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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $658K · expenses $578K · assets $615K

EIN
83-1023943
Address
11 SHEPHERD WAY, BEL TIBURON, CA 94920-1114
Website
https://www.littleschoolmarin.org
NTEE code
P33
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2019 (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

OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DEVELOP A SENSE OF TRUST AND WELL BEING.WE CULTIVATE AUTHENTIC LEARNING IN COMMUNITY AND THE NATURAL WORLD, AMPLIFYING CHILDREN'S CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Heather Dobrin Director2019-2024 $157,981$749,585 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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
Jenni Marshall President2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rei Hudson Vice President2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kiley Clark Secretary2024 1 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Olmo Treasurer2024 1 $0 reported 1
Blair Strickland Philanthropy2024 1 $0 reported 1
Leigh Nile Sunshine Chair2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ory Shirazi (former) President2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Kirstin Schmidt (former) Vice President2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Margarita Garcia (former) Secretary2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Meghan Potter (former) Treasurer2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Merrill Gillespie (former) Member2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Katrina Loop (former) Member2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $158K · 4 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Heather Dobrin Director37 $157,981$0$0 $157,9811
Jenni Marshall President1 $0$0$0 $01
Rei Hudson Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Kiley Clark Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Stephanie Olmo Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Blair Strickland Philanthropy1 $0$0$0 $01
Leigh Nile Sunshine Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $147K · 6 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Heather Dobrin Director37 $147,489$0$0 $147,4891
Ory Shirazi President1 $0$0$0 $01
Kirstin Schmidt Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Margarita Garcia Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Meghan Potter Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Merrill Gillespie Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Katrina Loop Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $133K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Heather Dobrin Director37 $132,970$0$0 $132,9701
Ory Shirazi President1 $0$0$0 $01
Kirstin Schmidt Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Margarita Garcia Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Meghan Potter Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Merrill Gillespie Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Katrina Loop Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $122K · 4 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Heather Dobrin Director37 $122,005$0$0 $122,0051
Ory Shirazi President0 $0$0$0 $01
Kirstin Schmidt Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Margarita Garcia Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Meghan Potter Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Merrill Gillespie Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Katrina Loop Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $116K · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Heather Dobrin Director37 $116,347$0$0 $116,3471
Ory Shirazi President0 $0$0$0 $01
Kirstin Schmidt Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Margarita Garcia Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Meghan Potter Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Merrill Gillespie Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Katrina Loop Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $73K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Heather Dobrin Director37 $72,793$0$0 $72,7931
Ory Shirazi President0 $0$0$0 $01
Kirstin Schmidt Vice President0 $0$0$0 $01
Margarita Garcia Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Meghan Potter Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Merrill Gillespie Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Katrina Loop Member0 $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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$657,960$578,271 $615,389$615,389 $0$571,352 $157,981410
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$652,120$561,122 $535,700$535,700 $0$581,468 $147,489615
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$712,988$530,597 $444,702$444,702 $0$618,639 $132,9705-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$504,860$429,568 $262,311$262,311 $0$494,860 $122,0054-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$447,578$401,309 $247,004$187,019 $5,781$405,692 $116,3476-
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2020-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$270,717$311,700 $169,163$140,750 $4,000$232,992 $72,7935-

