LAURELMEAD EMPLOYEE EDUCATION FUND AKA LEEF Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LAURELMEAD EMPLOYEE EDUCATION FUND AKA LEEF

EIN 26-0584569 · Scholarships & Student Financial Aid (B82)

What they do

THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RAISING FUNDS BY SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM RESIDENTS AT LAURELMEAD COOPERATIVE, INC. (LAURELMEAD), and IN THE VICINITY of LAURELMEAD. APPLICATIONS for SCHOLARSHIPS or GRANTS ARE INVITED FROM EMPLOYEES of LAURELMEAD and THEIR CHILDREN. A SELECTION COMMITTEE CONSISTING of AT LEAST THREE PERSONS APPOINTED BY THE LEEF DIRECTORS THEN EVALUATE THE APPLICATIONS and MAKES THE SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTS to THE APPLICANTS IT FINDS BEST QUALIFIED FROM FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE for THAT PURPOSE. MEMBERS of THE SELECTION COMMITTEE MUST BE INDEPENDENT of LAURELMEAD and LEEF, HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND/OR EXPERIENCE IN THE EDUCATION FIELD, and BE GUIDED ONLY BY OBJECTIVE CRITERIA. GRANTS MAY NOT BE MADE to BENEFIT LAURELMEAD, SUCH AS for RECRUITMENT of NEW EMPLOYEES, RETENTION of EXISTING EMPLOYEES or to COMPENSATE or REWARD EMPLOYEES. ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED AT LAURELMEAD and ITS VICINITY and THERE MAY BE PERIODIC FUND DRIVES and APPLICATION PERIODS DESIGNATED IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $95.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

77.72%of revenue went to mission work95.2% of expenses · Program services

$81.61spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$2.46in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

81.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$68,195

Mission workProgram services$53,00077.72% of revenue95.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$12,54218.39% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$55,65381.61% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 95.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.61% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 95.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.06% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 98.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.62% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$68,195

Expenses$55,653

Annual surplus $12,542 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$53,000 · 95.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$68,195

Expenses$55,653

Assets$136,644

Income$71,838

Contributions$55,331

Mission work (program services)$53,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (9)

ANTHONY STAPLETONDIRECTOR

ARLINE COOKINGHAMVICE PRESIDENT

ARRIA BILODEAUDIRECTOR

DEBORAH GRANTDIRECTOR

EDWARD GAMMONSDIRECTOR

JOY TWELVESDIRECTOR

KATE BAKERDIRECTOR

MAURINE TOBINPRESIDENT

SHEILA BLUMSTEINSECRETARY/TREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2008
Location: 355 BLACKSTONE BOULEVARD, PROVIDENCE, RI 02906-4946
County: Providence
In care of: % LESTER SALTER
Primary officer: MAURINE TOBIN, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Phone(401) 273-9550

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Scholarships & Student Financial Aid (B82)
IRS tax category: Scholarships & Student Financial Aid