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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LEADERS IN EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$172,550
Total expenses
$639,797
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$88,975
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$172,550
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,175,264
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,175,264
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$103,592
Management and general expenses
$536,205
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$103,592

Program services were 16.2% 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.

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $165,750 · excluded $165,750

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,233,640

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

    securities $1,226,840

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $6,800

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $6,800 · excluded $6,800

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $88,975 · program services $88,975

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $433,081 · management and general $433,081

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,925 · management and general $8,925

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,432 · management and general $12,432

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $14,617 · program services $14,617

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,254 · management and general $2,254

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $45,648 · management and general $45,648

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,170 · management and general $12,170

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS G&A

    total $21,695 · management and general $21,695

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $46,586 · end of year $137,791

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,884,901 · end of year $2,536,201

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,711,024 · end of year $501,272

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,642,511 · end of year $3,175,264

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR FOCUS IS ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA FOR CHILDREN THROUGH ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.

  • LEADERS IN EDUCATION IS AT THE FOREFRONT FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SO THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE A START ON THE RIGHT PATH FOR SCHOOL READINESS. OUR STAFF COLLABORATES WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS, GUIDING THEM IN THE USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING PROGRAMS AND METHODOLOGIES TO ENSURE STUDENT SCHOOL READINESS. WE EQUIP CHILDCARE PROGRAMS AND PARENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, TOOLS, AND STRATEGIES NECESSARY TO CONTIUNOUSLY IMPROVE BUSINESS OPERATIONS, PROGRAM QULITY, AND THE ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF CHILD OUTCOMES.

    Expenses $103,592 · Grants $88,975

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Spyros Catechis

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Daniel Gerber

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Michael Reiland

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Karl Webster

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0

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

  • KIDS LEARNING ACADEMY

    $17,208

    TUITION

  • GROWTH ACADEMY

    $10,988

    TUITION

  • SOUTHMORE KIDDIE COLLEGE

    $9,443

    TUITION

  • GENESIS LEARNING CENTER

    $6,978

    TUITION

  • NEHEMIAH CENTER

    $6,742

    TUITION

  • KIDS ARENA ACADEMY

    $5,512

    TUITION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
20 August 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202522339349301007

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