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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SNOW LION PRESCHOOL.

Totals

Total revenue
$818,163
Total expenses
$545,142
Contributions and grants received
$25,238
Grants paid
$41,451
Program service revenue
$783,207
Investment income
$9,718
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$585,624
Total liabilities, end of year
$66
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$585,558
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$536,670
Management and general expenses
$8,472
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$536,670

Program services were 98.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $25,238

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $783,207 · related or exempt $783,207

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,718 · excluded $9,718

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,202 · program services $2,202

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $39,249 · program services $39,249

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $86,836 · program services $86,836

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $221,782 · program services $221,782

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,916 · program services $7,916

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,744 · program services $17,744

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $94,909 · program services $94,909

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,081 · management and general $1,081

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,924 · management and general $5,924

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,083 · management and general $1,083

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $384 · management and general $384

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,412 · program services $30,412

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,386 · program services $6,386

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,312 · program services $3,312

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $917 · program services $917

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,599 · program services $7,599

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $9,988 · program services $9,988

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $2,502 · program services $2,502

  • 24c · Other expenses: BUSINES EXPENSE

    total $2,362 · program services $2,362

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXP

    total $1,607 · program services $1,607

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $947 · program services $947

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $131,564 · end of year $132,602

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,120 · end of year $2,577

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

    $4,587

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

    $1,299

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,205 · end of year $3,288

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $200,691 · end of year $447,157

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $66

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $337,580 · end of year $585,558

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO SERVE, GUIDE AND SUPPORT FAMILIES THROUGH THEIR CHILDRENS' FIRST SCHOOL EXPERIENCES. WE VALUE CONNECTION AND PLAY ABOVE ALL ELSE, AND WE SEEK TO UNDERSTAND EACH CHILD AS A UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL WHO LEARNS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND EXPERIENCES THE WORLD IN THEIR OWN STYLE AND AT THEIR OWN PACE, FORMING CONNECTIONS AND DEVELOPING TRUST IN THEIR OWN WAYS.SUCH EXPERIENCES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: SEPARATION, DEVELOPING TRUST WITH TEACHERS, ACCEPTING THE FULL RANGE OF CHILDRENS' EMOTIONS AND ACTIONS, FOSTERING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS.SNOW LION PRESCHOOL SERVES CHILDREN AGES 17 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS OLD IN MIXED AGE CLASSES - A TODDLER CLASS, AND A PRESCHOOL AGED CLASS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SERVE, GUIDE AND SUPPORT FAMILIES THROUGH THEIR CHILDRENS' FIRST SCHOOL EXPERIENCES.

  • SNOW LION PRESCHOOL SERVED 47 CHILDREN WITH QUALITY TEACHING, GUIDING AND SUPPORT AS THEY ENGAGED IN THEIR FIRST SOCIAL EXPERIENCES AND CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY AND NAVIGATE THEIR EMOTIONS. WE GRADUATED 16 CHILDREN WHO ARE PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN KINDERGARTEN WITH THE STAMINA, CONFIDENCE, AND SELF-AWARENESS NECESSARY TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL. EACH GRADUATE GAINED ABILITIES TO SELF-REGULATE, ASK FOR HELP, COMMUNICATE, PROBLEM SOLVE AND MORE. WE PREPARED 31 CHILDREN TO MOVE INTO THEIR NEXT YEAR OF PRESCHOOL WITH TRUST, COMFORT, A BUDDING SENSE OF EMOTIONAL AWARENESS AND A DEVELOPING SENSE OF SELF, OTHERS AND PEER INTERACTIONS.WE GUIDED OUR PARENT COMMUNITY AND EQUIPPED IT WITH THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THEIR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO GIVE THEMSELVES GRACE AS THEY LEARN WITH THEIR CHILDREN.SNOW LION PRESCHOOL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT PARENTS AND CHILDREN YEAR TO YEAR WITH HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS, LOW STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIOS (6:1 OR 7:1), STRONG DEDICATION TO CONNECTIONS, PROCESS OVER PRODUCT, EMPATHY AND PLAY. OUR SCHOOL IS WHOLLY COMMITTED TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND A STRONG COMMUNITY BOND. WE'RE FULLY ENROLLED FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR WITH A LONG WAITING LIST OF FAMILIES EAGER TO JOIN.IN THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR (AUGUST 2024 START) WE GRANTED TUITION ASSISTANCE TOTALING $39,249 TO SEVEN FAMILIES THAT REQUESTED AND QUALIFIED FOR IT THROUGH OUR FACTS TUITION ASSISTANCE CALCULATOR. OUR ANNUAL APPEAL RAISED $10,250.49 FOR CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND TEACHER SUPPORT. ACCESS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IN ADDITION TO TUITION ASSISTANCE, WE OFFER ACCESS TO CHILDREN WITH VARIOUS DEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES INCLUDING FRAGILE X SYNDROME, FOX-P1 AND OTHER DELAYS. WE OFFERED SPEECH AND VISION SCREENINGS, AND WE REFERRED SEVERAL CHILDREN FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EVALUATIONS. WE HAVE SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS PROVIDE SERVICES TO STUDENTS WHILE THEY'RE AT SCHOOL.

    Expenses $536,670 · Grants $41,451 · Revenue $783,207

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Rachel Flax Kaplan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $81,211
    From this org
    $63,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,211
    Hours/week
    60
  • Daniel Kaplan

    VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $5,625
    From this org
    $5,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Stephany Collamore

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Tricia Hanley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Jennifer Voight Kaplan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533149349301638

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