GOLDEN KEY CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONALCHILDREN INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: GOLDEN KEY CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONALCHILDREN INC (EIN 20-5671272)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2024-11-04
IRS object ID: 202423099349302882
Schema version: 2023v5.1
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-04T19:31:52-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4334 MUNSON STREET SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	CANTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44718	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	205671272	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE GOLDEN KEY CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CHILDREN INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GOLD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3304934400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1431 30TH STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	CANTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	447092926	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GINA M BANNEVICH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3304934400	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-04	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER COLEMAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00743188	PTIN
Phone	3304972000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-04	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	GINA M BANNEVICH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1431 30TH STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	CANTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	447092926	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,444,620	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GOLDENKEYSCHOOL.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	OH	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE GOLDEN KEY CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. WE ARE NON-PUBLIC SPECIALIZED CHARTER SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE THAT OFFERS EARLY INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM. ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE A PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM FOR AGES 3 YEARS TO 5 YEARS. WE DO PROVIDE CHILDCARE FOR STUDENTS OF OUR SCHOOL AND OUR PRESCHOOL CLASSES AS WELL AS A SUMMER CAMP FOR STUDENTS WITH COGNITIVE DISORDERS, PRIMARY AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	68	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	13	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,631,254	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$269,863	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,638,331	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,140,308	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$20,077	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$32,140	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$4,274	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,309	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,293,936	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,444,620	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,350	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,289,184	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,832,635	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,069,509	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,238,438	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,359,693	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,072,423	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,934,243	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$372,197	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,245,101	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,416,117	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$832,254	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$631,073	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,412,847	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,785,044	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE GOLDEN KEY CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,040,467	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$450	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,991,298	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE GOLDEN KEY CENTER PROVIDES CHARTER NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCREDITED UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF OHIO EDUCATION & WORKFORCE. THE NONPUBLIC CHARTER IS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8TH FOR THOSE WITH AUTISM AND OTHER COGNITIVIE DISORDERS. THE SCHOOL PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS ABILITIES AND TO SUPPORT FUNCTIONAL SKILLS TO ENAHNCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS IS A 10-MONTH TYPICAL SCHOOL CALENDAR PROGRAM PROVIDING SERVICES MONDAY - FRIDAY, MID-AUGUST THROUGH END OF MAY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,029,225	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$450	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,088,915	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE GOLDEN KEY CENTER PROVIDES SPECIALIZED PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION FOR STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AGES 3-5 TO SUPPORT EARLY INTERVENTION THROUGH EDUCATION, INTERVENTION AND THERAPIES. THIS PROGRAM IS GROUNDED IN APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT CHILD DEVELOPMENT THAT IS DELAYED DUE TO THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS A 12-MONTH THAT SUPPORTS STAFF WITH INTENSE TRAINING IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT COUPLED WITH THE FINDINGS ON EDUCATING THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$361,490	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$450	GrantAmt
Revenue	$60,095	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE GOLDEN KEY CENTER PROVIDES PROGRAM SERVICES IN CHILDCARE TO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND THEIR NON-PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL AND SPECIALIZED PRESCHOOL WITH BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND SUMMER CAMP. CURRENTLY THE CENTER SERVES OVER 45 CHILDREN IN THIS CAPACITY. THIS CHILDCARE PROGRAM ALLOWS FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE SCHOOL TO RECEIVE QUALITY RESPITE PROGRAM, UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSIONATE STAFF TO THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES THE SCHOOL SERVES. BEFORE AND AFTER CARE SERVICES ARE 12-MONTH PROGRAM AND SUMMER CAMP IS MID-JUNE THROUGH BEGINNING OF AUGUST.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,431,182	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	Yes (1)	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	68	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GINA M BANNEVICH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3304934400	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1431 30TH STREET NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	CANTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44709	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SARA STUDENY
FORMER CHAIR/IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JARED CHERVRAUX
PRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TARANNA FRANCISCO
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM HEFTY
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARB FRUSTACI
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR MICHELLE BEMILLER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH D'AUGUSTINE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR JEANNIE DEFAZIO
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GARRET KLOOTS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE LEHOTA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENNETH PASCLEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TERESA M FRANK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$113,351	$0	$23,987
GINA BANNEVICH
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$102,434	$0	$4,610

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$215,785	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$28,597	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
WINGS OF CHANGE
1909 3RD ST	CUYAHOGA FALL	OH	44221	OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES TO STUDENT	$141,939
STARK SPEECH
7265 PORTAGE ST NW UNIT B	MASSILLON	OH	44646	SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES TO STUDENTS	$130,470
PORTAGE THERAPY SERVICES
2728 WARREN-BURTON RD	SOUTHINGTON	OH	44470	OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPIES SERV	$111,970

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$55,120	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$214,743	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$269,863	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CHARTER	624100	$2,991,298	$2,991,298
NON-CHARTER	624100	$1,088,915	$1,088,915
CHILDCARE	624100	$60,095	$60,095

