Dot Tot Center FY2022 filing

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Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)Since 1983EIN 94-2839435Revenue $625K in FY2022

On file with the IRSdottot.com1630 12th St, 95814-5705 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Feb 1984School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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DOT Tot's mission is to provide a safe place where children can explore the world, expand their minds, express themselves, develop skills and talents, and become independent, self-assured people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K 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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FY2022 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 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
$63K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $204
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$625K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$649K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$625K
FY2022▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$434K
FY2021$661K
FY2022$625K
FY2023$682K
FY2024$682K
FY2025$853K
Expenses
$649K
FY2022▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$531K
FY2022$649K
FY2023$690K
FY2024$695K
FY2025$747K
Net assets
$107K
FY2022▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1K
FY2021$132K
FY2022$107K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$86K
FY2025$193K

From the FY2022 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 Feb 1984.

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% · $588K Management & general 10% · $62K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$62,849Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gina Queral$66,877$66,970$66,397$62,849$57,463$56,947

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Nurtures children's growth through exploration, learning, and self-expression.

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1 program · $588K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Provide a safe place where children can explore the world, expand their minds, express themselves, develop skills and talents, and become independent, self-assured people. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE EACH CHILD'S FEELING OF SELF-WORTH AND CURIOSITY ABOUT THE WORLD.

$588Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$204

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$625K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Other incomeLn 4–11$762
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598
Money outPt IX
$649K
Ln 25
Programscol B$588K
Managementcol C$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$107K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Other incomeLn 4–11$762
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$625K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13K
SavingsLn 2$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$107K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 636
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$0
Total assetsLn 16$132K$107K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$132K$107K
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$63K$57K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$352K$316K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$78K$70K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$31K$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$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$260$260
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$138
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$37K$34K$4K
TravelLn 17$74$67$7
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$4K$3K$363
InsuranceLn 23$28K$25K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$47K$319
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$325
Total functional expensesLn 25$649K$588K$62K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $853K$747K$107K$193K 990 PDF
FY2024 $682K$695K−$13K$86K 990 PDF
FY2023 $682K$690K−$8K$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $625K$649K−$24K$107K 990 PDF
FY2021 $661K$531K$131K$132K 990 PDF
FY2020 $434K$491K−$57K$1K 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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $625,319 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,026$598
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $541,239$623,950
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$9
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,961$762
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $661,232$625,319
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $418,490$526,235
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $112,165$123,239
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $530,655$649,474
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $130,577−$24,155
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $625,319 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$598
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$598
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $623,950$623,950
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9$9
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $762$762
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $623,950 · Excluded from tax $771$625,319
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $649,474 across 31 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 staffPrograms $56,564 · Management $6,285$62,849
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $316,404 · Management $35,156$351,560
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,090 · Management $7,788$77,878
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,553 · Management $3,395$33,948
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,650$1,650
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $260$260
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,242 · Management $138$1,380
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,533 · Management $3,726$37,259
IX-17 TravelPrograms $67 · Management $7$74
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 amortizationPrograms $3,268 · Management $363$3,631
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,026 · Management $2,781$27,807
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,041 · Management $319$47,360
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,493 · Management $325$3,818
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $587,541 · Management $61,933 · Fundraising $0$649,474
Part X · Balance sheet $107,460 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $33,473$12,939
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $94,511$94,521
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,631$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 $131,615$107,460
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $131,615$107,460
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $131,615$107,460
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,460 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$625,319
XI-2 Total expenses$649,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,155
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$131,615
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,460

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