Providing all day childcare facilities, half-day preschool, tutorial services and before and after school care to children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ 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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FY2022 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $91K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% 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 · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$608K
340% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 340% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 6 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 6 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$756K
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$677K
To programs
79%
Net assets
−$429K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$756K
FY2022▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$924K
FY2021$448K
FY2022$756K
FY2023$651K
FY2024$669K
Expenses
$677K
FY2022▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$941K
FY2021$945K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$644K
FY2024$695K
Net assets
−$429K
FY2022▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$10K
FY2021−$508K
FY2022−$429K
FY2023−$422K
FY2024−$447K

From the FY2022 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2000.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $537K Management & general 21% · $140K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$139,812Pt VII · Sec A
$67,455Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ruth Causey-Brown’s $69K as Director is at the 61st 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ruth Causey-Brown$69,316$98,269$139,812$168,271$121,666
Marion Causey$49,910$55,735$67,455$73,285$42,900

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II4 listed

Programs and updates

Offers all-day childcare, preschool, tutoring, and before/after school programs for children.

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2 programs · $537K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provided all day child care facilities, half-day preschool, tutorial services and before and after school child care to children of underpriviliged families in the central and first hill districts of seattle.

$528Kprogram expense
02

Providing breakfast, lunch and two snacks to children who are below the poverty level as determined by the usda federal child adult care food program.

$9Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$756K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$574K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$677K
Ln 25
Programscol B$537K
Managementcol C$140K
Owns and owesPt X
−$429K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$608K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$158K
Government grantsLn 1e$158K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$574K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$23K
Total revenueLn 12$756K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$61K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$608K
Net assetsLn 32−$429K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K$61K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$315K$179K
LiabilitiesLn 26$823K$608K
Net assetsLn 32−$508K−$429K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$322K$258K$64K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$23K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$121K$97K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$803$642$161
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$5K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$460
Office expensesLn 13$9K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$105K$84K$21K
TravelLn 17$281$225$56
InterestLn 20$6K$5K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$36K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$20K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$527
Total functional expensesLn 25$677K$537K$140K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $669K$695K−$25K−$447K 990 PDF
FY2023 $651K$644K$7K−$422K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $756K$677K$78K−$429K 990 PDF
FY2021 $448K$945K−$497K−$508K 990 PDF
FY2020 $924K$941K−$17K−$10K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $755,796 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,807$158,083
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $418,763$574,430
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$23,283
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $447,571$755,796
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $660,723$471,658
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $284,321$205,641
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $945,044$677,299
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$497,473$78,497
Part VI · Governance 2 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $755,796 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$158,083
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$158,083
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $574,430$574,430
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11$11
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $23,272$23,272
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $597,713 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$755,796
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $677,299 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $257,544 · Management $64,386$321,930
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $23,139 · Management $5,785$28,924
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $96,643 · Management $24,161$120,804
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $642 · Management $161$803
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,375$5,375
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,000 · Management $1,250$6,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,841 · Management $460$2,301
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,823 · Management $1,706$8,529
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,085 · Management $21,021$105,106
IX-17 TravelPrograms $225 · Management $56$281
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,631 · Management $1,158$5,789
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,081 · Management $9,020$45,101
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,562 · Management $4,891$24,453
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,126 · Management $527$1,653
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $537,342 · Management $139,957 · Fundraising $0$677,299
Part X · Balance sheet $179,087 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,100; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,159$57,232
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $698$3,834
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $150,843$116,921
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,460$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $315,255$179,087
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $632,588$458,373
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $823,038$608,373
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$507,783−$429,286
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $315,255$179,087
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$429,286 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$755,796
XI-2 Total expenses$677,299
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,497
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$507,783
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$429,286

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