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First Community Foundation

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Wilmington, DE501(c)(3)Housing EIN 20-4215109Revenue $2.7M in FY2025Latest return filed Apr 16, 2026

On file with the IRSeastsidecharterschool.org3000 N Claymont St, 19802-2807 · Wilmington, DETax-exempt since Jul 2006Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Public charter school supporting organization.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 54% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $2.9M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.7M
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$15.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$2.7M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2025▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$680K
FY2021$633K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$3.9M
Net assets
$15.6M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$14.5M
FY2024$16.5M
FY2025$15.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $3.8M Management & general 1% · $43K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
David McBride
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cecil Gordon MD
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rick Taglione
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tinu Akeredolu
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sophia Cisler
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kristyn Dilenno
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The first community foundation ("the foundation," formerly the east side community learning center foundation), was organized on february 7, 2006 and commenced operations on august 25, 2006 as a nonprofit corporation to operate exclusively for the benefit of the eastside charter school (a public charter school chartered under the…

$3.8Mprogram 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
Tides FoundationFY2024$50K
Delaware Community Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $7.2M · 2019–2024
Eastside Stem Hub INCDE · FY2024$3,216,688
East Side Charter School of Wilmington INCDE · FY2024$410,866
Unitemized GrantFY2024$43,200
Eastside Stem Hub INCDE · FY2023$1,947,269
Eastside Stem Hub INCDE · FY2022$430,000
East Side Charter School of Wilmington INCDE · FY2022$348,741
East Side Charter School of Wilmington INCDE · FY2021$434,546
East Side Charter School of Wilmington INCDE · FY2019$307,159
Unitemized GrantFY2019$36,520

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $1.6M federal money spent
Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.251 · Direct$1.6M

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $1.4M federal money spent
Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous GrantsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · ALN 14.251 · Direct$1.4M

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$298K
Other incomeLn 4–11$720
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$15.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$298K
Other incomeLn 4–11$720
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$163K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.8M
Other assetsLn 15$209K
Total assetsLn 16$18.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$15.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$1.4M$1.3M$1.2M$1.1M$1.2M
Given inLn 1b$301
SpentLn 1d–1f−$53K$66K$40K$36K$58K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$262K$163K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$17.1M$18.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$637K$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$16.5M$15.6M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3.6M$3.6M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$43K$43K
Legal feesLn 11b$820$820
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$39K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$105K$105K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.8M$43K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 16, 2026 $2.7M$3.9M−$1.1M$15.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $4.3M$2.5M$1.7M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $6.0M$1.1M$4.9M$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $7.1M$802K$6.3M$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $479K$633K−$154K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $449K$680K−$231K$3.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,720,123 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,866,007$2,421,167
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $395,992$298,236
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,049$720
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,263,048$2,720,123
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,310,615$3,664,150
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $237,870$186,853
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,548,485$3,851,003
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,714,563−$1,130,880
Part VI · Governance 18 of 19 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,720,123 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,632,467
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$788,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,421,167
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $298,236$298,236
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $720$720
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $298,956$2,720,123
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,851,003 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,620,950$3,620,950
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $43,200$43,200
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $820$820
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,729$11,729
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $17,732$17,732
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,050$9,050
IX-20 InterestPrograms $38,502$38,502
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $105,274$105,274
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,746$3,746
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,807,926 · Management $43,077 · Fundraising $0$3,851,003
Part X · Balance sheet $18,663,100 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $10,022,135; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $261,583$162,685
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $257,985$295,785
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $702,203$328,730
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,352,972$4,772,162
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,319,379$2,872,650
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $208,953$208,953
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,125,210$18,663,100
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $634,832$250,496
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $636,538$3,049,819
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,425,445$13,820,274
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,063,227$1,793,007
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,488,672$15,613,281
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,125,210$18,663,100
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,613,281 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,720,123
XI-2 Total expenses$3,851,003
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,130,880
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,488,672
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$255,489
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$15,613,281

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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