FIRST CLASS LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC

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Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2018–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $2.5M · expenses $2.0M · assets $1.2M

EIN
82-3260601
Address
594 N 7TH ST, NEWARK, NJ 07107-4553
Website
firstclasslearningcenter.com
NTEE code
P33 Child Day Care (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

We will provide education and operate a school for the advancement of education, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the purposes for which this corporation is formed are exclusively educational and charitable and within the meaning of Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. This corporation is a nonprofit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. The specific purpose of this corporation is to provide exceptional preschool education to children in Essex County.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 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
Blanche Mustilli Director2018-2025 $23,071$546,106 2
Frank A Mustilli Director2018-2025 $21,000$338,801 2
Marisa Mustilli Director2023-2025 $84,616$238,689 2
Marisa Freuler (former) Director2018-2022 $66,015$70,515 2

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
Deborah Hrabinski Director2018-2025 5 $0 reported 2
Joe Mustilli Director2018-2025 5 $0 reported 2
Nicole Lechner Director2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $129K · 49 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marisa Mustilli Director40 $84,616$0$0 $84,6162
Blanche Mustilli Director20 $23,071$0$0 $23,0712
Frank Mustilli Director20 $21,000$0$0 $21,0002
Joe Mustilli Director5 $0$0$0 $02
Deborah Hrabinski Director5 $0$0$0 $02
Nicole Lechner Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $82K · 39 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marisa Mustilli Director40 $76,923$0$0 $76,9232
Blanche Mustilli Director15 $4,615$0$0 $4,6152
Frank Mustilli Director10 $0$0$0 $02
Joe Mustilli Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Deborah Hrabinski Director2 $0$0$0 $02
Nicole Lechner Director2 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 3 paid, $262K · 35 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Blanche Mustilli Director40 $107,389$0$0 $107,3892
Frank Mustilli Director40 $77,773$0$0 $77,7732
Marisa Mustilli Director40 $77,150$0$0 $77,1502
Joe Mustilli Director5 $0$0$0 $02
Deborah Hrabinski Director5 $0$0$0 $02
Nicole Lechner Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $261K · 31 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Blanche Mustilli Director40 $113,231$0$0 $113,2312
Frank Mustilli Director40 $82,038$0$0 $82,0382
Marisa Freuler Director40 $66,015$0$0 $66,0152
Joe Mustilli Director0 $0$0$0 $02
Deborah Hrabinski Director0 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $151K · 36 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Blanche Mustilli Director50 $84,850$0$0 $84,8502
Frank Mustilli Director40 $66,000$0$0 $66,0002
Marisa Freuler Director10 $0$0$0 $02
Joe Mustilli Director5 $0$0$0 $02
Deborah Hrabinski Director10 $0$0$0 $02
2020 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $172K · 29 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Blanche Mustilli Director40 $95,450$0$0 $95,4502
Frank Mustilli Director30 $72,250$0$0 $72,2502
Marisa Freuler Director3 $4,500$0$0 $4,5002
Joe Mustilli Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Deborah Hrabinski Director5 $0$0$0 $02
2019 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $59K · 38 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Blanche Mustilli Director40 $39,500$0$0 $39,5002
Frank Mustilli Director15 $19,740$0$0 $19,7402
Marisa Freuler Director5 $0$0$0 $02
Joe Mustilli Director5 $0$0$0 $02
Deborah Hrabinski Director2 $0$0$0 $02
2018 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $78K · 37 employees · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Blanche Mustilli Managing Director40 $78,000$0$0 $78,0002
Frank Mustilli Director10 $0$0$0 $02
Marisa Freuler Director5 $0$0$0 $02
Joe Mustilli Director3 $0$0$0 $02
Deborah Hrabinski Director2 $0$0$0 $02

