LITTLE THINKERS SCHOOL OF EARLY LEARNING: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: LITTLE THINKERS SCHOOL OF EARLY LEARNING (EIN 47-5085159)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-12-27
IRS object ID: 202400169349302615
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-12-27T13:03:52-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	010727068	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Targeted Services PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	709 Clay Street Suite 102	AddressLine1Txt
City	Fort Wayne	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46802	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	475085159	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Little Thinkers Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LITT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2607550266	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2306 North Clinton Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Fort Wayne	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46802	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Davetta Chambers	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2023-12-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Davetta	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Chambers	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Patricia Oppor CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00234243	PTIN
Phone	2602033121	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance Level	FAL1	FederatedAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Michelle Chambers	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2306 North Clinton Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Fort Wayne	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46802	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$271,939	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	https://littlethinkersearlylearning.com	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2017	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To prepare children for the future through a personalized plan that mixes social interaction, physical play and personal development with traditional learning.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$26,889	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$990	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue	$270,876	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$24	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$73	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue	$271,939	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$864	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$210,310	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$9,398	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses	$94,978	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$259,559	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$305,288	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$26,009	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$33,349	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$128,253	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$89,099	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$90,957	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$85,152	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$37,296	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,947	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	To prepare children for the future through a personalized plan that mixes social interaction, physical play and personal development with traditional learning.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$257,237	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$270,949	RevenueAmt
Desc	Little Thinkers School of Early Learning served 190 children during the 2022 school year. Please see Schedule O.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$257,237	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Davetta Chambers	PersonNm
Phone	2607550266	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2306 North Clinton Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Fort Wayne	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	46805	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Davetta Chambers
Sitting Member	35.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$81,462	$0	$0
Michelle Chambers
President	10.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Carolyn Moore
Vice President	0.25	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Misti Meehan
Sec'ty/Treas	0.25	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Konrad Uberg
Board Attorney	0.25	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Meagon Chambers
Voting member	0.25	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Dave Chambers
Voting Member	0.25	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
India Woods
Voting Member	0.25	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$81,462	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	None	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$990	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$990	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Tuition and fees	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$270,876	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$270,876	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$270,876	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$73	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$73	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$271,939	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$270,949	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$81,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,877	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,439	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,146	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,813	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,813	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,174	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,174	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,861	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,853	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,756	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,252	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,151	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$642	TotalAmt
Program Services	$642	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$906	TotalAmt
Program Services	$383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$523	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,846	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,846	ProgramServicesAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,186	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,186	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,886	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,886	ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$386	TotalAmt
Program Services	$386	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,630	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,795	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Program Supplies	Desc
Total	$14,950	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,950	ProgramServicesAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$305,288	TotalAmt
Program Services	$257,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,653	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,398	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,271	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,972	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$98,480	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$23,353	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$88,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,127	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,099	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,957	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,152	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,957	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,152	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,296	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,947	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,296	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,947	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$89,099	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$33,349	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$26,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$990	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$35,879	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$127,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$154,271	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$258,655	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$270,876	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$811,058	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$127,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$162,271	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$285,544	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$271,866	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$846,937	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$13,000	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$13,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$833,937	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$127,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$162,271	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$285,544	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$271,866	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$846,937	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509	Yes (X)	First5Years509Ind
Public Support CY509	0.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,850	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$23,353	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	-$1,503	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$70,132	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$70,132	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,498	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$6,498	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$75,127	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2	Two members of the Board are siblings.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	No review was or will be conducted.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	Board members disclose potential conflicts of interest to the full Board for discussion and resolution.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a	The Board of Directors determines the compensation package for the Executive Director based upon comparable organizations in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18	Governing documents, financial statements and the conflict of interest policy are not made available to the general public.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	No documents available to the public.
Program Services Accomplishments (cont.)	As the pandemic raged on, parents hesitated to send their children to daycare, fearing the virus's spread. The number of children attending the center dwindled, and Little Thinkers struggled to stay afloat. With increased expenses for personal protective equipment, sanitization, and reduced capacity, it became increasingly difficult to cover the basic operating costs. But amid the uncertainty and adversity, the daycare center persevered. The dedicated staff at Little Thinkers continued to provide a safe and nurturing environment for the children who still attended. They adapted to new health protocols, maintained strict cleanliness standards, and reassured parents of their commitment to safety. The Schedule O Tax Return for Little Thinkers told a story of resilience and hope. It showed how the daycare center had availed every available COVID-19 relief program, how it had trimmed expenses without compromising quality, and how it had kept its loyal staff employed even in tough times. It was a testament to their determination to weather the storm. Little Thinkers knew that brighter days would come eventually. They held on to their mission of providing a loving and educational environment for children, believing that once the pandemic subsided, parents would return, and the laughter of children would once again fill the air. As the tax return was submitted, the owners and staff of Little Thinkers knew that the financial struggle was far from over. But they also knew that their commitment to the children and families in their community would endure, just as the story of their resilience would be written in the Schedule O Tax Return, serving as a reminder that even in the face of adversity, hope and determination could lead the way to brighter days ahead.