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $5,945 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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
MARIN CHILD CARE COUNCIL Public charity Exact 2020 1$5,781 2020$5,781
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE LITTLE SCHOOL - TIBURON” 2021-2023 3$164 2023$16
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $578,271 spent · pay $346,790 · grants $0 · events $48,903
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $158,386$158,386-- 27.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $157,981$142,183$15,798- 27.3%
Occupancy $49,000$44,100$4,900- 8.5%
Other (as described)Repairs & Maintenance $40,000$36,000$4,000- 6.9%
Other (as described) EventSchool Programs & Events $38,078$38,078-- 6.6%
All other expenses $26,644$23,265$3,379- 4.6%
Other (as described)Outside Services $26,200$23,580$2,620- 4.5%
Payroll taxes $24,820$22,338$2,482- 4.3%
Other (as described)Supplies $23,185$20,867$2,318- 4.0%
Insurance $12,092$10,883$1,209- 2.1%
Depreciation and depletion $11,031$9,928$1,103- 1.9%
Advertising and promotion $3,515$3,164$351- 0.6%
Pension plan contributions $2,865$2,579$286- 0.5%
Other employee benefits $2,738$2,464$274- 0.5%
Information technology $1,736$1,562$174- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $79,220$10,825reported apart
Total$578,271100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $561,122 spent · pay $365,940 · grants $0 · events $57,253
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $147,489$132,740$14,749- 26.3%
Other salaries and wages $145,263$145,263-- 25.9%
Other (as described) EventSchool Programs & Events $44,986$44,986-- 8.0%
Occupancy $38,948$35,053$3,895- 6.9%
Payroll taxes $32,697$29,427$3,270- 5.8%
Other employee benefits $31,030$27,927$3,103- 5.5%
Other (as described)Outside Services $25,825$23,243$2,582- 4.6%
Other (as described)Supplies $21,216$19,094$2,122- 3.8%
Other (as described)JANITORIAL $16,570$14,913$1,657- 3.0%
All other expenses $16,136$13,817$2,319- 2.9%
Insurance $13,728$12,355$1,373- 2.4%
Depreciation and depletion $9,653$8,688$965- 1.7%
Pension plan contributions $9,461$8,515$946- 1.7%
Advertising and promotion $6,188$5,569$619- 1.1%
Information technology $1,932$1,739$193- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $65,134$12,267reported apart
Total$561,122100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $530,597 spent · pay $351,595 · grants $0 · events $44,208
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $132,970$119,673$13,297- 25.1%
Other salaries and wages $127,257$127,257-- 24.0%
Other employee benefits $53,143$47,829$5,314- 10.0%
Occupancy $41,700$37,530$4,170- 7.9%
Other (as described) EventSCHOOL PROGRAMS & EVENTS $36,000$36,000-- 6.8%
Payroll taxes $29,596$26,636$2,960- 5.6%
Other (as described)Outside Services $22,825$20,543$2,282- 4.3%
All other expenses $22,000$18,360$3,640- 4.1%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $17,900$16,110$1,790- 3.4%
Insurance $15,740$14,166$1,574- 3.0%
Other (as described)JANITORIAL $12,600$11,340$1,260- 2.4%
Pension plan contributions $8,629$7,766$863- 1.6%
Depreciation and depletion $7,897$7,107$790- 1.5%
Information technology $1,840$1,656$184- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $500$450$50- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $96,751$8,208reported apart
Total$530,597100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $429,568 spent · pay $314,265 · grants $0 · events $29,006
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $125,157$125,157-- 29.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $122,005$109,805$12,200- 28.4%
Occupancy $45,023$40,521$4,502- 10.5%
Other employee benefits $39,120$35,208$3,912- 9.1%
Other (as described) EventSCHOOL PROGRAMS & EVENTS $24,006$24,006-- 5.6%
Payroll taxes $20,190$18,171$2,019- 4.7%
Other (as described)Outside Services $14,150$12,735$1,415- 3.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $11,209$10,088$1,121- 2.6%
Insurance $10,280$9,252$1,028- 2.4%
Pension plan contributions $7,793$7,014$779- 1.8%
Depreciation and depletion $5,792$5,213$579- 1.3%
Other (as described)MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT $1,801$1,621$180- 0.4%
All other expenses $1,752$1,082$670- 0.4%
Office expenses $1,290$1,161$129- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $15,000$5,000reported apart
Total$429,568100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $401,309 spent · pay $298,114 · grants $0 · events $5,379
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $126,370$126,370-- 31.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $116,347$104,712$11,635- 29.0%
Occupancy $55,873$50,286$5,587- 13.9%
Other employee benefits $42,328$38,095$4,233- 10.5%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $15,040$15,040-- 3.7%
Payroll taxes $10,105$9,095$1,010- 2.5%
Insurance $9,956$8,960$996- 2.5%
Other (as described)Outside Services $9,175$9,175-- 2.3%
Depreciation and depletion $5,574$5,017$557- 1.4%
Other (as described)Dues and Fees $3,035$2,732$303- 0.8%
Pension plan contributions $2,964$2,668$296- 0.7%
Office expenses $1,819$1,637$182- 0.5%
All other expenses $1,460$608$852- 0.4%
Other (as described) EventSCHOOL PROGRAMS & EVENTS $1,263$1,263-- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $40,207$4,116reported apart
Total$401,309100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $311,700 spent · pay $211,867 · grants $0 · events $15,082
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $79,853$79,853-- 25.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $72,793$65,514$7,279- 23.4%
Occupancy $43,509$39,158$4,351- 14.0%
Other employee benefits $36,536$32,882$3,654- 11.7%
Payroll taxes $17,392$15,653$1,739- 5.6%
Other (as described)Outside Services $14,074$14,074-- 4.5%
Other (as described) EventSCHOOL PROGRAMS & EVENTS $11,295$11,295-- 3.6%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $9,966$9,966-- 3.2%
Insurance $9,677$8,709$968- 3.1%
Depreciation and depletion $5,342$4,808$534- 1.7%
Pension plan contributions $5,293$4,764$529- 1.7%
Other (as described)Dues and Fees $3,276$2,948$328- 1.1%
All other expenses $1,235$874$361- 0.4%
Office expenses $1,159$1,043$116- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $300$300-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $37,146$3,787reported apart
Total$311,700100%

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