Juniper Learning
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 992294750
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Sacramento, CA, USA
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Student Services, Organizations of Students
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $168,680
- Expenses
- $91,190
- Assets
- $77,490
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- LeeAnn Danielson (Chief Executive Officer)
People named in this filing
- LeeAnn Danielson (Chief Executive Officer)
- Lindsay Dolezal (Chief Finacial Officer Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide holistic Waldorf- and Montessori-inspired enrichment education for school age students supporting academic growth creativity and social-emotional development through nature-based hands-on and community-oriented learning.
What it reported doing in 2024
Juniper Learning provided Waldorf- and Montessori-inspired enrichment education to school age students through both classroom-based and outdoor nature programs. Students attended once twice or three times weekly to engage in hands-on learning across core subjects including math language arts science social studies art and physical education. The curriculum emphasized creativity environmental awareness and social-emotional growth. The program served approximately 180 students throughout the year. In addition to regular classes Juniper Learning hosted seasonal festivals and community events such as a Lantern Walk May Day celebration and student showcases benefiting over 200 individuals. These experiences fostered connection supported whole-child development and aligned with the organizations mission to provide inclusive experiential education for the community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 71
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 67
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 54.1%; rating input score 54
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 45.9%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 54.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $91K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.