Invest develops a diverse pool of insurance professionals and informed consumers by educating high school and college students on careers in insurance, financial services and risk management and encourages them to pursue careers in the industry.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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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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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $37K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
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
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$361K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$492K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$362K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$361K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$333K
FY2021$522K
FY2022$389K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$361K
FY2025$312K
Expenses
$492K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$453K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$398K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$448K
Net assets
$362K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$462K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$226K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1986.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $348K Management & general 15% · $72K Fundraising 15% · $72K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$128,068Pt VII · Sec A
State Executive Liaison
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Whitnee Dillard’s $144K as Executive Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 157 $100K–1M social science 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Whitnee Dillard$143,614——
Whitenee Dillard—$128,068$121,284
Eugene S Cocke$15,186——
Kasey Connors$3,771——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates, prepares, and attracts diverse new talent to the insurance industry.

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1 program · $348K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Invest is a grassroots program that teams high school and college educators with volunteers from the insurance industry to provide insurance instruction using its online and printed curriculum.

$348Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $95K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,669
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$32,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$361K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$353K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$492K
Ln 25
Programscol B$348K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$362K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$437K
Total assetsLn 16$443K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$353K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$814
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$361K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$437K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$437K
Total assetsLn 16$443K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$362K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$597K$437K
Total assetsLn 16$612K$443K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$493K$362K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$103K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$123K$86K$19K$19K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$573$573
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$23K$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$14K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$477$333$72$72
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$11K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$750$522$114$114
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$455$455
Office expensesLn 13$11K$4K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$27K$19K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$726$726
TravelLn 17$57K$40K$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$5K$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$322$322
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$7K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$492K$348K$72K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $312K$448K−$136K$226K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $361K$492K−$131K$362K 990 PDF
FY2023 $386K$398K−$12K$493K 990 PDF
FY2022 $389K$346K$43K$505K 990 PDF
FY2021 $522K$385K$137K$462K 990 PDF
FY2020 $333K$453K−$120K$325K 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
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Part I · Summary $360,770 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $381,886$353,114
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,192$7,656
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $386,078$360,770
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,500$22,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $285,051$326,569
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,529$142,929
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $398,080$491,998
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,002−$131,228
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $360,770 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$25,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$328,114
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$814
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$353,114
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,656$7,656
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,656$360,770
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $491,998 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,500$22,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,882 · Management $22,403 · Fundraising $22,403$147,688
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,791 · Management $18,682 · Fundraising $18,681$123,154
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,630 · Management $573 · Fundraising $573$3,776
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,653 · Management $4,932 · Fundraising $4,933$32,518
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,537 · Management $2,948 · Fundraising $2,948$19,433
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $333 · Management $72 · Fundraising $72$477
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,877 · Management $2,369 · Fundraising $2,369$15,615
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $522 · Management $114 · Fundraising $114$750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,449 · Management $455 · Fundraising $455$4,359
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,744 · Management $3,460 · Fundraising $3,460$10,664
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,888 · Management $4,113 · Fundraising $4,113$27,114
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,506 · Management $726 · Fundraising $726$6,958
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,687 · Management $8,642 · Fundraising $8,642$56,971
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,397 · Management $1,175 · Fundraising $1,175$7,747
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,438 · Management $322 · Fundraising $322$3,082
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,092 · Management $1,050 · Fundraising $1,050$9,192
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $347,926 · Management $72,036 · Fundraising $72,036$491,998
Part X · Balance sheet $442,887 assets, 10 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $597,304$436,887
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,200$6,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $611,504$442,887
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,474$28,400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $78,898$52,583
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $118,372$80,983
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $479,482$344,879
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,650$17,025
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $493,132$361,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $611,504$442,887
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $361,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$360,770
XI-2 Total expenses$491,998
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$131,228
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$493,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$361,904

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