Leo Foundation FY2024 filing

Phoenix, AZ · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2006 · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$362K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$359K
To programs
49%
Net assets
$255K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$362K
FY2024▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$273K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$287K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$241K
Expenses
$359K
FY2024▼ -18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$219K
FY2022$346K
FY2023$438K
FY2024$359K
FY2025$239K
Net assets
$255K
FY2024▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$425K
FY2021$480K
FY2022$394K
FY2023$241K
FY2024$255K
FY2025$247K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CLeo Foundation
EINHdr · item D20-4879525
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2007
Year of formationHdr · item L2006
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPhoenix, AZ
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B84)
WebsiteHdr · item Jleofoundationusa.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.49 Management & general $0.34 Fundraising $0.17
Program services49%$176K
Management & general34%$123K
Fundraising17%$61K
Total functional expensesLn 25$359K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
49%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+0.9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$257K
FY2024▼ -20%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$470K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$322K
FY2024$257K
FY2025$247K
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2024▼ -98%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$28K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$2K
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$257K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B49%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Total assetsLn 16$257K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$255K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.2

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$347K · 96%
Investment income$9K · 2%
Other revenue$6K · 2%
Contributions & grants96%$347K
Investment income2%$9K
Other revenue2%$6K
Total revenueLn 12$362K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $42K · Operating expenses/yr $359K
1.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $176K · Total expenses $359K
49%
Management & General
Management & general $123K · Total expenses $359K
34%
Fundraising
Fundraising $61K · Total expenses $359K
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $40K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $298K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $347K · Total revenue $362K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $362K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $362K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $362K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $359K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $362K · Prior year $287K
+26%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $127K · FY2024 $362K
+30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $255K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $362K · Expenses $359K
+0.9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $257K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $255K · Total assets $257K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $6K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $257K
2%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Madeline Winney · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $359K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $84K · Total expenses $359K
23%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 49%——
Overhead ratio 34%——
Fundraising cost ratio 17%——
Revenue growth 26%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.8%——
Legal fee ratio 0.08%——
Accounting fee ratio 15%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$84,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Madeline Winney’s $91K as CEO is at the 79th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Madeline Winney$91,000$84,000$76,000$50,000

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides scholarships to full-time undergraduate students at Arizona universities and colleges.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $176K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide scholarships to students enrolled at university

$176Kprogram expense
02

Provide support to other education based non-profits

Pt IX · col B

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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
Pbhmc INCFY2024$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$65K
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $896K · 2020–2025
Grand Canyon UniversityAZ · FY2025$73,428
Minot State UniversityFY2025$6,112
Grand Canyon UniversityAZ · FY2024$147,983
Minot State UniversityFY2024$13,007
The Cedarville UniversityOH · FY2024$5,066
Grand Canyon UniversityAZ · FY2023$152,000
Minot State UniversityND · FY2023$14,748
The Cedarville UniversityOH · FY2023$5,045
Grand Canyon UniversityAZ · FY2022$142,549
Grand Canyon UniversityAZ · FY2021$78,709
Grand Canyon UniversityAZ · FY2020$119,163

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $241K$239K-33% 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $362K$359K+26% 990 PDF
FY2023 $287K$438K+2% 990 PDF
FY2022 $282K$346K+3% 990 PDF
FY2021 $273K$219K+115% 990 PDF
FY2020 $127K$270K 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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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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