the mission of Harper for Kids is to provide children with educational and enrichment programs to cultivate inspire and develop leadership skills and promote healthy character development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 2 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $150K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$572K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$562K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$488K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$572K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$162K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$501K
FY2025$572K
Expenses
$562K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$426K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$494K
FY2025$562K
Net assets
$488K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$404K
FY2022$408K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$478K
FY2025$488K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2008.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $507K Management & general 10% · $55K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director and Treasurer
$78,000Pt VII · Sec A
President and Director
$72,246Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mareen Harper’s $78K as Director and Treasurer is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2021FY2020
Mareen Harper$78,000$45,895$49,701
Timothy Harper$72,246$54,116$54,751

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 2Yes

Programs and updates

Offers educational programs to inspire leadership and develop healthy character in children.

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1 program · $507K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Educational and enrichment program for children reaching over 20,000 k-12 students each year

$507Kprogram 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
$572K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$419K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$140K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$562K
Ln 25
Programscol B$507K
Managementcol C$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$488K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$140K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$419K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29
Gains on assetsLn 7$752
Total revenueLn 12$572K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$237K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$488K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$235K$237K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$161$0
Total assetsLn 16$478K$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$478K$488K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$150K$113K$38K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$9K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$438$0$438
Advertising and promotionLn 12$753$753
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$364K$358K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$562K$507K$55K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $572K$562K$10K$488K 990 PDF
FY2024 $501K$494K$7K$478K 990 PDF
FY2023 $496K$493K$3K$411K 990 PDF
FY2022 $456K$451K$4K$408K 990 PDF
FY2021 $492K$426K$67K$404K 990 PDF
FY2020 $162K$169K−$7K$310K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $571,677 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $122,180$140,366
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $374,919$418,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,124$12,482
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$29
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $501,223$571,677
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 $148,670$174,719
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $345,390$387,320
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $494,060$562,039
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,163$9,638
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $571,677 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,451
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,915
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$140,366
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $418,800$418,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,730$11,730
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $752$752
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$29
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $431,282$571,677
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $562,039 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,685 · Management $37,561$150,246
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,049 · Management $3,016$12,065
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,306 · Management $3,102$12,408
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,100$2,100
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $438$438
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $753$753
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,121$2,121
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,208$1,208
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,575$15,575
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,160$1,160
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $358,479 · Management $5,486$363,965
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $506,740 · Management $55,299 · Fundraising $0$562,039
Part X · Balance sheet $487,707 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $243,017$250,314
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $161$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $234,891$237,393
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $478,069$487,707
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $478,069$487,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $478,069$487,707
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $487,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$571,677
XI-2 Total expenses$562,039
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,638
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$478,069
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$487,707

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