2026-09-08T10:41:03-04:00 2025-12-31 472461346 WELLS CPA LLC 215 N FRONT ST STE 110 COLUMBUS OH 43215 990 2025-01-01 383917592 THE HARDY CENTER INC HARD 6142673733 4593 CHARLESFIELD DR COLUMBUS OH 43230 STEPHEN GARLAND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6145190675 2026-09-08 DONALD WELLS P01867509 6143968974 2026-09-08 X 2025 STEPHEN GARLAND 4593 CHARLESFIELD DR COLUMBUS OH 43230 854332 false X THEHARDYCENTER.ORG X 2014 OH MISSION: WE BUILD THE CRITICAL THINKERS, PROBLEM SOLVERS, AND CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY THE FUTURE DEMANDS. VISION: TRANSFORMING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ONE HARDY KID AT A TIME. 7 6 1 350 0 708072 854332 0 0 0 708072 854332 0 0 16500 16500 0 4266 260494 326877 276994 343377 431078 510955 101989 106361 46164 56432 55825 49929 X MISSION: WE BUILD THE CRITICAL THINKERS, PROBLEM SOLVERS, AND CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY THE FUTURE DEMANDS. VISION: TRANSFORMING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ONE HARDY KID AT A TIME. THE HARDY CENTER IS A NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION SERVING K8 STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH YEAR-ROUND ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMING. THE AFTERSCHOOL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED AND SMALL-GROUP TUTORING, HOMEWORK SUPPORT, AND ACADEMIC INTERVENTION DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO STRENGTHEN LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE SUMMER PATHWAYS PROGRAM EXTENDS THAT WORK THROUGH AN INTENSIVE SUMMER EXPERIENCE COMBINING CONTINUED ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH ENRICHMENT AND EXPOSURE TO STEM, TECHNOLOGY, ARTS AND CULTURE, LEADERSHIP, FINANCIAL LITERACY, CAREER PATHWAYS, SKILLED TRADES, AND LIFE SKILLS. 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LED BY RETIRED EDUCATORS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, THIS APPROACH ACCELERATES LEARNING, CLOSES ACHIEVEMENT GAPS, AND STRENGTHENS LITERACY. CURRICULUM PACING GUIDES ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, IMPROVING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, ATTENDANCE, AND HOMEWORK COMPLETION RATES, WHICH ARE NOW NEARING 100%. TEACHERS ALSO REPORT INCREASED CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION FROM HARDY CENTER STUDENTS. OUR IMPACT EXTENDS BEYOND ACADEMICS. MANY STUDENTS FACE PERSONAL CHALLENGES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, BUT AT THE HARDY CENTER, THEY FIND A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY ARE VALUED AND SUPPORTED. EACH DAY INCLUDES A WARM MEAL, INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING, AND A CARING COMMUNITY. OUR SUMMER PROGRAM BROADENS STUDENT EXPERIENCES WITH ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE ACCESS-SUCH AS SWIMMING, KARATE, FENCING, UNICYCLING, ART, CHESS, LEGO LEARNING, AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS. EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS TO PLACES LIKE COSI AND THE OHIO STATEHOUSE DEEPEN THEIR LEARNING. WE ALSO TEACH PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS-SHOE-TYING, PENMANSHIP, TIME-TELLING, AND ETIQUETTE-FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE AND CONFIDENCE. AS WE REFLECT ON OUR PROGRESS, WE SEE THE UNDENIABLE IMPACT OF OUR MISSION IN ACTION. OUR STUDENTS ARE PROVING EVERY DAY THAT POTENTIAL IS NOT LIMITED BY ZIP CODE. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO HELPING THEM GROW IN KNOWLEDGE, CHARACTER, AND CONFIDENCE, WHILE EXPANDING OUR STAFF, PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO SUSTAIN AND SCALE THIS IMPACT. 299338 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 49 0 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X STEPHEN GARLAND 6142673733 4593 CHARLESFIELD DR COLUMBUS OH 43230 STEPHEN GARLAND EXECUTIVE DI 60.00 X X 16500 0 0 WENDELL TUCKER BOARD CHAIRM 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JERRY BROWN BOARD TREASU 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE BROAS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KORTNEY MILLER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT TUCKER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALISHA WOODS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 16500 false false false 854332 516851 854332 854332 X 16500 16500 1250 1250 9968 9968 198558 197613 945 14313 11427 2886 3050 3050 14615 14615 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 51791 47136 552 4103 OPERATIONAL EXPENSES 33310 26662 6485 163 BUSINESS EXPENSES 22 22 343377 299338 39773 4266 77156 48052 136430 104795 24833 31635 26674 101989 106361 16331 37274 29833 19158 46164 56432 X 55825 49929 55825 49929 101989 106361 510955 -516851 X true X false X 631706 181280 302837 304982 854332 2275137 631706 181280 302837 304982 854332 2275137 178697 2096440 2275137 2493 0.92150 0.88150 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4000 4000 19217 3459 15758 113213 101336 11877 31635 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE CENTER IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE CENTER FOLLOWS FASB GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE CENTER MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE CENTER AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. AS OF THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES. THE