Donorschoose Org: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 13-4129457)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$158.1M
FY2022	$187.3M
FY2023	$153.6M
FY2024	$194.0M
FY2025	$150.8M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$139.5M
FY2022	$175.6M
FY2023	$155.4M
FY2024	$182.3M
FY2025	$159.8M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$119.9M
FY2022	$128.9M
FY2023	$128.9M
FY2024	$141.1M
FY2025	$135.4M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2000.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

92%

Program services 92% · $143.5M Management & general 2% · $2.5M Fundraising 6% · $9.4M

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

25 people listed on the 990; $2.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Alix Guerrier

CEO (as of Apr 2022)

$370,619Pt VII · Sec A

Geoffrey Hill

Chief Financial Officer

$312,169Pt VII · Sec A

Julia Prieto

Chief Operating Officer

$307,500Pt VII · Sec A

Katie Bisbee

Chief Marketing Officer

$305,675Pt VII · Sec A

Oliver Hurst-Hiller

Chief Technology Officer

$305,533Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Best CEO to Jun 2022

Board Member (as of Jun 2022)

$291,530Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Mond

Vice President, Engineering

$203,509Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Betz

Vice President, Product & Design

$202,934Pt VII · Sec A

Alix Guerrier’s $473K as CEO is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Alix Guerrier	$472,826	$442,783	$370,619	$100,000	—
Geoffrey Hill	$340,923	$330,817	$312,169	$275,752	$248,983
Charles Best	—	—	—	$340,826	$338,347
Katie Bisbee	$333,979	$323,586	$305,675	$289,958	$282,238
Julia Prieto	$331,600	$320,790	$307,500	$275,000	$248,060
Oliver Hurst-Hiller	$330,481	$319,190	$305,533	$290,291	$282,667
Charles Best CEO to Jun 2022	—	—	$291,530	—	—
Abigail Feuer	$245,067	$220,730	$200,098	$178,584	—

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

Connects public school teachers with donors to fund classroom projects and provide students with the essential learning resources they need.

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1 program · $143.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Classroom Project Fulfillment

During fiscal year 2023, our donors have provided $156 million to fund 316,810 classroom projects, supporting 158,000 teachers.

$143.5Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025

Laxmi LearnFY2025$504K

Gary E Milgard Family Foundation-SunshineFY2025$134K

San Antonio Foundation for Excellence in Education INCFY2025$65K

Granville Kiwanis FoundationFY2025$61K

Michigan Running Foundation INCFY2025$61K

American Legion Post 0708 PostFY2025$48K

Frances P Bunnelle Foundation Coastal Community Foundation of SCFY2025$40K

South Carolina Childrens FundFY2025$30K

Total grants receivedfrom 29 funders$1.2M

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$153.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$152.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$886K

Money outPt IX

$155.4M

Ln 25

Programscol B$143.5M

Managementcol C$2.5M

Fundraisingcol D$9.4M

Owns and owesPt X

$128.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$86.0M

Total assetsLn 16$133.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A11

Voting boardVI 1a14

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$152.8M

Government grantsLn 1e$12.3M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$886K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$122K

Total revenueLn 12$153.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$10.5M

SavingsLn 2$75.5M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$86.0M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$23.0M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M

Other assetsLn 15$2.9M

Total assetsLn 16$133.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M

Net assetsLn 32$128.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5194

VolunteersI 6246

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$90.1M	$86.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$21.1M	$23.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$4.0M	$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$131.3M	$133.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.4M	$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32	$128.9M	$128.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.9M	$1.0M	$276K	$655K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$12.8M	$7.2M	$993K	$4.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$477K	$268K	$36K	$173K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2.8M	$1.6M	$228K	$1.0M
Payroll taxesLn 10	$1.3M	$707K	$107K	$445K
Legal feesLn 11b	$17K		$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$32K		$32K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$126K		$126K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.3M	$543K	$128K	$592K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$798K			$798K
Office expensesLn 13	$564K	$336K	$72K	$156K
Information technologyLn 14	$1.7M	$1.2M	$120K	$351K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.1M	$680K	$75K	$327K
TravelLn 17	$590K	$293K	$56K	$241K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.3M	$2.2M	$18K	$78K
InsuranceLn 23	$108K		$108K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$127.4M	$127.4M
All other expensesLn 24e	$108K		$90K	$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$155.4M	$143.5M	$2.5M	$9.4M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$150.8M	$159.8M	−$9.0M	$135.4M	990 PDF
FY2024	$194.0M	$182.3M	$11.7M	$141.1M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$153.6M	$155.4M	−$1.7M	$128.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$187.3M	$175.6M	$11.7M	$128.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$158.1M	$139.5M	$18.5M	$119.9M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $153,640,236 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $186,858,690$152,753,848

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $458,338$886,388

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $187,317,028$153,640,236

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 $16,804,864$19,267,143

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $158,818,166$136,115,584

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $175,623,030$155,382,727

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,693,998−$1,742,491

Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14

VI-1b Independent voting members14

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 $153,640,236 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$12,273,011

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,480,837

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,501,310

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$152,753,848

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,008,528$1,008,528

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$122,140−$122,140

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $886,388$153,640,236

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $155,382,727 across 18 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,009,370 · Management $276,120 · Fundraising $655,401$1,940,891

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,248,698 · Management $992,707 · Fundraising $4,530,266$12,771,671

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $268,281 · Management $35,727 · Fundraising $172,693$476,701

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,584,972 · Management $228,022 · Fundraising $1,005,723$2,818,717

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $707,009 · Management $107,161 · Fundraising $444,993$1,259,163

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,325$17,325

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,736$31,736

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $125,849$125,849

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $542,587 · Management $127,554 · Fundraising $592,018$1,262,159

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $798,467$798,467

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $335,586 · Management $72,229 · Fundraising $156,383$564,198

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,228,920 · Management $120,121 · Fundraising $351,136$1,700,177

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $679,613 · Management $75,379 · Fundraising $327,010$1,082,002

IX-17 TravelPrograms $293,087 · Management $56,446 · Fundraising $240,946$590,479

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,190,473 · Management $17,971 · Fundraising $77,958$2,286,402

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $108,348$108,348

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,440,132$127,440,132

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $90,233 · Fundraising $18,077$108,310

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $143,528,728 · Management $2,482,928 · Fundraising $9,371,071$155,382,727

Part X · Balance sheet $133,533,237 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,366,277$10,475,340

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $63,776,559$75,525,092

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,256,889$15,697,641

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,303,438$1,728,512

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,036,376$4,179,086

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,335,240$8,865,981

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $12,804,010$14,153,378

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $371,250$2,908,207

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $131,250,039$133,533,237

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,368,474$1,762,813

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,830,745

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,368,474$4,593,558

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $89,265,007$93,537,128

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,616,558$35,402,551

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,881,565$128,939,679

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $131,250,039$133,533,237

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $128,939,679 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$153,640,236

XI-2 Total expenses$155,382,727

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,742,491

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,881,565

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,800,605

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$128,939,679

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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