LEARN AS YOU GROW PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION INC

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2019 · Form 990 · revenue $382K · expenses $358K · assets $128K

EIN
06-1725797
Address
22237 TORRENCE AVE, SAUK VILLAGE, IL 60411-5143
NTEE code
B21 Kindergarten, Preschool, Nursery School, Early Admissions (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2024 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated November 15, 2023 after an automatic revocation on November 15, 2023 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

To enhance the education of pre-school and elementary children.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
B Singleton President2016-2019 $0$12,000 1
W Singleton Vice-President2016-2019 $0$12,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Wanda McCool Secretary2016-2019 30 $0 reported 1
Shawna Harring Treasurer2016-2019 40 $0 reported 1
Sandra Whitted Board Member2016-2019 5 $0 reported 1
Georgia Brown Board Member2016-2019 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 6 people listed · none paid · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
B Singleton President20 $0$0$0 $01
W Singleton Vice-President20 $0$0$0 $01
Wanda McCool Secretary30 $0$0$0 $01
Shawna Harring Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Sandra Whitted Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Georgia Brown Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
B Singleton President20 $0$0$0 $01
W Singleton Vice-President20 $0$0$0 $01
Wanda McCool Secretary30 $0$0$0 $01
Shawna Harring Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Sandra Whitted Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Georgia Brown Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $12K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
B Singleton President20 $6,000$0$0 $6,0001
W Singleton Vice President20 $6,000$0$0 $6,0001
Wanda McCool Secretary30 $0$0$0 $01
Shawna Harring Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Sandra Whitted Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Georgia Brown Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
2016 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $12K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
B Singleton President20 $6,000$0$0 $6,0001
W Singleton Vice President20 $6,000$0$0 $6,0001
Wanda McCool Secretary30 $0$0$0 $01
Shawna Harring Treasurer40 $0$0$0 $01
Sandra Whitted Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Georgia Brown Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$382,000$357,720 $128,098$74,598 $382,000$0 -5-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$296,003$339,126 $148,453$50,318 $296,003$0 -0-
2017 · Form 990 period ending 2018-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$330,270$328,401 $184,453$93,441 $330,270$0 $12,0000-
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$290,005$237,191 $184,751$91,572 $290,005$0 $12,0000-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $145,994 in all, tax years 2009 to 2019. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY $145,99410 $6,6112019 2009-2013, 2015-2019 Public charity Exact
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CREATIVE WORLD MONTESSORI SCHOOL INCILB21 $327,364$570,074 PRES AND ADM$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
BILINGUAL MONTESSORI LAB ACADEMY NFPILB21 $384,763$394,344 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
ELMHURST MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL INCILB21 $464,075$436,160 CHAIR OF THE BOARD & TEACH$84,098 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
PURPLE MOOSE ENRICHMENT PRESCHOOLILB21 $266,804$273,229 PRESIDENT$97,485 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
LITHUANIAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY OF AMERICAILB21 $364,112$418,326 Director$75,298 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
CHILDRENZ CENTERILB21 $299,012$231,527 PRESIDENT$66,200 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN NURSERY SCHOOLILB21 $298,990$305,335 Executive Director$41,874 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
ST DAVIDS NURSERY SCHOOL INCILB21 $360,674$314,554 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
RHYTHM OF LEARNING MONTESSORI INCILB21 $440,702$439,538 TREASURY$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
HOBSON COOPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOLILB21 $345,181$284,766 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
KANKAKEE VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOLILB21 $314,837$393,172 GENERAL MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
TREE TOWN COOPERATIVE NURSERY SCHOOLILB21 $307,063$272,320 President$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
CENTRALIA MARYS HOUSE LTDILB21 $328,206$272,587 Director & President$560 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
MARSHALL FIRST STEP ACADEMYILB21 $520,698$619,512 Executive Director$22,802 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
CHRISTIAN KIDS CLUBILB21 $325,913$362,691 Director$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
TINY TOWN INC NFPILB21 $469,815$549,673 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
BROWN COUNTY EARLY LEARNING CENTER NFPILB21 $308,076$336,251 SECRETARY/TR$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
MOTHERS MORNING OUT NFPILB21 $248,607$312,376 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
LIZZY DAY CARE NFPILB21 $250,430$184,858 Director$48,000 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
HAND-IN-HAND DAY CARE & PRE-SCHOOL OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHILB21 $456,011$451,144 Director$52,920 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
MULTAQA INCILB21 $301,272$280,365 PRESIDENT$73,700 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
CENTRAL COOPERATIVE KINDERGARTEN INCMAB21 $504,454$492,347 Executive Director$79,668 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
NOME PRE-SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCAKB21 $287,488$289,618 President$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
HOUSTON ENDOWMENT INC $325,0002 1Private foundation2023–2024 COMMUNITY PRESCHOOLS FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN $309,8705 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 ALLEN CREEK PRESCHOOL
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $298,68423 6DAF sponsor2019–2025 CUPERTINO NURSERY SCHOOL INC; EXPLORER PRESCHOOL INC; SAUSALITO NURSERY SCHOOL; ROCK ROSE SCHOOL FOR CREATIVE LEARNING and 2 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $275,5396 2DAF sponsor2016–2023 CUPERTINO NURSERY SCHOOL INC; LAUNCH LEARNING INC
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA INC $120,5005 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 CASHIERS VALLEY PRESCHOOL INC
JAMES A & FAITH KNIGHT FOUNDATION $109,0656 1Private foundation2010–2025 ALLEN CREEK PRESCHOOL
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LAKE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $48,3215 1DAF sponsor2018–2024 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN NURSERY SCHOOL
COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES $39,4094 1DAF sponsor2010–2016 PRECIOUS PEOPLE PRESCHOOL INC
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $36,563199 54Private foundation2020–2023 EXPLORER PRESCHOOL INC; A GROWING PLACE OF DEFOREST INC; SAUSALITO NURSERY SCHOOL; THE LEARNING CIRCLE PRESCHOOL INC and 50 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $28,4512 2DAF sponsor2020–2022 CUPERTINO NURSERY SCHOOL INC; VALLEY PRESCHOOL INC
MUSKEGON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $25,0001 1DAF sponsor2013–2013 ALLEN CREEK PRESCHOOL
ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $24,7602 1DAF sponsor2014–2016 FLAGSTAFF COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $19,4513 2DAF sponsor2012–2016 ST THOMAS DAY SCHOOL INC; MOTHERS MORNING OUT NFP
LENNOX FOUNDATION $18,0004 1Private foundation2021–2024 SAUSALITO NURSERY SCHOOL

