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← LEARNING GROVE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LEARNING GROVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,117,454
Total expenses
$17,336,697
Contributions and grants received
$7,986,973
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$9,986,321
Investment income
$55,760
Other revenue
$88,400
Total assets, end of year
$13,527,798
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,028,672
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,499,126
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,882,425
Management and general expenses
$2,983,913
Fundraising expenses
$470,359
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,882,425

Program services were 80.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $927,108

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $61,565

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,046,519

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,951,781

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES

    total $8,873,244 · related or exempt $8,873,244

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE FEES

    total $1,113,077 · related or exempt $1,113,077

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $59,335 · excluded $59,335

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $56,991

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $56,991

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $56,991 · related or exempt $45,291 · excluded $11,700

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,818 · other assets $757

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$2,818 · other assets -$757

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$3,575 · related or exempt -$757 · excluded -$2,818

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $91,818

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $61,565

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $60,409

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $31,409 · excluded $31,409

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $734,623 · program services $635,129 · management and general $99,238 · fundraising $256

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,758,056 · program services $8,436,477 · management and general $1,318,184 · fundraising $3,395

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $143,247 · program services $121,400 · management and general $16,056 · fundraising $5,791

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $854,161 · program services $723,894 · management and general $95,739 · fundraising $34,528

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $827,064 · program services $699,104 · management and general $102,300 · fundraising $25,660

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36,287 · program services $16,742 · management and general $13,904 · fundraising $5,641

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $164,786 · management and general $164,786

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $47,500 · program services $47,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $799,479 · program services $446,450 · management and general $206,046 · fundraising $146,983

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $273,904 · program services $2,990 · management and general $79,160 · fundraising $191,754

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $192,345 · program services $15,722 · management and general $146,154 · fundraising $30,469

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $793,669 · program services $608,877 · management and general $184,792

  • 17 · Travel

    total $106,916 · program services $87,743 · management and general $18,089 · fundraising $1,084

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $40,218 · program services $10,124 · management and general $26,661 · fundraising $3,433

  • 20 · Interest

    total $159,642 · program services $80,215 · management and general $79,427

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $660,702 · program services $560,056 · management and general $100,646

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $56,889 · program services $9,305 · management and general $47,584

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $1,106,972 · program services $1,070,271 · management and general $27,758 · fundraising $8,943

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $144,401 · program services $103,542 · management and general $36,823 · fundraising $4,036

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNICATION

    total $113,983 · program services $48,945 · management and general $64,523 · fundraising $515

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $81,956 · program services $59,558 · management and general $22,398

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $239,897 · program services $98,381 · management and general $133,645 · fundraising $7,871

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $117,521 · end of year $116,996

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,497,212 · end of year $1,189,005

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $378,863 · end of year $1,663,242

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,147,008 · end of year $654,008

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $69,691 · end of year $45,574

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

    $12,075,278

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

    $6,306,699

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,036,386 · end of year $5,768,579

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,639,988 · end of year $3,375,940

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $869,487 · end of year $714,454

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,274,676 · end of year $1,199,980

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $40,034 · end of year $48,540

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,929,540 · end of year $2,963,030

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,998,236 · end of year $1,817,122

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,143,337 · end of year $4,604,817

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,370,333 · end of year $2,894,309

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

LEARNING GROVE DEVELOPS AND SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT EMPOWER CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, AND ALL FAMILIES THRIVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LEARNING GROVE DEVELOPS AND SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT EMPOWER CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND ALL FAMILIES THRIVE.

  • LEARNING GROVE SERVES OVER 6,500 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR THROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD, SCHOOL AGE, AND YOUTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. CHILDREN IN OUR PROGRAMS ARE ON TRACK IN THEIR COGNITIVE AND LANGUAGE SKILLS AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SETTING THEM UP FOR LIFELONG SUCCESS. OUR BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDE ENRICHMENT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS IN LOCATIONS ACROSS GREATER CINCINNATI AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLERS, NAVIGO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THEIR CAREER INTERESTS AND SUPPORTS COLLEGE AND/OR CAREER READINESS.

    Expenses $13,882,425 · Revenue $10,030,855

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Drew Tilow

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marcia Sherman

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Driscoll

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tyran Stallings

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lori Zombek

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katriece Barrett

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Becky Kosina

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Cheney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashleigh Dubois

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Floyd

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Guggenheim

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Manny Hernandez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Hurley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Raymond Gaddis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Keppler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mindy Kershner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sally Moomaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Ruth

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tiffany Shiver

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Huwel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn Krisko

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Knappick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Tracy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Davette Shorter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alison Zimmerman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Starkey-Taylor

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $190,884
    From this org
    $167,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,636
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,248
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,345
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,291
    Filer's total
    $190,884
  • Patricia Gleason

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $147,875
    From this org
    $144,249
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,626
    Hours/week
    40
  • Roseann Hayes

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $139,728
    From this org
    $116,659
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,069
    Hours/week
    40
  • Emily Lewis

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $106,677
    From this org
    $103,879
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,798
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tracey Rowe

    VP - EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $117,804
    From this org
    $102,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,266
    Hours/week
    40
  • George Moore

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $100,728
    From this org
    $100,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $678
    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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4B
SHANNON STARKEY-TAYLOR AND PATRICIA GLEASON PARTICIPATED IN A SECTION 457F PLAN. NO CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE TO THIS PLAN IN 2024.

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
13 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349309499

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