GROWING PLACE: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: GROWING PLACE (EIN 95-3984983)
Tax period: 2021-08-01 to 2022-07-31
Filed: 2023-03-30
IRS object ID: 202320899349300137
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-03-30T15:08:43-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-07-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	320530003	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	QUIGLEY & MIRON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660	AddressLine1Txt
City	LOS ANGELES	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90010	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-08-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	953984983	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GROWING PLACE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GROW	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3103997769	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401-B ASHLAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SANTA MONICA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90405	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAULINE MCPEAKE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3103997769	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-03-30	SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	PAULINE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MCPEAKE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ARMEN GRIGORIAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01582463	PTIN
Phone	2136393550	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PAULINE MCPEAKE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401-B ASHLAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SANTA MONICA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90405	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,963,249	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GROWINGPLACE.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1985	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	18	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	81	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	384	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$805,816	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,431,267	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,436,290	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$4,636,864	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$36,776	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$59,386	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,354	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,278,882	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,130,871	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,462,871	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,103,906	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$108,359	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$807,839	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,130,505	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,270,710	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,234,411	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$8,172	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$896,460	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,909,016	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,505,419	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$775,356	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$599,340	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,133,660	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,906,079	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,735,861	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$4,636,864	RevenueAmt
Desc	AS WE EMBARKED ON OUR 36TH YEAR, WE OPENED A NEW CAMPUS THE SANTA MONICA EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB SCHOOL. WE SERVED 56 FAMILIES IN OUR FOUNDING YEAR AND WILL SCALE UP TO 106 CHILDREN ANNUALLY AT THE LAB SCHOOL CAMPUS, FOR A TOTAL OF 250 CHILDREN AT GROWING PLACE. FURTHERMORE, THE LAB SCHOOL CAMPUS INCREASED OUR REACH TO TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF TEACHERS. THROUGH THE OBSERVATION CAMERAS AND OUTDOOR DECK, 72 SANTA MONICA COLLEGE EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS COULD OBSERVE AND LEARN AT GROWING PLACE THIS YEAR.OUR OPERATIONS CONTINUED TO BE IMPACTED BY THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19. DUE TO THE STAFFING STORAGES AND DIFFICULTY IN STAFF RETENTION, WE OPERATED WITH REDUCED HOURS. WE ALSO CONTINUED WEEKLY COVID-19 TESTING OF OUR STAFF. IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTY, WE ARE PROUD TO PROVIDE STABILITY AND COMMUNITY TO 200 WORKING FAMILIES IN WEST LOS ANGELES.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,735,861	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	0	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	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	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	0	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	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	81	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	18	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	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	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	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	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3103997769	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401-B ASHLAND AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	SANTA MONICA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90405	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JUAN BUSTAMANTE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT GOLDCHAIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JON WONG
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SHAHAD SHAMJI
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALLISON COBAR
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM LOCHRAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GRAHAM LUCAS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GRACE MENG
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
BRADY THURMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
APARNA GRUPTA
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DREW KASPERS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHAITU EKANADHAM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF BLAKE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN ABERS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANE MENG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JESSICA NEFF
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NORA HACKMANN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHANNON PARRY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAULINE MCPEAKE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$198,186	$0	$16,317	Yes (X)
LOSMEIYA HUANG
DIRECTOR	40.00		$107,510	$0	$8,055		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$305,696	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$24,372	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$722,963	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$708,304	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,431,267	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION	611600	$4,171,648	$4,171,648
SCHOOL FEES	611600	$465,216	$465,216

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$4,636,864	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$58,304	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$58,304	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$833,460	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$832,378	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,082	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,082	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,082	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,354	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,354	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,354	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,130,871	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,636,864	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$62,740	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$215,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,180	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,590	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,530	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,257,396	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,999,129	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$191,844	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$66,423	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,406	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,169	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,448	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$262,448	TotalAmt
Program Services	$239,911	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,756	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,781	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$292,739	TotalAmt
Program Services	$264,124	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,304	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,311	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,579	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,373	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,373	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,050	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,762	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,641	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,249	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,872	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,023	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,023	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,691	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,795	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,857	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,039	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$617,170	TotalAmt
Program Services	$614,436	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,006	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$728	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,150	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,150	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$158,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$158,167	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$516	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$188	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,173	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$109	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$39	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TEACHER EDUCATION	$28,900	$28,900
ARTS AND EDUCATION SUPP	$20,999	$20,999
MISCELLANEOUS	$16,616		$16,616

