GROWING PLACE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: GROWING PLACE (EIN 95-3984983)
Tax period: 2023-08-01 to 2024-07-31
Filed: 2025-05-12
IRS object ID: 202531329349303798
Schema version: 2023v6.0
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule E
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-12T17:58:17-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-07-31	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	3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755	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	2023-08-01	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	JULIE BACZEWSKI	PersonNm
Person Title	INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3103997769	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-12	SignatureDt

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	ARMEN GRIGORIAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01582463	PTIN
Phone	2136393550	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JULIE BACZEWSKI	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	$10,838,494	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	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	107	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	400	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$646,251	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,785,203	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,344,089	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,146,408	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$68,178	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$71,572	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$49,972	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$51,752	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,108,490	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$8,054,935	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	$5,221,275	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$5,758,942	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$54,385	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,270,033	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,380,622	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$6,491,308	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,139,564	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$382,818	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$915,371	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,961,241	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,111,428	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$396,138	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,514,271	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,565,103	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,597,157	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	$6,437,231	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$6,190,534	RevenueAmt
Desc	DURING THE 2023/24 SCHOOL YEAR OUR NEWEST CAMPUS, THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB SCHOOL, WAS FULLY ENROLLED FOR THE FIRST TIME UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ITS NEW CAMPUS DIRECTOR, AMANDA HONDA. GROWING PLACE PARTICIPATED IN THE ECSTEM CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 MAKING THIS OUR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS ESTEEMED PROGRAM. AT OUR MARINE PARK CAMPUS WE REMODELLED BOTH THE PRESCHOOL (PALM) ROOM AND THE TODDLER (MAGNOLIA) ROOM GIVING BOTH ROOMS A MUCH NEEDED FACELIFT. WE ALSO BEGAN MAKING PLANS FOR BIGGER REMODELS OF THE INFANT (WILLOW) ROOM AND THE ADMIN SPACE. WE WERE AWARDED A $1.05M GRANT BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO REMODEL THE UNUSED 2ND FLOOR OF OUR OCEAN PARK CAMPUS TO CREATE TWO ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS. THIS WORK IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN THE SUMMER OF 2026 WITH THE NEW CLASSROOMS READY FOR USE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. IT WAS A YEAR OF CHANGE FOR US AS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF 12 YEARS, PAULINE MCPEAKE, MOVED ONTO A NEW OPPORTUNITY IN THE LA PRESCHOOL WORLD. JULIE BACZEWSKI WAS HIRED AS INTERIM ED IN JULY OF 2024.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$6,437,231	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	Yes (1)	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	17	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	107	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	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	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 (24 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
JON WONG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GRAHAM LUCAS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHAITU EKANADHAM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN ABERS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANE MENG
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JESSICA NEFF
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NORA HACKMANN
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SARA RUBIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERIN ANGERER
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER GARRATT
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HYEJIN SEO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN SAMPEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMIR HAMMAD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JARED WEINMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIE BUTASH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MEGAN KELLY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
OLIVIA FORTE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TYSON YU
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM YUNG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DREW KASPERS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAULINE MCPEAKE
EX-OFFICIO	40.00		$225,538	$0	$12,984	Yes (X)
LOSMEIYA HUANG
DIRECTOR	40.00		$111,240	$0	$9,066		Yes (X)
SARAH RUBEN
DIRECTOR	40.00		$101,370	$0	$8,785		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$438,148	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$30,835	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LYNNE DOUGHTY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	687 SEDONA LANE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BELLINGHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98229	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	ACCOUNTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$108,935	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$212,500	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,572,703	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,785,203	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TUITION	611600	$5,841,432	$5,841,432
SCHOOL FEES	611600	$304,976	$304,976

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,146,408	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$60,437	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$60,437	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,794,694	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,783,559	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$11,135	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,135	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$11,135	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ECSTEM	611600	$24,369	$24,369
WORKSHOPS	611600	$19,757	$19,757
OTHER INCOME	611600	$7,626		$7,626

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$51,752	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,054,935	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,190,534	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$79,198	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$215,613	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,684	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,561	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,608,318	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,215,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$370,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,736	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,586	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,315	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,888	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$383	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$458,744	TotalAmt
Program Services	$415,725	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,577	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,442	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$374,681	TotalAmt
Program Services	$337,766	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,566	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,349	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,395	TotalAmt
Management And General	$26,395	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,651	TotalAmt
Management And General	$37,651	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,565	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,565	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$155,573	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147,542	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,377	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$654	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,681	TotalAmt
Management And General	$26,681	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$140,054	TotalAmt
Program Services	$126,304	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,502	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,248	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$598,117	TotalAmt
Program Services	$595,466	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,944	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$707	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$187,863	TotalAmt
Program Services	$187,031	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$610	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$222	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,181	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$228	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$83	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TEACHER EDUCATION	$89,888	$89,888
ARTS AND EDUCATION SUPP	$29,573	$29,573
MISCELLANEOUS	$5,081		$5,081

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,139,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,437,231	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$647,948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,385	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$290,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$571,471	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$31,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$249,999	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,050,700	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$426,375	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,770	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,366	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,249,527	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,284,668	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$913,448	BOYAmt
EOY	$964,859	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,349,413	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,966,516	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,052	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,077,141	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,961,241	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,111,428	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,728	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,820	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$284,410	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,385,451	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$396,138	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,514,271	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	$2,780,211	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,053,530	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$784,892	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,543,627	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,565,103	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,597,157	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,961,241	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,111,428	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$915,371	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$116,683	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	$2,192,118	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$805,816	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,431,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$646,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,785,203	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,860,655	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,192,118	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$805,816	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,431,267	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$646,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,785,203	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,860,655	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$6,860,655	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$54,574	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,842	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$58,304	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,069	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$71,572	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$277,361	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$21	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$49,972	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$51,752	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$105,099	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,243,115	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$20,919,784	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.94720	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.94220	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

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,249,527	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,284,668	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$964,859	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$964,859	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	RIGHT OF USE ASSET	Desc
Book Value	$3,077,141	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$3,077,141	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CREDIT CARD PAYABLE	$27,068
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PAYABLE	$270,984
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$3,087,399

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,385,451	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,158,053	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$116,683	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$116,683	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$8,041,370	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$13,565	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$13,565	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$8,054,935	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,125,999	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,125,999	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$13,565	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$13,565	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,139,564	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, 2024. 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	EX-OFFICIO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$225,538	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	$12,984	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$238,522	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.