Project Grad Akron: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 16-1639511)

Jacqueline a Silas-Butler ESQ’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Jacqueline a Silas-Butler ESQ	$131,143	$123,514	$118,638	$106,019	$102,107	$94,034
Laurie Curfman	—	$94,500	$93,338	—	—	—

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

Supports students from pre-K through career with programs, resources, and scholarships.

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2 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Secondary and Post-Secondary Programming

Project grad akron's college and career central programming provides college and career readiness and access services for 6TH through 12TH grade students in selected schools of the akron public schools.

$927Kprogram expense

02

Primary Programming

Students begin their relationship with project grad akron through the bridge to kindergarten (B2K) program which serves students and families in the akron public schools transitioning into kindergarten from home or preschool.

$126Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Akron Community FoundationFY2024$36K

Synthomer Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation of AkronFY2024$5K

Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation INCFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$53K

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Grants paid · 6 grants · $202K · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,750

Unitemized GrantFY2023$27,336

Unitemized GrantFY2022$28,700

Unitemized GrantFY2021$33,500

Unitemized GrantFY2020$39,750

Unitemized GrantFY2019$40,750

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Other incomeLn 4–11$104K

Investment incomeLn 3$833

Money outPt IX

$1.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.1M

Managementcol C$196K

Fundraisingcol D$86K

Owns and owesPt X

$705K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$373K

Total assetsLn 16$749K

LiabilitiesLn 26$44K

PeoplePt VI, VII

27

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a23

IndependentVI 1b23

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K

Investment incomeLn 3$833

Other incomeLn 4–11$104K

Gains on assetsLn 7$90

Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$340K

SavingsLn 2$33K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$373K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K

Total assetsLn 16$749K

LiabilitiesLn 26$44K

Net assetsLn 32$705K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 529

VolunteersI 650

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	$266K	$373K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$7K	$11K
Total assetsLn 16	$586K	$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$36K	$44K
Net assetsLn 32	$550K	$705K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$29K	$29K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$368K	$256K	$59K	$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$456K	$456K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$103K	$88K	$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$62K	$39K	$11K	$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$50K	$10K	$20K	$20K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$468		$468
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$18K		$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$36K		$36K
Office expensesLn 13	$66K	$34K	$32K	$196
Information technologyLn 14	$4K	$4K	$666	$222
OccupancyLn 16	$6K	$5K	$923	$308
TravelLn 17	$26K	$26K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$5K	$4K	$678	$226
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$106K	$104K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.3M	$1.1M	$196K	$86K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.1M	$1.2M	−$40K	$509K	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.2M	$1.4M	−$161K	$547K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.5M	$1.3M	$152K	$705K	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.2M	$1.0M	$177K	$550K	990 PDF
FY2021	$880K	$723K	$157K	$379K	990 PDF
FY2020	$568K	$568K	$497	$217K	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 $1,487,737 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,180,164$1,382,487

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $786$833

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,358$104,417

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,184,308$1,487,737

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,500$28,700

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $774,699$989,751

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $199,027$317,179

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,007,226$1,335,630

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $177,082$152,107

Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23

VI-1b Independent voting members23

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 $1,487,737 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $5,544 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$100,000

VIII-1c Fundraising events$22,109

VIII-1e Government grants$1,102,317

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,061

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,382,487

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $90$90

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $90,384$90,384

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,232$9,232

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,033 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $91,217$1,487,737

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,335,630 across 15 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $28,700$28,700

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $256,420 · Management $58,629 · Fundraising $53,311$368,360

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $456,304$456,304

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $87,531 · Management $15,446$102,977

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,921 · Management $11,138 · Fundraising $12,051$62,110

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,938 · Management $19,875 · Fundraising $19,875$49,688

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $468$468

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $17,591$17,591

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $36,385$36,385

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,258 · Management $31,824 · Fundraising $196$66,278

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,558 · Management $666 · Fundraising $222$4,446

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,917 · Management $923 · Fundraising $308$6,148

IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,922$25,922

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,614 · Management $678 · Fundraising $226$4,518

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,712 · Management $2,023$105,735

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,053,795 · Management $195,646 · Fundraising $86,189$1,335,630

Part X · Balance sheet $748,959 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $235,388$340,076

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30,691$33,009

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $313,325$365,056

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,898$10,818

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $586,302$748,959

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,813$44,373

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,813$44,373

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $287,186$510,656

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $263,303$193,930

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $550,489$704,586

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $586,302$748,959

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $704,586 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,487,737

XI-2 Total expenses$1,335,630

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$152,107

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$550,489

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,990

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$704,586

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

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