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FERNDALE PRESCHOOL

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $121K · expenses $105K · assets $50K

Also known as
WHATCOM FAMILY COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL
EIN
91-0863686
Address
2155 YEW STREET RD, BELLINGHAM, WA 98229-8812
Website
www.whatcomfamilycoop.org
NTEE code
B21
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
Cross-check
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Mission

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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

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
John Ethier PRESIDENT2024 5 $0 reported 1
Meredith Myers TREASURER2024 5 $0 reported 1
Jessica Heck (former) PRESIDENTTREASURER2023 5 $0 reported 1
Hanako Okazaki (former) SECRETARY2023 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JOHN ETHIER PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
MEREDITH MYERS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JESSICA HECK PRESIDENTTREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
HANAKO OKAZAKI SECRETARY5 $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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.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 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,337$105,292 $50,039$50,039 -$113,744 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,476$107,202 $33,994$33,994 $153$113,201 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $86 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
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FERNDALE PRESCHOOL” 2020-2023 4$86 2023$16
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MARYSVILLE COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOLWAB21 $82,726$70,429 Teacher$9,902 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
STANWOOD COMMUNITY PRESCHOOLWAB21 $120,482$137,512 PRES. & VICE$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
ISLAND COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOLWAB21 $162,105$136,739 Program Director$65,543 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
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WONDER GARDEN- A NATURE-PLAY PRESCHOOLWAB21 $112,795$116,856 Co Director / Preschool Teacher$30,400 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
KINGDOM KIDS PRESCHOOLWAB21 $213,392$197,490 Officer$75,000 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
LENAWEE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$132,6728 12010–2024 ADRIAN COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$97,0708 42019–2024 NSCC PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL OF PARENT COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOLS; SUNNYMONT WESTSIDE NURSERY SCHOOL; CRYSTAL SPRINGS PRESCHOOL; KIRKLAND PRESCHOOL
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$87,7758 32016–2024 THE COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL INC; STANWOOD COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL; GRACE PRESCHOOL
TEMPLE HOYNE BUELL FOUNDATION Private foundation$71,0007 12015–2024 LITTLE SPROUTS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$67,0006 52016–2024 GENTLE DRAGON PRE-SCHOOL INC; MONTADHAR PEACE SCHOOL; OPEN DOOR PRESCHOOL INC; ISLAND COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL and 1 more
FORD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$67,0005 22021–2024 RISING STARS PRESCHOOL; SHERMAN PRESCHOOL
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$48,1884 22020–2024 WESTSIDE COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL; WOOD RIVER PRE SCHOOL INC
MAYBELLE CLARK MACDONALD FUND Private foundation$27,0003 12020–2024 RISING STARS PRESCHOOL
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION funds this one Private foundation$25,979184 522020–2023 WOOD RIVER PRE SCHOOL INC; CRYSTAL SPRINGS PRESCHOOL; WEE PALS PRESCHOOL INC; PRESBYTERIAN COOPERATIVE PRESCHOOL and 48 more
LELAND J AND DOROTHY H OLSON CHARITABLE FOUNTATION Private foundation$22,0002 12023–2024 STANWOOD COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL
WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$20,0002 12023–2024 GREEN RIVER CO-OP PRESCHOOL INC
ANSCHUTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$17,5003 12019–2023 LITTLE SPROUTS COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL
UNIVERSITY IMPACT DAF sponsor$10,4001 12024–2024 D&D EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS DAF sponsor$10,0001 12017–2017 COLE ACADEMY PRESCHOOL
EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$10,0001 12021–2021 D&D EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

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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 990EZ · $105,292 spent · pay $82,026 · grants $0 · events $4,273
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $82,026 77.9%
Fees to independent contractors $23,266 22.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,273reported apart
Total$105,292100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $107,202 spent · pay $85,284 · grants $0 · events $3,842
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $85,284 79.6%
Fees to independent contractors $21,918 20.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,842reported apart
Total$107,202100%

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