Doorway to Learning INC

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Sturgeon Bay, WI501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 93-4051259Revenue $869K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdoorway2learning.org1743 Egg Harbor Rd, 54235-3519 · Sturgeon Bay, WITax-exempt since Aug 2024Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We provide child-centered care in a safe environment to foster creativity independence and empathy through developmentally appropriate play and learning activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 36 volunteers and 27 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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FY2024 · 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
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$400K
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$869K
Spent
$697K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$172K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2024.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $632K Management & general 7% · $49K Fundraising 2% · $16K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member- Left December 2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Nurture children's creativity, independence, and empathy through play and learning.

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1 program · $632K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Early Childhood Education

Providing high quality education and care to children ages 6 weeks through 4 years old. Children First served 47 children in 2024.

$632Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$869K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$581K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$285K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$697K
Ln 25
Programscol B$632K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48K
Total assetsLn 16$572K
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$581K
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$285K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$869K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$505K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$572K
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 636
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$48K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$505K
Total assetsLn 16$0$572K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$400K
Net assetsLn 32$0$172K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$412K$371K$29K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$34K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$34K$3K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$557$836$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$478$117
Information technologyLn 14$10K$8K$2K$318
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$22K$3K$137
TravelLn 17$240$0$240$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$378$0
InterestLn 20$20K$18K$2K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$12K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$109K$4K$718
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$697K$632K$49K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $869K$697K$172K$172K 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
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Part I · Summary $868,779 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$581,252
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$285,117
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$2,410
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$868,779
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 $0$487,263
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$209,905
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$697,168
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$171,611
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $868,779 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$62,318
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$518,934
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$581,252
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $285,117 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$285,117
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,410 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,410
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $287,527 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$868,779
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $697,168 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $370,897 · Management $28,848 · Fundraising $12,363$412,108
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $33,878 · Management $2,570 · Fundraising $1,102$37,550
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,845 · Management $2,632 · Fundraising $1,128$37,605
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $557 · Management $836 · Fundraising $0$1,393
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,859 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,859
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,782 · Management $478 · Fundraising $117$2,377
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,002 · Management $1,630 · Fundraising $318$9,950
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,353 · Management $2,855 · Fundraising $137$25,345
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $240 · Fundraising $0$240
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,403 · Management $378 · Fundraising $0$3,781
IX-20 InterestPrograms $18,069 · Management $2,008 · Fundraising $0$20,077
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,857 · Management $1,318 · Fundraising $0$13,175
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,245 · Management $1,250 · Fundraising $0$12,495
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,436 · Management $4,059 · Fundraising $718$114,213
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $632,183 · Management $49,102 · Fundraising $15,883$697,168
Part X · Balance sheet $571,645 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$48,168
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$6,641
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$5,925
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$4,831
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$505,080
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
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$1,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$571,645
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$51,292
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$3,036
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$400,034
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$171,611
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$171,611
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$571,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $171,611 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$868,779
XI-2 Total expenses$697,168
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$171,611
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$171,611

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