Council for Educational Change INC

Weston, FLUnknown exempt organizationEIN 01-0638224Revenue $334K in FY2021

On file with the IRSchangeeducation.org4205 Bonaventure Blvd 214 · Weston, FL

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To implement reform within the public school systems in florida.

44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $161K a year · 18% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$192K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $20
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$334K
-77% vs prior year
Spent
$746K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$334K
FY2021▼ -77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$334K
Expenses
$746K
FY2021▼ -46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$746K
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$412K
FY2021$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $329K Management & general 52% · $388K Fundraising 4% · $29K

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

32 people listed on the 990; $192K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec. Dir./P
$155,000Pt VII · Sec A
$37,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Emer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee Emer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Elaine Liftin Edd$155,000$155,000
Michael Robbins CPA$37,500$40,500

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

Implements reforms within Florida's public school systems.

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1 program · $329K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Facilitate and fund innovative and results oriented programs with partnerships among schools, community organizations and businesses to improve the quality of education & student achievement in the public schools of florida. For the period of 07/01/20-06/30/21, 110 schools benefited from programs impacting an estimated 115,000 students.

$329Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20
Grants paid · 6 grants · $325K · 2019–2019
Forest Hills ElementaryFY2019$100,000
Miami Shores ElementaryFY2019$75,000
Downtown Doral Charter Upper SchoolFY2019$75,000
Sa Hull ElementaryFY2019$25,000
Reynolds Lane Elementary SchoolFY2019$25,000
Biltmore Elementary SchoolFY2019$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$334K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$312K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$746K
Ln 25
Programscol B$329K
Managementcol C$388K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$312K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$946
Total revenueLn 12$334K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$734K$0
Net assetsLn 32$412K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$80K$16K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$186K$158K$16K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$6K$851$618
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$19K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$18K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$101$3K$42
Information technologyLn 14$300$300
OccupancyLn 16$11K$9K$1K$898
TravelLn 17$176$118$58
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$139$104$21$14
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$625
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$315K$3K$312K$322
Total functional expensesLn 25$746K$329K$388K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $334K$746K−$412K$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.4M$91K$412K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $334,164 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,326,809$3,268
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $76,650$10,358
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,620$8,671
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,688$311,867
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,460,767$334,164
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $325,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $463,643$347,293
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $581,360$399,125
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,370,003$746,418
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,764−$412,254
Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members30
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $334,164 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,268
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,268
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,358$10,358
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,617$9,617
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$946−$946
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $311,867$311,867
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $321,279 · Excluded from tax $9,617$334,164
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $746,418 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,481 · Management $16,096 · Fundraising $10,731$107,308
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $157,503 · Management $16,222 · Fundraising $12,774$186,499
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,265 · Management $851 · Fundraising $618$7,734
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,985 · Management $2,578 · Fundraising $1,875$23,438
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,074 · Management $2,455 · Fundraising $1,785$22,314
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $33,486$33,486
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,038$33,038
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $101 · Management $2,730 · Fundraising $42$2,873
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $300$300
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,089 · Management $1,234 · Fundraising $898$11,221
IX-17 TravelPrograms $118 · Management $58$176
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $104 · Management $21 · Fundraising $14$139
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,875 · Management $625$2,500
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,260 · Management $311,810 · Fundraising $322$315,392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $328,893 · Management $388,466 · Fundraising $29,059$746,418
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,146,213$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $733,959$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $412,254$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,146,213$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$334,164
XI-2 Total expenses$746,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$412,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$412,254
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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