Causeys Learning Center FY2023 filing

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EIN 91-1995314 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Renton, WA NTEE B20
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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$651K
FY2023▼ -14%
Expenses
$644K
FY2023▼ -5%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (IRS tax year 2023).


Offers all-day childcare, preschool, tutoring, and before/after school programs for children. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $651K in revenue, $644K in expenses, and $-422K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Renton, WA
Website
www.causeys.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$651KFY2023
Expenses
$644K
Net assets
$-422K
People
5
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers all-day childcare, preschool, tutoring, and before/after school programs for children.
Leadership
Ruth Causey-Brown · Director · $98K
Money in and out
$651K revenue, $644K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2024 (2 years ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

NEUTRAL

No foundation grants on file

No Schedule I/Schedule R grants from other foundations are on file for this EIN. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

77% to programs

77% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$100K–1M · ↓ -14% vs prior year

Revenue band $100K–1M, -14% versus the prior filing year (down). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$651K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$644K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-422K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $7K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$187K
FY2023▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$609K
FY2023+0.1%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$187K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCauseys Learning Center
EINHdr · item D91-1995314
Principal addressHdr · item CRenton, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.causeys.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$98,269Pt VII · Sec A
$55,735Pt 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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $495K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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.

$475Kprogram 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.

$20Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$553K · 85%
Contributions & grants$98K · 15%
Program service revenue85%$553K
Contributions & grants15%$98K
Investment income$1
Other revenue$917
— government grantsLn 1e$98K
Total revenueLn 12$651K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$495K
Management & general23%$149K
Total functional expensesLn 25$644K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Total assetsLn 16$187K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$609K
Total net assetsLn 32$-422K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $61K · Operating expenses/yr $644K
1.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $495K · Total expenses $644K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $149K · Total expenses $644K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $644K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $4K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $98K · Total revenue $651K
15%
Government reliance
Government grants $98K · Total revenue $651K
15%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $553K · Total revenue $651K
85%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1 · Total revenue $651K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $553K · Total expenses $644K
86%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $651K · Prior year $756K
-14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-422K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $651K · Expenses $644K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $187K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-422K · Total assets $187K
-225%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $187K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ruth Causey-Brown · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $98K · Total expenses $644K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $393K · Total expenses $644K
61%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%——
Overhead ratio 23%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -14%——
Legal fee ratio 0.2%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$669K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$651K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$756K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$448K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$924K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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