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 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,483,759$1,965,629 $1,182,248$1,007,169 $200,852$2,282,907 $128,687492
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,914,901$1,690,537 $777,718$489,039 $0$1,914,901 $81,538394
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,479,498$1,545,931 $649,354$264,675 $0$1,479,498 $263,313353
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,361,468$1,455,653 $735,460$331,108 $0$1,361,468 $261,285310
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,409,056$1,024,891 $850,645$425,293 $110,245$1,298,811 $150,850363
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,114,152$1,067,035 $473,331$41,128 $120,000$994,152 $172,000294
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,114,152$1,067,035 $510,172$510,172 $120,000$994,152 $172,000294
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$951,612$804,102 $463,055$463,055 $0$951,612 $59,240386
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$788,000$724,971 $432,203$315,545 $0$788,000 $128,000371

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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KIDS KOTTAGE LEARNING CENTER INCNJP33 $1,703,225$1,476,405 Director$0 Same NTEE code P33, revenue within 2x, same state
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GLORY TABERNACLE FAMILY LIFE CENTER INCNJP33 $1,798,667$2,087,392 Director$66,451 Same NTEE code P33, revenue within 2x, same state
PASSAIC FAMILY HEAD START INCNJP33 $4,725,049$4,639,366 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$133,182 Same NTEE code P33, revenue within 2x, same state
CHRISTIAN PENTECOSTAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM INCNJP33 $3,561,985$3,592,407 DIRECTOR$265,200 Same NTEE code P33, revenue within 2x, same state
MI CASITA DAY CARE CENTER INCNJP33 $3,673,630$3,247,133 EXEC. DIRECTOR$111,385 Same NTEE code P33, revenue within 2x, same state
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CHILDREN ON THE GREEN INCNJP33 $1,600,749$1,512,334 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE$77,375 Same NTEE code P33, revenue within 2x, same state
NEW LIFE DREAM ACADEMYNJP33 $1,870,753$1,615,615 President$113,000 Same NTEE code P33, revenue within 2x, same state
CHILD CARE CONNECTION INCNJP33 $2,664,631$2,654,612 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$112,683 Same NTEE code P33, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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LILLY ENDOWMENT INC $5,099,60012 1Private foundation2014–2025 ST MARYS CHILD CENTER INC
GREATER LYNCHBURG COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $4,647,38815 1DAF sponsor2009–2024 ELIZABETHS EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC
PRINCETON AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $2,049,85927 4DAF sponsor2010–2024 MILL HILL CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; FISHERMANS MARK; PUERTO RICAN COMMUNITY CENTER INC; CHILD CARE CONNECTION INC
J E AND L E MABEE FOUNDATION INC $1,200,0001 1Private foundation2015–2015 CROSSTOWN LEARNING CENTER INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $1,049,70029 5DAF sponsor2014–2024 ELIZABETHS EARLY LEARNING CENTER INC; ST MARYS CHILD CENTER INC; FISHERMANS MARK; MILL HILL CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION and 1 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $945,98030 9DAF sponsor2016–2024 FISHERMANS MARK; ST MARYS CHILD CENTER INC; THE CHILDRENS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC; EAST VALLEY LEARNING CENTER and 5 more
TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $781,9209 1DAF sponsor2012–2023 CROSSTOWN LEARNING CENTER INC
SARKEYS FOUNDATION $684,0003 1Private foundation2021–2023 CROSSTOWN LEARNING CENTER INC
CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $531,99512 1DAF sponsor2010–2024 ST MARYS CHILD CENTER INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY $458,05427 6DAF sponsor2011–2024 CHILDRENS DAY NURSERY AND FAMILY CENTER; MILL HILL CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; COMMUNITY COORDINATED CHILD CARE OF UNION COUNTY INC; FISHERMANS MARK and 2 more
GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $360,40117 3DAF sponsor2009–2024 MAIN STREET CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INCORPORATED; ST PHILIPS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER; ACADEMY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $346,18324 9DAF sponsor2019–2025 SMALL FACES CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER; EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER; ST MARYS CHILD CENTER INC; LEXINGTON PLAYCARE CENTER INC and 5 more
