Wayfinder Schools FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Camden, ME501(c)(3)Since 1910Human ServicesEIN 01-0217639

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Wayfinder Schools offer students the experience necessary to discover their strengths and skills, connect with their families, practice personal responsibility, contribute to their communities, and earn a high school diploma.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990-TIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $143K a year · 21% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$672K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$823K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$7.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$672K
FY2023▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$790K
FY2022$631K
FY2023$672K
FY2024$682K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$823K
FY2023▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$742K
FY2022$778K
FY2023$823K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2024$976K
Net assets
$7.8M
FY2023▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8.5M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$7.8M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2024$8.8M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1953.

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $458K Management & general 26% · $211K Fundraising 19% · $154K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990-T; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Head of Schools
$90,897Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Vassallo’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Martha Kempe——$90,897——
Andrea Vassallo$89,617————
Martha Kempe———$87,360$83,888
Erica Gates—$83,732———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps students discover strengths, connect with families, and earn diplomas through personal responsibility and community contribution.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $458K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Wayfinder school is a maine department of education approved alternative high school serving at-risk youth and teen parents in maine. Each year they serve 65 maine youth who are at-risk of high school non-completion.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$672K
Gifts and grants$394K
Fees for services$141K
Investment income$116K
Money out
$823K
Programs$458K
Management$211K
Fundraising$154K
Owns and owes
$7.8M
net assets
Cash and savings$243K
Total assets$7.8M
Liabilities$39K
People
11
listed
Paid1
Voting board10
Independent10
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$394K
Government grants$76K
Fees for services$141K
Investment income$116K
Other income$22K
Total revenue$672K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$243K
Total assets$7.8M
Liabilities$39K
Net assets$7.8M
Operations
Employees15
Volunteers65
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $682K$1.0M−$322K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $672K$823K−$151K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $631K$778K−$147K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $790K$742K$48K$8.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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