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Purple Moose Enrichment Preschool

EIN 47-5636376 · Crystal Lake, IL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair68 out of 100GovernanceFair64 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PURPLE MOOSE ENRICHMENT PRESCHOOLS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH THE BEST SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OBTAINABLE WITHIN A CARING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT USING DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM.

Income
$266,804
Spending
$273,229
Spent on programs
93%
Reserves
2 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
17
Volunteers
2
Highest pay
$97,485, president

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

Financial health

Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 7% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    92% of spending went to programs.

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

Governance

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    2 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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. $252,613 spent. DUE TO OUR MOVE AND AVAILABILITY OF SPACE WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER SERVICES TO MANY NEW FAMILIES WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY OUR OF RADIUS. OUR PROGRAM WELCOMED 15 NEW FAMILIES TO OUR TWO-YEAR OLD PROGRAM. WELCOMED 13 NEW FAMILIES TO THE THREE-YEAR OLD PROGRAM. WELCOMED 12 NEW FAMILIES TO OUR FOUR/FIVE-YEAR OLD PROGRAM. We continued to offer a separate scholarship offering for the staff, to encourage training and professional growth. With the expansion of our fundraising we have been able to offer our families more scholarships and continue sharing our mission of growing the opportunity to offer the preschool experience to families that may otherwise have to forgo this important developmental opportunity. Likewise, there was much positive feedback on supporting the opportunity for the teachers to take part in trainings that are outside their budgets, but will continue to make significant improvement in the quality of learning. This year we continued to extend the tuition scholarship program to our families. The total benefit of the scholarship was $8700. We hope to continue growint this efort in the next school year. The benefit for staff scholarships this year was $1600. In the next school year, we once again hope to grow this amount.

Source: Form 990 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 May 2016.

    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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