We provide a quality, early educational program that will give your child the most important foundation in life. We help children learn about caring, sharing, respect, morals and honesty to help ensure that your child gets a good first start in life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$131K 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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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
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 $51K 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$660K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.1M
Net assets
$660K
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$605K
FY2022$635K
FY2023$537K
FY2024$660K
FY2025$688K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Sep 1998.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.9M Management & general 13% · $270K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$81,880Pt VII · Sec A
$48,738Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Suzanne I Johnson’s $82K as Executive Dir. is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Suzanne I Johnson$81,880$89,460$80,930$77,472$93,115
Shannon N Heberger$48,738$43,572$37,480$37,647$33,604

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

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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We provide an early childhood development program for children ages 2 through 5. Our flexible year round program fits the needs of busy working families providing healthy snacks and hot lunches and runs from 7:15am - 6:15pm, Monday through Friday.

$1.9Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$270K
Owns and owesPt X
$660K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$484K
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$373K
SavingsLn 2$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$484K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$177K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$660K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K$484K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$183K$177K
Total assetsLn 16$561K$662K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$537K$660K
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$132K$132K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$104K$93K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
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$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$187K$157K$30K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$330K$318K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$160K$102K$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.9M$270K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.1M$2.1M$29K$688K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.2M$2.1M$123K$660K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$98K$537K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$30K$635K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$74K$605K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.3M$148K$531K 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
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Part I · Summary $2,244,189 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,094$16,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,595,209$2,207,046
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,609$20,943
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,633,912$2,244,189
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,039,707$1,389,455
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $692,185$731,946
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,731,892$2,121,401
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$97,980$122,788
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,244,189 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$16,200
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,179
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,200
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,207,046$2,207,046
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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 $20,943$20,943
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,207,046 · Excluded from tax $20,943$2,244,189
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,121,401 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 staffManagement $131,869$131,869
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,153,852$1,153,852
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,095 · Management $10,639$103,734
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,125$7,125
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,366$8,366
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $21,054$21,054
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
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 $19,063$19,063
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $157,123 · Management $29,900$187,023
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $317,641 · Management $12,170$329,811
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $102,270 · Management $57,234$159,504
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,851,410 · Management $269,991 · Fundraising $0$2,121,401
Part X · Balance sheet $661,675 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $287,391$373,113
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $90,501$111,186
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 $183,414$177,376
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 $561,306$661,675
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $24,263$1,844
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,263$1,844
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $537,043$659,831
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $561,306$661,675
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $659,831 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,244,189
XI-2 Total expenses$2,121,401
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$122,788
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$537,043
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$659,831

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