845$183,630
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$12,997 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$383,131
XI-2 Total expenses$382,381
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$750
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$13,747
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$12,997

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