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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K 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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FY2022 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $71K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $234K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$58K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$771K
+159% vs prior year
Spent
$792K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$771K
FY2022▲ +159%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$298K
FY2022$771K
FY2023$392K
FY2024$417K
Expenses
$792K
FY2022▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$648K
FY2022$792K
FY2023$626K
FY2024$610K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2022▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$874K
FY2024$681K

From the FY2022 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 Nov 2006.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $648K Management & general 5% · $41K Fundraising 13% · $104K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$93,758Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Pro Tem
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christy Pipkin’s $87K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christy Pipkin$87,468$96,336$93,758$88,534$70,898

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

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2 programs · $648K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Kenya, Serving 2,500+

A. CONSERVATION: Ol Pejeta Rhinos; B. LIBRARIES serving 800: Chuma Library, Mwiyogo Library; C. PRESCHOOLS and SCIENCE LABS serving 500: Chuma Preschool, Enchoro Enkai Preschool, Laburra Secondary Science Lab II; D.

$572Kprogram expense
02

Texas, United States Serving 8,000+

HOME: Housing Opportunities for Musicians and Entertainers; Austin TX and Bastrop TX area homeless students and school supplies program, plus Winter Blast coat drive with CapCity Kids; Live Zoom connecting Kenyan and Central Texas students via Digital Field Trips with Mwangaza students and Austins ParamountEDU; Texas UIL Film: The…

$77Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$771K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$771K
Money outPt IX
$792K
Ln 25
Programscol B$648K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$104K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$771K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$453K
Total revenueLn 12$771K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$513
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$456K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K$58K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$53K$53K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$126K$126K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$28K$13K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$75K$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$663$587
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$312K$290K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$249$221
Information technologyLn 14$5K$260$560$4K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$310$1K$4K
TravelLn 17$29K$27K$551$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$253$236
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$288
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$67K$31K$857$36K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$5K$468$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$792K$648K$41K$104K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 2, 2026 $417K$610K−$193K$681K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2024 $392K$626K−$234K$874K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 13, 2023 $771K$792K−$21K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 13, 2022 $298K$648K−$350K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 6, 2021 $1.1M$656K$444K$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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $771,122 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $273,248$771,122
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,024$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $298,272$771,122
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $145,463$179,239
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,087$160,069
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $350,896$453,042
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $648,446$792,350
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$350,174−$21,228
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $771,122 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$453,206
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$317,916
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,350
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$771,122
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$771,122
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $792,350 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $52,848$52,848
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $126,391$126,391
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,997 · Management $12,726 · Fundraising $10,181$50,904
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,006 · Management $9,376 · Fundraising $9,376$93,758
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,090 · Management $663 · Fundraising $587$4,340
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,880 · Management $1,691 · Fundraising $1,496$11,067
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,875$10,875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $289,628 · Fundraising $22,685$312,313
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,475 · Management $249 · Fundraising $221$1,945
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $260 · Management $560 · Fundraising $3,856$4,676
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $310 · Management $1,066 · Fundraising $4,350$5,726
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,746 · Management $551 · Fundraising $1,570$28,867
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,197 · Management $253 · Fundraising $236$1,686
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,375 · Fundraising $288$1,663
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,688 · Management $857 · Fundraising $35,526$67,071
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,620 · Management $468 · Fundraising $13,132$18,220
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $648,136 · Management $40,710 · Fundraising $103,504$792,350
Part X · Balance sheet $1,165,978 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,099,785$1,152,530
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,928$10,484
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,137$2,451
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $73,321$513
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,283,171$1,165,978
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,055$58,090
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,055$58,090
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $968,041$1,032,888
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $161,075$75,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,129,116$1,107,888
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,283,171$1,165,978
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,107,888 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$771,122
XI-2 Total expenses$792,350
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,228
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,129,116
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,107,888

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