The organization's mission is to provide preschool education to the children in west marin county, california. We offer a sliding scale tuition fee schedule, parent support services, bilingual activities and referrals to health and social services. Currently, 70% of the children we serve are low income.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 12 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 9% 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$27K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$604K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$559K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$475K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$604K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$265K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$557K
FY2025$604K
Expenses
$559K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$240K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$508K
FY2025$559K
Net assets
$475K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$284K
FY2022$339K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$431K
FY2025$475K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Feb 1974.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $422K Management & general 25% · $137K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$82,081Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lourdes Romo’s $82K as Executive Di is at the 73rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lourdes Romo$82,081$76,492$74,673$64,680$60,702

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

Programs and updates

Offers preschool education to children in West Marin County, California.

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1 program · $422K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Papermill creek provided affordable preschool to the children of west marin county, california

$422Kprogram 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 3 funders$42K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$604K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$316K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$559K
Ln 25
Programscol B$422K
Managementcol C$137K
Owns and owesPt X
$475K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K
Total assetsLn 16$502K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Government grantsLn 1e$16K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$36K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$316K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$604K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$127K
SavingsLn 2$85K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$213K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$143K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K
Total assetsLn 16$502K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K
Net assetsLn 32$475K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$355K$213K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$143K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148K$142K
Total assetsLn 16$509K$502K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K$27K
Net assetsLn 32$431K$475K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$315K$279K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$7K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$27K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$35K$694
Total functional expensesLn 25$559K$422K$137K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $604K$559K$44K$475K 990 PDF
FY2024 $557K$508K$49K$431K 990 PDF
FY2023 $543K$498K$45K$382K 990 PDF
FY2022 $478K$423K$55K$339K 990 PDF
FY2021 $265K$240K$25K$284K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $603,528 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $185,344$277,414
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $368,579$315,533
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,802$3,049
I-11 Other revenue$7,532
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $556,725$603,528
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $420,484$447,589
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,212$111,637
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $507,696$559,226
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,029$44,302
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $603,528 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$90,077
VIII-1e Government grants$15,723
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$171,614
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,620
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,414
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $315,533$315,533
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,049$3,049
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$7,532
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $318,582$603,528
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $559,226 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $82,081$82,081
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $279,498 · Management $35,287$314,785
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,043 · Management $4,640$11,683
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,494 · Management $11,546$39,040
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,848$18,848
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,412$3,412
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,973$4,973
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,475$21,475
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,627$1,627
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,547$18,547
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,459 · Management $1,483$6,942
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,119 · Management $694$35,813
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $421,868 · Management $137,358 · Fundraising $0$559,226
Part X · Balance sheet $502,331 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $164,477$127,031
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $190,066$85,485
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,301$378
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,720$4,147
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $147,766$142,040
X-12 Other securities$143,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $509,330$502,331
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$519
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $78,147$26,327
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $78,147$26,846
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,183$475,485
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $509,330$502,331
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $475,485 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$603,528
XI-2 Total expenses$559,226
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,302
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,183
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$475,485

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