Citizen Schools, INC. (csi) helps all students to thrive in school and beyond through hands-on learning and career mentors. Citizen Schools is a national nonprofit that works in school, after school and at the systems-level to provide hands-on learning and mentors from companies and community organizations. Over the last 25 years, Citizen Schools has helped 50,000 underrepresented students build confidence, gain 21st century skills and develop interest in career pathways.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 39 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 $32K a year · under 1% 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$777K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$215K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$773K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$773K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$8.8M
FY2022$13.9M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$773K
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2025▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$3.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1995.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $2.1M Management & general 7% · $220K Fundraising 23% · $679K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $777K 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
$186,850Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Operations
$143,739Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Finance
$129,290Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Philanthropy
$106,695Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, Community Partnerships
$105,906Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Americorps Fellowship
$104,973Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nadia K Selby’s $187K as CEO is at the 98th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Emily McCann———$279,327$232,853$218,388
Oscar Cruz—$151,711$245,000$32,981——
Nadia K Selby$186,850$226,782$142,235———
Elisha Muskat——$170,000$179,885$126,173$99,070
Kyle Conley————$178,295$117,388
Aimee Sargent————$148,424$125,690
Sarah Brown$143,739—————
Michele Carter——$143,548$128,410——

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

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  • 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 · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Csi provides comprehensive services through its national office to support STATE/LOCAL operations, including national recruitment of campus staff and citizen teachers, management of national relationships and key stakeholders, nationwide best practice sharing, nationally-based staff training, program research and evaluation, and…

$2.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $200K · 2021–2021
Envisioneers INCCA · FY2021$200,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$773K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$574K
Investment incomeLn 3$200K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$220K
Fundraisingcol D$679K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$574K
Government grantsLn 1e$157K
Investment incomeLn 3$200K
Gains on assetsLn 7$61K
Total revenueLn 12$773K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
SavingsLn 2$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$637K$271K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M$2.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$5.3M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K$215K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$350K$228K$28K$94K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.2M$100K$284K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$23K$3K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$151K$107K$15K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$149K$110K$10K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$96K$64K$15K$17K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$120K$120K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$172K$127K$12K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$42K$3K$39K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$32K$3K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$83K$73K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$18K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$45K$33K$3K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$81$1K$22
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$438$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$133$397
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$1K$20K$191
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.1M$220K$679K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $773K$3.0M−$2.2M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$3.2M−$2.1M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$4.8M−$3.2M$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.9M$8.2M$5.7M$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.8M$7.3M$1.6M$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.7M$8.7M$21K$3.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $773,251 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $796,325$573,556
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $260,741$199,695
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,057,066$773,251
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 $2,388,961$2,296,519
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$120,150
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $766,611$537,018
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,155,572$2,953,687
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,098,506−$2,180,436
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $773,251 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$156,850
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$416,706
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$573,556
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $138,875$138,875
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $60,820$60,820
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $199,695$773,251
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,953,687 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $228,499 · Management $28,247 · Fundraising $93,678$350,424
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,230,385 · Management $99,515 · Fundraising $283,942$1,613,842
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,192 · Management $3,237 · Fundraising $6,680$33,109
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $106,610 · Management $14,816 · Fundraising $29,214$150,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $109,539 · Management $9,798 · Fundraising $29,167$148,504
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $64,481 · Management $14,752 · Fundraising $17,169$96,402
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $120,150$120,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $126,673 · Management $11,669 · Fundraising $33,250$171,592
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,902 · Fundraising $39,223$42,125
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,683 · Management $2,834 · Fundraising $10,814$45,331
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $73,011 · Management $8,112 · Fundraising $2,186$83,309
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,799 · Management $1,592 · Fundraising $2,362$21,753
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,963 · Management $2,948 · Fundraising $8,777$44,688
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $81 · Management $1,102 · Fundraising $22$1,205
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,898 · Management $438 · Fundraising $1,304$6,640
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,492 · Management $133 · Fundraising $397$2,022
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,296 · Management $20,464 · Fundraising $191$21,951
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,055,504 · Management $219,657 · Fundraising $678,526$2,953,687
Part X · Balance sheet $3,199,672 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $546,478$112,218
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $90,762$158,374
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $52,750$49,289
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,613$28,211
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,961$3,321
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,522,672$2,835,494
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,765$12,765
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,266,001$3,199,672
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $100,425$214,532
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $100,425$214,532
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,098,910$2,985,140
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $66,666$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,165,576$2,985,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,266,001$3,199,672
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,985,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$773,251
XI-2 Total expenses$2,953,687
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,180,436
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,165,576
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,985,140

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