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,234,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,735,861	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$390,191	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$108,359	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,486,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,591,673	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,534	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,058	BOYAmt
EOY	$534,402	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,180	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,154	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,951,412	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,262,964	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$748,727	BOYAmt
EOY	$688,448	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,427,395	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,459,208	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,909,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,505,419	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$130,122	BOYAmt
EOY	$152,739	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,785	BOYAmt
EOY	$147,525	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$496,449	BOYAmt
EOY	$299,076	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$775,356	BOYAmt
EOY	$599,340	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	$2,253,944	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,102,327	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$879,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$803,752	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,133,660	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,906,079	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,909,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,505,419	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$896,460	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$124,041	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$420,623	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$433,081	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,192,118	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$805,816	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,431,267	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,282,905	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$420,623	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$433,081	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,192,118	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$805,816	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,431,267	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,282,905	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$5,282,905	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$47,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$78,839	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$54,574	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$30,842	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$58,304	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$270,059	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,354	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,375	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,556,339	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$14,504,110	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.95080	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.93750	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,135	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,135	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,950,277	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,261,829	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$688,448	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$688,448	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CREDIT CARD PAYABLE	$23,085
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PAYABLE	$241,644
PREPAID TUITION	$34,347

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$299,076	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,997,780	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$124,041	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$124,041	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$6,121,821	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$9,050	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$9,050	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$6,130,871	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,225,361	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,225,361	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$9,050	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$9,050	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,234,411	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT JULY 31, 2022. GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR 3 YEAR (FEDERAL) OR 4 YEARS (STATE OF CALIFORNIA).	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	Yes (1)	GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd	0	GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550	Yes (1)	ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3	GROWING PLACE IS AN NAEYC ACCREDITED SCHOOL AND AS SUCH, DISTRIBUTES ITS NON DISCRIMINATORY POLICY TO ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH MAILERS. THE POLICY IS ALSO ATTACHED TO ENROLLMENT AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6	THE GROWING PLACE RECEIVES A GOVERNMENT GRANT FROM THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAULINE MCPEAKE	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$198,186	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$16,317	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$214,503	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1	GROWING PLACE IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE YOUNG CHILDREN OF WORKING FAMILIES WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, ALL-DAY, YEAR ROUND EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM. WE ARE A LEARNING COMMUNITY SUSTAINED BY A CLOSE COLLABORATION OF PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS. WE BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN ARE COMPETENT LEARNERS, CAPABLE OF ENGAGING FULLY WITH IDEAS AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HIRING, DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING THE BEST TEACHING STAFF POSSIBLE. TEACHERS AND CHILDREN RESEARCH AND CO-CONSTRUCT KNOWLEDGE AND FOSTER CURIOSITY, EXPERIMENTATION AND THE EXPRESSION OF IDEAS. TEACHERS USE DOCUMENTATION OF THE PROCESS OF LEARNING TO REVISIT THE CHILDREN'S IDEAS AND TO INCLUDE PARENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE SCHOOL. THROUGH THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION AND ENRICHMENT OF GROWING PLACE SITES, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT. GROWING PLACE BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION SHOULD FOCUS ON EACH CHILD IN RELATION TO A COMMUNITY OF OTHERS, RATHER THAN EACH CHILD IN ISOLATION. OUR CURRICULUM EMPHASIZES THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN'S SOCIAL SKILLS, INCLUDING BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS, RESPECT FOR OTHERS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND ADVOCATING FOR ONE'S NEEDS AND IDEAS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROMOTE SELF-ESTEEM AND PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITIES, WHICH HELPS CHILDREN GAIN THE CONFIDENCE TO FACE NEW EXPERIENCES. WE VALUE DIVERSITY AS REFLECTED IN OUR TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, CURRICULUM AND THE TOOLS OUR CHILDREN LEARN TO USE TO ADDRESS EACH OTHER'S DIFFERENCES. THE GROWING PLACE HELPS CHILDREN DEVELOP A POSITIVE DISPOSITION TOWARD LEARNING, WHICH PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OTHER SCHOOLS, AGENCIES, AND AN EXTENSIVE MENTORING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT, WE SUPPORT THE FIELD OF EARLY EDUCATION AND OUR COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR OUTSIDE AUDITOR. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A DRAFT OF FORM 990, THE OUTSIDE AUDITOR MEETS WITH THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW THE FINANICAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 TO ASSURE THAT ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND ANSWERS TO ISSUES, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE ACCURATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PRIOR TO A VOTE ON ANY BOARD ISSUE, VOTING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO IDENTIFY ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATING TO THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE VOTE ON THE MATTER AND ABSTAIN FROM VOTING WHERE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED TO EXIST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (SUBCOMMITTEE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS) SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED). THE COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ED. THE COMMITTEE ALSO GATHERS INPUT FOR SETTING THE ED'S COMPENSATION FROM LOCAL NONPROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEYS, FROM FORM 990S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR SERVICE AREA, AND FROM COMPENSATION INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS. THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION REGARDING THE ED'S COMPENSATION IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES THROUGH SALARY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SIMILAR SOURCES AS USED IN SETTING THE ED COMPENSATION. THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE APPLICABLE EMPLOYEE'S PAYROLL FILE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR IS UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.