Educational services

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 56 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
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
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $55K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $55K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$249K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$694K
+0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$701K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$487K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$694K
FY2025▲ +0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$526K
FY2021$760K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$654K
FY2024$690K
FY2025$694K
Expenses
$701K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$729K
FY2021$631K
FY2022$651K
FY2023$654K
FY2024$664K
FY2025$701K
Net assets
$487K
FY2025▼ -0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$392K
FY2021$580K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$491K
FY2025$487K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1974.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $651K Management & general 7% · $51K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$80,241Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sean-Marie Oller’s $80K as Executive Dir. is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sean-Marie Oller$80,241$76,914$67,424$65,000$45,544—
Peter Fish—————$56,015

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

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1 program · $651K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Adult education and learning- program directed toward specific individual objectives ( general education or vermont adult diploma) or toward an individual's specific interest and tutorial services - various services to adult and childeren including private tutoring, summer programs, ski school, study skill courses,individual education…

$651Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$694K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$122K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$701K
Ln 25
Programscol B$651K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$487K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Government grantsLn 1e$545K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$122K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$274
Total revenueLn 12$694K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$300
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$547K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K
Net assetsLn 32$487K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K$38K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$504K$547K
Total assetsLn 16$760K$737K
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K$249K
Net assetsLn 32$491K$487K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$57K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$290K$290K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$9K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$29K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$37K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$103K$103K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$84K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$701K$651K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $694K$701K−$7K$487K 990 PDF
FY2024 $690K$664K$26K$491K 990 PDF
FY2023 $654K$654K$579$456K 990 PDF
FY2022 $623K$651K−$28K$505K 990 PDF
FY2021 $760K$631K$129K$580K 990 PDF
FY2020 $526K$729K−$203K$392K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $694,243 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $474,773$569,204
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $198,677$122,037
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,040$3,002
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $690,490$694,243
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $432,194$454,324
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,143$247,000
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $664,337$701,324
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,153−$7,081
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $694,243 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$545,492
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,712
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$569,204
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $122,037$122,037
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,728$2,728
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $274$274
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $125,039 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$694,243
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $701,324 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,741 · Management $23,500$80,241
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $290,125$290,125
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,617 · Management $2,500$11,117
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,811 · Management $5,500$34,311
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $36,730 · Management $1,800$38,530
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,382$17,382
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,380$5,380
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $102,704$102,704
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,695$1,695
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,661$17,661
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,725$14,725
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,185$84,185
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,268$3,268
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $650,642 · Management $50,682 · Fundraising $0$701,324
Part X · Balance sheet $736,887 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300$300
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $120,546$37,889
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $78,625$90,172
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $503,562$546,821
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $50,425$54,713
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,992$6,992
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $760,450$736,887
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,072$700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $269,165$249,398
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $328,350$324,554
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $162,935$162,935
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $491,285$487,489
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $760,450$736,887
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $487,489 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$694,243
XI-2 Total expenses$701,324
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$491,285
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,285
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$487,489

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