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2019 · Form 990 · $357,720 spent · pay $87,390 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) $95,168--- 26.6%
Occupancy $86,325$28,930$57,395- 24.1%
Other salaries and wages $77,832$47,651$30,181- 21.8%
All other expenses $24,088$11,777$12,311- 6.7%
Other (as described) $17,391--- 4.9%
Other (as described) $13,405--- 3.7%
Insurance $13,100$10,004$3,096- 3.7%
Fees: legal $12,000-$12,000- 3.4%
Payroll taxes $9,558$5,851$3,707- 2.7%
Advertising and promotion $4,514-$4,514- 1.3%
Office expenses $2,357-$2,357- 0.7%
Travel $1,057$1,057-- 0.3%
Other (as described) $925--- 0.3%
Total$357,720100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $339,126 spent · pay $46,766 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) $83,153--- 24.5%
Occupancy $82,063$73,869$8,194- 24.2%
Other salaries and wages $41,651$30,000$11,651- 12.3%
Other (as described) $36,002--- 10.6%
All other expenses $35,636$22,129$13,507- 10.5%
Other (as described) $16,499--- 4.9%
Insurance $11,999$10,219$1,780- 3.5%
Advertising and promotion $9,702-$9,702- 2.9%
Office expenses $8,359$2,048$6,311- 2.5%
Fees: legal $8,197-$8,197- 2.4%
Payroll taxes $5,115$3,684$1,431- 1.5%
Other (as described) $750--- 0.2%
Total$339,126100%

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2017 · Form 990 · $328,401 spent · pay $53,139 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) $84,007--- 25.6%
Other salaries and wages $49,363$30,000$19,363- 15.0%
All other expenses $48,542$24,931$23,611- 14.8%
Occupancy $45,565$40,614$4,951- 13.9%
Other (as described) $36,397--- 11.1%
Other (as described) $20,122--- 6.1%
Insurance $12,001$10,648$1,353- 3.7%
Advertising and promotion $9,702-$9,702- 3.0%
Interest $9,025-$9,025- 2.7%
Office expenses $8,351$1,930$6,421- 2.5%
Payroll taxes $3,776$2,295$1,481- 1.1%
Fees: accounting $800-$800- 0.2%
Other (as described) $750--- 0.2%
Total$328,401100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $237,191 spent · pay $22,960 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described) $60,001--- 25.3%
Interest $57,226-$57,226- 24.1%
All other expenses $28,173$21,410$6,763- 11.9%
Other salaries and wages $21,328$17,062$4,266- 9.0%
Other (as described) $16,572--- 7.0%
Occupancy $14,199$12,752$1,447- 6.0%
Other (as described) $11,289--- 4.8%
Insurance $9,001$7,243$1,758- 3.8%
Office expenses $7,259$1,744$5,515- 3.1%
Fees: accounting $3,411-$3,411- 1.4%
Fees: legal $3,200-$3,200- 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $3,150-$3,150- 1.3%
Payroll taxes $1,632$1,309$323- 0.7%
Other (as described) $750--- 0.3%
Total$237,191100%

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