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← TANDEM PARTNERS IN EARLY LEARNING

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TANDEM PARTNERS IN EARLY LEARNING.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,819,257
Total expenses
$3,309,527
Contributions and grants received
$2,214,966
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$435,698
Investment income
$98,478
Other revenue
$70,115
Total assets, end of year
$4,574,861
Total liabilities, end of year
$889,105
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,685,756
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,598,161
Management and general expenses
$369,424
Fundraising expenses
$341,942
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,598,161

Program services were 78.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $857,366

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,357,600

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,765

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $435,698 · related or exempt $435,698

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $98,478 · excluded $98,478

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $56,268

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $56,268

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $101,285

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $31,170

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $70,115 · excluded $70,115

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $309,896 · program services $240,965 · management and general $34,978 · fundraising $33,953

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,513,515 · program services $1,176,806 · management and general $143,980 · fundraising $192,729

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $23,484 · program services $18,260 · management and general $2,651 · fundraising $2,573

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $170,402 · program services $132,499 · management and general $19,233 · fundraising $18,670

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $141,591 · program services $110,097 · management and general $15,981 · fundraising $15,513

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $30,000 · fundraising $30,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $173,790 · program services $55,142 · management and general $110,438 · fundraising $8,210

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $55,496 · program services $43,863 · management and general $4,936 · fundraising $6,697

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $160,123 · program services $114,490 · management and general $20,639 · fundraising $24,994

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $50,055 · program services $34,232 · management and general $14,333 · fundraising $1,490

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,780 · program services $13,289 · management and general $1,715 · fundraising $2,776

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $652,849 · program services $650,683 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,166

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM INCENTIVES

    total $7,140 · program services $7,140 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,406 · program services $695 · management and general $540 · fundraising $2,171

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,447,297 · end of year $596,146

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,094,447 · end of year $1,080,132

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $27,889 · end of year $59,485

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,143 · end of year $30,013

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,753,021 · end of year $2,097,407

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $871,823 · end of year $711,678

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $165,858 · end of year $162,142

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $876,236 · end of year $726,963

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,446,026 · end of year $2,295,756

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,730,000 · end of year $1,390,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TANDEM, PARTNERS IN EARLY LEARNING IS A BAY AREA NONPROFIT WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. WE WORK ALONGSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CO-CREATE EQUITABLE, HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES. WE ENVISION A JUST SOCIETY WHERE CHILDREN THRIVE. WE ARE COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPING AN ECOSYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN WHEREVER THEY GO: IN THEIR HOMES, SCHOOLS, CHILD CARE, LIBRARIES, HEALTH CENTERS, PARKS, AND MORE. BY PARTNERING WITH ADULTS ACROSS CHILDREN'S LIVES, WE DELIVER IMPACTFUL EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT MEET COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND ADDRESS SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY.

  • EARLY LEARNING EVERYWHERE - FOCUSES ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN PRESCHOOL BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS. ELE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: CAREGIVER & FAMILY SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS, LITERACY CHAMPIONS, GIVE ME 5, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, ETC. (SEE TANDEM'S ANNUAL REPORT FOR MORE INFO)

    Expenses $1,039,264 · Revenue $67,126

  • STORYCYCLES, OUR SCHOOL-TO-HOME BOOK-SHARING PROGRAM, PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH THE ACCESS THEY NEED TO HIGH-QUALITY CHILDREN'S BOOKS. OUR MULTILINGUAL BOOKS ARE AGE- AND CULTURALLY-APPROPRIATE, AND ARE SENT HOME WITH CHILDREN ON A WEEKLY BASIS FROM SCHOOLS, FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS, AND OTHER TANDEM PARTNER SITES THROUGHOUT SAN FRANCISCO, ALAMEDA, AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES.

    Expenses $1,558,897 · Revenue $368,572

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Olson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Samina Diamond

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jackie Schmidt-Posner

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shereda Nosakhare

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amando Balbuena

    BOARD MEMBER-RESIGNED 12.20.24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzan Bateson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Dalton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Donovan

    BOARD MEMBER-RESIGNED 8.29.24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diana Garcia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Clare Grady

    BOARD MEMBER-RESIGNED 5.20.25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sherry Huang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nalini Natarajan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dulce Torres-Petty

    BOARD MEMBER-RESIGNED 8.29.24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Regi Young

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Savitha Moorthy

    PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $164,648
    From this org
    $156,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,148
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,148
    Filer's total
    $164,648

  • Deirdre Ashby

    DIR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $129,370
    From this org
    $115,558
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,812
    Hours/week
    40

  • Margaret Daoud-Gray

    DIR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $112,569
    From this org
    $112,569
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Maya Gutierrez

    DIR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $104,715
    From this org
    $104,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
25 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640569349301134

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