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,140,308	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$31,623	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$31,623	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$517	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$517	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$517	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$517	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,309	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,309	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,309	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,444,620	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,140,308	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$34,449	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,350	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$238,643	TotalAmt
Management And General	$238,643	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,008,877	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,738,977	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$269,900	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,370	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,006	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,364	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$273,914	TotalAmt
Program Services	$273,914	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$240,831	TotalAmt
Program Services	$202,096	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,735	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,695	TotalAmt
Management And General	$68,695	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$279	TotalAmt
Management And General	$279	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$634,245	TotalAmt
Program Services	$634,245	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,364	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,364	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,239	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,239	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,202	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,625	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,445	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,445	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,216	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,216	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,385	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,385	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$167,163	TotalAmt
Program Services	$167,163	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,826	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,826	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES	$38,430	$38,430
FOOD	$24,623	$24,623
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$8,174	$8,174
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES	$5,572	$5,572

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,955	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,955	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,072,423	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,431,182	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$641,241	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$271,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$406,607	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,430,518	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,002,397	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,669	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,179	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,744,547	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$965,488	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,501,943	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,779,059	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$133,206	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,245,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,416,117	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,076	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,329	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,450	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,703	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$695,728	BOYAmt
EOY	$523,041	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$832,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$631,073	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	$4,412,847	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,785,044	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,412,847	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,785,044	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,245,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,416,117	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$372,197	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
School	Yes (X)	SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$132,386	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$819	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$133,205	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$123,287	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$123,287	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,339,028	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$229,821	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,109,207	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$960,323	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$494,150	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$466,173	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$309,382	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$241,517	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$67,865	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$12,527	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$12,527	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,779,059	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART V, LINE 4:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS CREATED IN HONOR OF THE RETIRING CO-FOUNDER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE ENDOWMENT WAS CREATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR TO BE UTILIZED TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE GOLDEN KEY TO ENSURE NO FAMILY HAS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ALL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS FOR ANY STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt	Yes (1)	NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast Media	Yes (1)	PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs	Yes (1)	MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures Etc	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All Sol	Yes (1)	MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts	0	DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty	0	DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs	0	DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy	0	DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts	0	DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog	0	DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty	0	DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid Rcvd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PUBLICIZED ITS POLICY DURING THE SOLICITATION PERIOD IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CAITLIN BELLINSKI	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	DAUGHTER OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TERESA FRANK	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$81,085	TransactionAmt
Transaction	INTERVENTION SPECIALIST, CERTIFIED FOOD SPECIALIST, PRINCIPAL	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	TERESA FRANK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - MOTHER OF CAITLIN BELLINSKI
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED NEW BYLAWS IN JUNE OF 2024. THE BYLAWS INTRODUCE SEVERAL KEY UPDATES COMPARED TO THE PRIOR BYLAWS DOCUMENT. NOTABLY, THEY PROVIDE MORE DETAILED PROVISIONS FOR THE RECRUITMENT, HIRING, SUPERVISION, AND DISMISSAL OF STAFF BY THE PRESIDENT, SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE NEW DOCUMENT ELABORATES ON THE OPERATION AND AUTHORITY OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND BOARD NOMINATING COMMITTEE. IT ALSO INCLUDES MORE COMPREHENSIVE DETAILS ON THE PURCHASE AND MAINTENANCE OF INSURANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS SERVING IN COVERED POSITIONS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, MAINTENANCE OF ACCOUNTS, AND THE PROHIBITION OF LOANS TO OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. OVERALL, THE AMENDED BYLAWS ENHANCE THE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK BY PROVIDING CLEARER GUIDELINES AND MORE DETAILED PROCEDURES IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING STAFF MANAGEMENT, COMMITTEE OPERATIONS, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. THESE UPDATES AIM TO IMPROVE THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND ENSURE BETTER COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND THEN PROVIDED TO ORGANIZATIONS TREASURER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE GOLDEN KEY CENTER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, INC. REQUIRES EMPLOYEES TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO PROTECT THE ORGANIZATION'S INTEGRITY AND REPUTATION. EMPLOYEES MUST NOT HAVE PERSONAL INTERESTS OR RELATIONSHIPS THAT CONFLICT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTERESTS. CONFLICTS INCLUDE HOLDING INTERESTS IN OR ACCEPTING BENEFITS FROM BUSINESSES DEALING WITH OR COMPETING WITH THE ORGANIZATION, BEING EMPLOYED BY OR SERVING ON BOARDS OF SUCH BUSINESSES, AND PROFITING PERSONALLY FROM THEM. THIS ALSO APPLIES TO IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. MODEST BUSINESS COURTESIES ARE ACCEPTABLE, BUT EMPLOYEES MUST REPORT ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	ALL SALARIES AND WAGES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH A THIRD PARTY PAYROLL COMPANY TO PROVIDE COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 70,080. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 70,080. CONTRACTED PT THERAPY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,650. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,650. CONTRACTED OT THERAPY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 253,909. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 253,909. CONTRACTED SPEECH THERAPY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 285,670. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 285,670. NURSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 5,936. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,936.