Provide pre-school education to children ages 2 - 5.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K 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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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$82K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
36
of 36 voting members
Looks good: 36 of 36 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$256K
Spent
$201K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$68K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$256K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$256K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$496K
FY2025$571K
Expenses
$201K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$201K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$388K
FY2024$454K
FY2025$491K
Net assets
$68K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$68K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$193K
FY2025$402K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1948.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $201K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Comptroller
$25,579Pt VII · Sec A
Steering Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steering Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steeering Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steering Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Veronica Maier’s $83K as Director of School is at the 74th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Veronica Maier$83,000$83,000———
Melissa Vres——$74,163$69,854$60,000
Gail Taylor—$57,485$38,407$29,509$25,579

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers early childhood education for children aged two to five.

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1 program · $201K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided pre school education to children ages 2 to 5

$201Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$256K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$174K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$201K
Ln 25
Programscol B$201K
Owns and owesPt X
$68K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$150K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a36
IndependentVI 1b36
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Government grantsLn 1e$54K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$256K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$129K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$150K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K
Net assetsLn 32$68K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 660
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K$150K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$140K$150K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K$82K
Net assetsLn 32$13K$68K
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$86K$86K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K$69K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$375$375
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$201K$201K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $571K$491K$80K$402K 990 PDF
FY2024 $496K$454K$42K$193K 990 PDF
FY2023 $423K$388K$34K$151K 990 PDF
FY2022 $381K$334K$47K$117K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $256K$201K$55K$68K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $255,818 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $53,739$82,313
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $302,234$173,503
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$2
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,676$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $365,650$255,818
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 $332,263$173,540
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,076$27,448
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $388,339$200,988
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,689$54,830
Part VI · Governance 36 of 36 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body36
VI-1b Independent voting members36
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $255,818 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$27,301
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$53,689
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,323
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,313
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $173,503 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$173,503
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $173,505 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$255,818
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $200,988 across 17 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 $85,579$85,579
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,041$69,041
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,942$4,942
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,978$13,978
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,737$2,737
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $375$375
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,198$8,198
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,031$9,031
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,652$1,652
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,455 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,455
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,988 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$200,988
Part X · Balance sheet $150,281 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $118,309$129,039
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,242$21,242
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 $594$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $140,145$150,281
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,817$4,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $41,650$15,312
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $66,242$51,903
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $127,109$82,415
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,036$67,866
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,036$67,866
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $140,145$150,281
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,866 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$255,818
XI-2 Total expenses$200,988
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,830
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,036
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$67,866

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