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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$914K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$914K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 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
$854K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.7M
Spent
$8.7M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.7M
FY2020
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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
$8.7M
FY2020
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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
$3.2M
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $6.9M Management & general 12% · $1.0M Fundraising 9% · $786K

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

30 people listed on the 990; $914K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO & Board Member
$218,388Pt VII · Sec A
VP, External Engagement
$125,690Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Elt
$121,658Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director, External Engagement
$120,745Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Impact Officer
$117,388Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, Elt Ma
$111,161Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Finance & Operations
$99,070Pt 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

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

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3 programs · $6.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

State Services/Elt

Services provided at the state and national level to support the delivery of citizen schools' extended learning time (elt) program at campuses across the country. Includes recruitment,training, retention and support of staff, service members and volunteers; curriculum development; database and evaluation management; management of local…

$4.2Mprogram expense
02

Field Development and Makers + Mentors Network

Csi is dedicated to mobilizing public and community support for high-quality after-school programs through research, evaluation, innovation, advocacy and the leadership of the makers + mentors (formerly US2020) network.

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

Campus Operations/Elt

Campus operations includes all costs incurred to operate campuses, which includes the salary and benefits of staff members (campus directors, part-time teaching associates), the stipend and benefits for americorps service members (teaching fellows) and all other expenses (E.G.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Money outPt IX
$8.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.9M
Managementcol C$1.0M
Fundraisingcol D$786K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$854K
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$325K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$8.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$48K
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$854K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K$48K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$854K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$733K$538K$41K$154K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.2M$4.3M$571K$373K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$57K$47K$6K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$573K$479K$66K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$448K$364K$46K$38K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$161K$161K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$511K$398K$9K$104K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$86K$54K$12K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$34K$2K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$117K$86K$10K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$146K$119K$15K$12K
TravelLn 17$53K$27K$23K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$85K$69K$9K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$74K$60K$8K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$230K$210K$15K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$40K$16K$16K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.7M$6.9M$1.0M$786K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $8,686,384 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $10,271,933$8,666,680
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,110$19,704
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,274,043$8,686,384
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 $8,629,081$7,051,773
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,897,695$1,613,811
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,526,776$8,665,584
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,252,733$20,800
Part VI · Governance 18 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $8,686,384 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$325,333
VIII-1e Government grants$3,874,460
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,466,887
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,666,680
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $19,704$19,704
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,704$8,686,384
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,665,584 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $537,637 · Management $41,246 · Fundraising $153,881$732,764
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,295,775 · Management $571,074 · Fundraising $373,004$5,239,853
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $46,788 · Management $5,975 · Fundraising $4,602$57,365
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $478,898 · Management $66,351 · Fundraising $28,236$573,485
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $363,827 · Management $46,480 · Fundraising $37,999$448,306
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,886$11,886
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $161,240$161,240
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $60,000$60,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $398,234 · Management $8,847 · Fundraising $103,647$510,728
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $53,647 · Management $12,247 · Fundraising $19,628$85,522
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,253 · Management $2,269 · Fundraising $2,975$39,497
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $86,185 · Management $10,379 · Fundraising $20,000$116,564
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $118,588 · Management $15,150 · Fundraising $12,386$146,124
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,247 · Management $22,702 · Fundraising $3,263$53,212
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $69,096 · Management $8,826 · Fundraising $7,217$85,139
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $59,950 · Management $7,659 · Fundraising $6,261$73,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $209,597 · Management $14,525 · Fundraising $5,923$230,045
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,300 · Management $16,436 · Fundraising $7,248$39,984
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,856,022 · Management $1,023,292 · Fundraising $786,270$8,665,584
Part X · Balance sheet $4,053,223 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $237,691$1,333,355
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $29,999$30,210
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,947,671$2,294,005
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $974,986$295,933
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,605$51,309
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $102,134$48,411
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,322,086$4,053,223
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,143,457$516,915
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$314,551
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,143,457$853,794
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $371,632$924,018
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,806,997$2,275,411
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,178,629$3,199,429
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,322,086$4,053,223
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,199,429 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,686,384
XI-2 Total expenses$8,665,584
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,178,629
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,199,429

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