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The Ashfield Community Preschool Incorporated

EIN 22-2580763 · Ashfield, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak7 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

1. TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES2. TO INCREASE THE AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF PROGRAMS FOR PRESCHOOL AGED CHILDREN OF DIVERSE ABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS, AND OF DIVERSE CULTURAL, LINGUISTIC, AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS3. TO ENHANCE COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PRESCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES4. TO CONDUCT COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN OF FAMILIES WHO MAY BE HARD TO REACH BY TRADITIONAL METHODS ARE LOCATED AND OFFERED AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS5. TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN OF WORKING PARENTS BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS COVERING THE TIMES IN WHICH PARENTS NEED TO BE WORKING OR COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK6. TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL AND CARE SERVICES WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION IN THE ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN OR IN THE HIRING OF STAFF REGARDING ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: GENDER, RACE, RELIGION

Income
$135,861
Spending
$160,007
Reserves
-2.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 54%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 7 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 75% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 18% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $117,749 spent. PROVIDE PRESCHOOL AND TODDLER EDUCATION, RECREATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 1987.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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