CENTER FILES FORM 990 ANNUALLY WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE CENTER'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. ALL TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2022, ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION. X 1 121695 X SPACE RENTAL 1 270400 FMV X VOLUNTEERS 1 67115 DONOR'S STANDARD RATE X TRANSPORTATION 1 48184 FMV X IT 1 9457 DONOR'S STANDARD RATE false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MISSION: WE BUILD THE CRITICAL THINKERS, PROBLEM SOLVERS, AND CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY THE FUTURE DEMANDS. VISION: TRANSFORMING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ONE HARDY KID AT A TIME. THE HARDY CENTER IS A NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION SERVING K8 STUDENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH YEAR-ROUND ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMING. THE AFTERSCHOOL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED AND SMALL-GROUP TUTORING, HOMEWORK SUPPORT, AND ACADEMIC INTERVENTION DESIGNED PRIMARILY TO STRENGTHEN LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS PROFICIENCY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE SUMMER PATHWAYS PROGRAM EXTENDS THAT WORK THROUGH AN INTENSIVE SUMMER EXPERIENCE COMBINING CONTINUED ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH ENRICHMENT AND EXPOSURE TO STEM, TECHNOLOGY, ARTS AND CULTURE, LEADERSHIP, FINANCIAL LITERACY, CAREER PATHWAYS, SKILLED TRADES, AND LIFE SKILLS. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS ESTABLISH ACADEMIC PROFICIENCY AS A FOUNDATION WHILE DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM-SOLVING, CONFIDENCE, CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, AND OTHER CAPABILITIES THAT PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CONTINUED LEARNING, FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES, AND PRODUCTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE HARDY CENTER HAS EXPERIENCED MEANINGFUL GROWTH ACROSS ALL AREAS OF OUR PROGRAM-SUPPORTING MORE STUDENTS, ENGAGING MORE FAMILIES, AND EXPANDING OUR TEAM OF DEDICATED TUTORS. OUR MISSION TO BRIDGE LEARNING GAPS HAS POSITIVELY TRANSFORMED THE ACADEMIC TRAJECTORIES OF THE CHILDREN WE SERVE. NOTABLY, 90% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE NOW PERFORMING AT OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL. STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE AVERAGED 89% IN READING ON THEIR REPORT CARDS, EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS. ON THE READING A-Z PLATFORM, 100% OF STUDENTS MADE MEASURABLE PROGRESS TOWARD THE NEXT READING LEVEL, WITH MORE THAN 30% ADVANCING BY AT LEAST ONE LEVEL IN JUST TWO MONTHS OF FOCUSED INSTRUCTION. THIS SUCCESS IS DRIVEN BY OUR HIGH-DOSE TUTORING MODEL, DELIVERING NEARLY 300 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF ACADEMIC PRACTICE EACH YEAR. LED BY RETIRED EDUCATORS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, THIS APPROACH ACCELERATES LEARNING, CLOSES ACHIEVEMENT GAPS, AND STRENGTHENS LITERACY. CURRICULUM PACING GUIDES ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH ACADEMIC STANDARDS, IMPROVING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, ATTENDANCE, AND HOMEWORK COMPLETION RATES, WHICH ARE NOW NEARING 100%. TEACHERS ALSO REPORT INCREASED CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION FROM HARDY CENTER STUDENTS. OUR IMPACT EXTENDS BEYOND ACADEMICS. MANY STUDENTS FACE PERSONAL CHALLENGES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, BUT AT THE HARDY CENTER, THEY FIND A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY ARE VALUED AND SUPPORTED. EACH DAY INCLUDES A WARM MEAL, INDIVIDUALIZED TUTORING, AND A CARING COMMUNITY. OUR SUMMER PROGRAM BROADENS STUDENT EXPERIENCES WITH ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE ACCESS-SUCH AS SWIMMING, KARATE, FENCING, UNICYCLING, ART, CHESS, LEGO LEARNING, AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS. EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS TO PLACES LIKE COSI AND THE OHIO STATEHOUSE DEEPEN THEIR LEARNING. WE ALSO TEACH PRACTICAL LIFE SKILLS-SHOE-TYING, PENMANSHIP, TIME-TELLING, AND ETIQUETTE-FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE AND CONFIDENCE. AS WE REFLECT ON OUR PROGRESS, WE SEE THE UNDENIABLE IMPACT OF OUR MISSION IN ACTION. OUR STUDENTS ARE PROVING EVERY DAY THAT POTENTIAL IS NOT LIMITED BY ZIP CODE. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO HELPING THEM GROW IN KNOWLEDGE, CHARACTER, AND CONFIDENCE, WHILE EXPANDING OUR STAFF, PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO SUSTAIN AND SCALE THIS IMPACT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 WENDELL TUCKER SCOTT TUCKER FAMILY RELATIONSHIP STEPHEN GARLAND KORTNEY MILLER FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW, COMMENTS, AND GUIDANCE PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY VERIFY THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD REACHED A DETERMINATION FOR PAYMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS A CONTRACTOR) BASED ON THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE HARDY CENTER EACH MONTH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 WRITTEN REQUESTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND DECIDED UPON VIA A VOTE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES 197,613 945 0