Provide scholarships for Pinellas District Schools graduating seniors. To support culinary arts education programs in Pinellas District Schools. Support other state and local not for profit organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 16.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $46K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$211K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$130K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$211K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$241K
FY2024$211K
Expenses
$130K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$122K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$130K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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 2005.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $95K Management & general 27% · $35K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Giasone’s $24K as Executive Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Giasone$24,000$24,000$54,000$52,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Awards scholarships for graduating seniors and supports culinary arts programs.

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3 programs · $95K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Pinellas Education Foundation. College Scholarships for culinary studies given to high school seniors, 79,000.

$79Kprogram expense
02

Other Grants. Walkers Rising Stars, 280. Johnson Wales Scholarship, 3,000. Hillsborough Community College Scholarship, 4,000. American Academy of Chefs, 2,000. Feeding Tampa Bay, 500. Other small donations, 1,315.

$11Kprogram expense
03

Pinellas District Schools Culinary Arts Programs, JCCA 5,000.

$5Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$46K
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Grants paid · 18 grants · $459K · 2020–2024
Pinellas District SchoolsFY2024$5,000
Johnson & Wales UniversityRI · FY2023$5,000
Pinellas District SchoolsFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,518
Pinellas District SchoolsFY2022$5,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$36,200
Pinellas District SchoolsFY2021$31,200
Unitemized GrantFY2021$18,077
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,393
Unitemized GrantFY2020$91,991
Pinellas District SchoolsFY2020$16,600
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,241

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Investment incomeLn 3$89K
Money outPt IX
$130K
Ln 25
Programscol B$95K
Managementcol C$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$89K
Gains on assetsLn 7$20K
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$178K$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$95K$95K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$24K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$130K$95K$35K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $211K$130K$81K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $241K$128K$113K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $42K$122K−$80K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $334K$177K$157K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $213K$234K−$21K$1.5M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $210,691 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $64,647$133,573
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,097$89,033
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $93,212−$11,915
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $240,956$210,691
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $82,864$95,095
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,678$34,513
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,542$129,608
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $113,414$81,083
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $210,691 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$107,913
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,573
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$133,573
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69,351$69,351
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$19,682
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$11,915
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $69,351$210,691
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $129,608 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $95,095$95,095
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesManagement $24,000$24,000
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,755$2,755
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,019$1,019
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,596$2,596
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,143$4,143
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $95,095 · Management $34,513 · Fundraising $0$129,608
Part X · Balance sheet $1,823,335 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,814$176,176
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,465,802$1,647,159
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,643,639$1,823,335
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,568,627$1,762,821
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,012$60,514
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,643,639$1,823,335
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,643,639$1,823,335
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,823,335 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$210,691
XI-2 Total expenses$129,608
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,083
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,643,639
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$98,613
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,823,335

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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