ONCE UPON A PRESCHOOL INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $95K · expenses $96K · assets $156

EIN
47-2294884
Address
1200 E HAMPTON RD, WHITEFISH BAY, WI 53217-6012
Website
ONCE-UPON-A-PRESCHOOL.COM
NTEE code
B21
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated November 15, 2017 after an automatic revocation on November 15, 2017 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
School
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Mission

THE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS.TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE OF MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS THAT WILL ENGAGE A CHILD'S MIND, CAPTURE A CHILD'S HEART, AND STIMULATE A CHILD'S FIVE SENSES WHILE BUILDING POSITIVE SELF IMAGE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Teresa Freding DIRECTOR2021-2025 $47,061$221,695 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Heather Bott PRESIDENT2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Steven Groth VICE PRESIDENT2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Mark Freding TREASURER2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $47K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA FREDING DIRECTOR40 $47,061-$0 $47,0611
HEATHER BOTT PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN GROTH VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
MARK FREDING TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $46K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA FREDING DIRECTOR40 $46,381-$0 $46,3811
HEATHER BOTT PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN GROTH VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
MARK FREDING TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $43K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA FREDING DIRECTOR40 $42,767-$0 $42,7671
HEATHER BOTT PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN GROTH VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
MARK FREDING TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $43K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA FREDING DIRECTOR40 $43,174-$0 $43,1741
HEATHER BOTT PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN GROTH VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
MARK FREDING TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $42K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TERESA FREDING DIRECTOR40 $42,312-$0 $42,3121
HEATHER BOTT PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
STEVEN GROTH VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
MARK FREDING TREASURER5 $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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,025$96,125 $156-$1,927 $500$94,525 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,775$92,359 $1,164-$827 -$90,775 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,775$87,186 $2,765$757 -$85,775 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,900$86,479 $4,248$2,168 -$87,900 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$85,900$82,010 $3,101$747 -$85,900 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $18,931 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024-2025 2$18,910 2025$7,660
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ONCE UPON A PRESCHOOL INC” 2021-2023 3$21 2023$11
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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $96,125 spent · pay $61,561 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $61,561 64.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,763 19.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,671 14.2%
Fees to independent contractors $2,130 2.2%
Total$96,125100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $92,359 spent · pay $60,942 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $60,942 66.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,398 18.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,819 13.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,200 1.3%
Total$92,359100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $87,186 spent · pay $58,376 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,376 67.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,971 18.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,279 12.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,560 1.8%
Total$87,186100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $86,479 spent · pay $59,572 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $59,572 68.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,445 16.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,452 12.1%
Fees to independent contractors $2,010 2.3%
Total$86,479100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $82,010 spent · pay $58,009 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $58,009 70.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,210 16.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,351 11.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,440 1.8%
Total$82,010100%

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