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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$935K 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $324K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$935K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.7M
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.3M
Spent
$12.3M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$198K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.3M
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$13.9M
FY2024$14.6M
FY2025$16.7M
Expenses
$12.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12.3M
FY2021$12.2M
FY2022$13.2M
FY2023$13.8M
FY2024$14.6M
FY2025$14.9M
Net assets
$198K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$360K
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $11.2M Management & general 9% · $1.1M

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

10 people listed on the 990; $935K 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
President/CEO
$284,767Pt VII · Sec A
$155,415Pt VII · Sec A
$127,007Pt VII · Sec A
$125,268Pt VII · Sec A
$122,160Pt VII · Sec A
Curriculum/Reading
$120,519Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deanne Proujansky$372,148$341,429$331,506$314,404$297,371$284,767
Irene Coulianidis-Psilakis$219,492$209,649$196,429$180,316$174,521$155,415
Elizabeth Simona$182,834$171,991$162,554$134,191$130,821$125,268
Lisa Fields$180,958$168,366$154,638$142,305$139,341—
Shaneza Mohamed$176,816$168,587$157,543—$138,314$127,007
Catherine Vicital$174,863$160,549$144,797$131,875$129,850$120,519
Salvatore Gambina$164,693$156,159$142,295$126,599——
Shaneza Muhamed———$144,847——

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

Programs and updates

Fosters lifelong learning and respects each individual within an inclusive community.

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1 program · $11.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Operate educational programs for the learning disabled and/or emotionally handicapped, speech and language impaired and other health impaired students from 5 to 21 years of age. There are approximately 250 students.

$11.2Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$12.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.2M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$198K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Government grantsLn 1e$229K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$12.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$108K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$164K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$198K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5131
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$1.0M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$137K$198K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$288K$288K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.6M$7.1M$485K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$130K$118K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$782K$708K$74K
Payroll taxesLn 10$588K$531K$57K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$596$596
Office expensesLn 13$21K$15K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1.5M$1.5M
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$177K$122K$56K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$205K$205K
InsuranceLn 23$95K$86K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$702K$619K$83K
All other expensesLn 24e$156K$134K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.3M$11.2M$1.1M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $16.7M$14.9M$1.8M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.6M$14.6M$11K$360K 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.9M$13.8M$93K$349K 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.2M$13.2M$25K$256K 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.2M$12.2M$34K$232K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $12.3M$12.3M$23K$198K 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 $12,300,839 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $229,702$228,925
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,972,816$12,062,531
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,647$3,252
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $202,112$6,131
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,409,277$12,300,839
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,217,090$9,408,319
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,022,004$2,869,248
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,239,094$12,277,567
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $170,183$23,272
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $12,300,839 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$228,925
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$228,925
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,062,531$12,062,531
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,252$3,252
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,071−$11,071
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,202$17,202
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,079,733 · Excluded from tax −$7,819$12,300,839
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,277,567 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staffManagement $288,050$288,050
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,135,441 · Management $484,924$7,620,365
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $118,287 · Management $11,905$130,192
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $707,784 · Management $73,844$781,628
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $530,604 · Management $57,480$588,084
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $596$596
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,361 · Management $5,699$21,060
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,511,534$1,511,534
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $121,822 · Management $55,583$177,405
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $205,022$205,022
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $86,437 · Management $9,013$95,450
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $619,330 · Management $82,712$702,042
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $134,039 · Management $22,100$156,139
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,186,257 · Management $1,091,310 · Fundraising $0$12,277,567
Part X · Balance sheet $5,918,239 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $964,516$1,193,512
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $45,014$108,047
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,360,502$3,208,092
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,383$20,048
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,385,778$1,224,296
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $164,244$164,244
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,936,437$5,918,239
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $622,651$555,110
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,017$80,262
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,152,035$5,085,338
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,799,703$5,720,710
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $121,224$181,969
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,510$15,560
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,734$197,529
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,936,437$5,918,239
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $197,529 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,300,839
XI-2 Total expenses$12,277,567
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,272
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,734
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$37,523
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$197,529

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