TURRELL FUND $318,0007 2Private foundation2019–2022 CHILDRENS DAY NURSERY AND FAMILY CENTER; 4CS OF PASSAIC COUNTY INC
PINCUS FAMILY FOUNDATION $315,00010 1Private foundation2014–2025 GLASSBORO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
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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 990 · $1,965,629 spent · pay $1,366,943 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $1,061,007$1,061,007$0$0 54.0%
Occupancy $389,870$389,870$0$0 19.8%
Office expenses $174,394$174,394$0$0 8.9%
Payroll taxes $149,131$149,131$0$0 7.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $128,687$128,687$0$0 6.5%
Insurance $33,922$33,922$0$0 1.7%
Other salaries and wages $28,118$28,118$0$0 1.4%
Fees: legal $500$500$0$0 0.0%
Total$1,965,629100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $1,690,537 spent · pay $1,006,240 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $760,598$760,598-- 45.0%
Office expenses $339,365$339,365-- 20.1%
Occupancy $272,469$272,469-- 16.1%
Payroll taxes $118,908$118,908-- 7.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $81,538$81,538-- 4.8%
Other employee benefits $45,196$45,196-- 2.7%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL SERVICES $41,518$41,518$0$0 2.5%
Insurance $20,945$20,945-- 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $10,000$10,000-- 0.6%
Total$1,690,537100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,545,931 spent · pay $1,011,517 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $634,822$634,822$0$0 41.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $263,313$263,313$0$0 17.0%
Office expenses $237,385$237,385$0$0 15.4%
Occupancy $229,527$229,527$0$0 14.8%
Payroll taxes $79,788$79,788$0$0 5.2%
Pension plan contributions $33,594$33,594$0$0 2.2%
Other (as described)Professional Services $33,166$33,166$0$0 2.1%
Insurance $24,336$24,336$0$0 1.6%
Depreciation and depletion $10,000$10,000$0$0 0.6%
Total$1,545,931100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,455,653 spent · pay $908,568 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $492,691$492,691-$0 33.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $261,285$261,285-$0 17.9%
Office expenses $241,511$241,511-- 16.6%
Occupancy $155,686$155,686-- 10.7%
Payroll taxes $154,592$154,592-$0 10.6%
Other (as described)professional fees, retension bonus, $80,483$80,483$0$0 5.5%
Insurance $69,405$69,405-- 4.8%
Total$1,455,653100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $1,024,891 spent · pay $673,185 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $454,980$454,980-- 44.4%
Occupancy $194,389$194,389-- 19.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $150,850$150,850-- 14.7%
Office expenses $115,172$115,172-- 11.2%
Payroll taxes $67,355$67,355-- 6.6%
Other (as described)Accounting, Legal, Engineering $23,425$23,425$0$0 2.3%
Insurance $18,720$18,720-- 1.8%
Total$1,024,891100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,067,035 spent · pay $622,498 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: disqualified persons $391,753$391,753$0$0 36.7%
Occupancy $254,959$254,959$0$0 23.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $172,000$172,000$0$0 16.1%
Office expenses $120,760$120,760$0$0 11.3%
Payroll taxes $58,745$58,745$0$0 5.5%
Other (as described)Maintenance $26,527$26,527$0$0 2.5%
Insurance $24,829$24,829$0$0 2.3%
Fees: accounting $10,400$10,400$0$0 1.0%
Fees: other services $7,062$7,062$0$0 0.7%
Total$1,067,035100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $804,102 spent · pay $587,612 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $469,933$469,933-- 58.4%
Occupancy $144,951$144,951-- 18.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $59,240$59,240-- 7.4%
Payroll taxes $58,439$58,439-- 7.3%
Office expenses $42,398$42,398-- 5.3%
Insurance $23,059$23,059-- 2.9%
Fees: other services $6,082$6,082-- 0.8%
Total$804,102100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $724,971 spent · pay $450,197 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $269,113$269,113-- 37.1%
Occupancy $178,384$178,384-- 24.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $128,000$128,000-- 17.7%
Office expenses $53,214$53,214-- 7.3%
Payroll taxes $53,084$53,084-- 7.3%
Interest $30,021$30,021-- 4.1%
Insurance $12,728$12,728-- 1.8%
Fees: accounting $427$427-- 0.1%
Total$724,971100%

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Plan sponsorFIRST CLASS LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT CENTER INCNJForm 5500 (employee benefit plans)EIN (EXACT)

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